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I have visited some of the new units that are being developed partly through the alternatives to exclusion fund—notwithstanding Richard Lochhead's comments, I understand that such funding is being used to develop two new units in Aberde...
(S2O-3156) This year we have increased the funding for a range of low-cost home ownership schemes to £17.6 million, which is up by 9 per cent on 2003-04 and has accelerated the supply of such schemes, particularly in pressured areas.
That was partly funded by a grant given under our new arrangements for regional selective assistance to boost Scottish jobs and a great Scottish company.
Will he give a guarantee that any moneys that are recovered from regional selective assistance funds will be reinvested in local companies to create local jobs, which are badly needed in Mossend?
The committee might find it useful to examine the responses of the 32 authorities in their annual report on support for parents through the excellence fund. This has not been directed from the centre; on the contrary, these are grass-roots developments.
We do not have the public transport fund now, but Transport Scotland has been set up, so there may be mechanisms to get funding agreed much more quickly, especially with fairly large schemes, which Transport Scotland can promote.
I should point out that Professor Shimmield also said that the systems were, to an extent, publicly funded. I have discussed that issue with Professor Shimmield.