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—Official Report, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, 2 May 2023; c 13. Ralph Roberts from NHS Borders said: “There is no doubt that what I hear most from staff is their frustration about not being able to do the job that they came to do”.
Much of what we do in nature conservation is based on the voluntary principles of collaboration and partnership. Those may be very good principles to hang on to as we think about restoration.
However, in saying that, I know that the scheme’s withdrawal will impact a lot of businesses because that is investment that they may not be able to undertake otherwise.
For me, the dominant theme is the scale and complexity of the issues around climate change and biodiversity. Neil Langhorn may want to add to that. Have you found it easy to get other agencies to see your organisation as part of the solution?
However, in minutes from a joint ministerial working group meeting, United Kingdom ministers appear to suggest that they may not be able to meet the timetable for that delivery.
Of all the benefits that are now under the Scottish Government’s control, which would you put more money into to affect child poverty? That may be more of a wish list than what will happen in reality.