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The point about the Ardersier port investment is that it will also act as a catalyst for other investments, so we will start to see additional employers coming into the area because that investment de-risks their investment decisions.
I think that Ms Young said that it does not matter what we call the process, as long as we de-risk it for the individual. An appeal could include a redetermination clause, which is what Mr Gass said.
There will, potentially, be nearly £26 million of savings at the right point, depending on where the overall spend gets to, and that will increase efficiency and de-risk some of the existing arrangements.
As we consider the local governance review and the new deal, along with the possibility of de-ring-fencing funds and having more focus on outcomes, we need to look at the LOIPs and the local government benchmarking framework and indicators and come to something that is perhaps more streamlined and more focused on outcomes and early intervention and preventi...
I wonder whether we are moving a bit beyond the specific ask in the petition towards a general tour-de-table discussion about the rail service in Scotland.
However, in Scotland, we want to work with local authorities, given the experience of the Syrian refugee scheme in particular, to ensure that there is, de minimis, an understanding of who is seeking resettlement and where.