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Often, such drugs will not save their lives, but will prolong them and give them better quality of life when they need extra help.I acknowledge that the fund south of the border is an interim measure, as such a fund in Scotland would be.
We were strong—I was strong—about the Scottish Executive culture that said, “That was last year’s budget. Here is an extra 5 per cent. How do we spend the extra amount?”
Having closed areas may allow for extra effort, but the difficulty is that a point is reached at which the closed areas are so big and frequent that all the extra effort that has been accorded is used in driving round those areas.
Undoubtedly, it was a focused proposal.The resources for the 7,800 extra modern apprenticeships have been allocated in 2009-10 and sustained in the 2010-11 budget.
We should also worry about the impact on Scottish retailers.My final point is that the proposed policy will not put a penny towards paying for extra health or addiction services or putting extra police on our streets.
The SFT expects to make savings of at least 3 per cent over the span of the programme, which would equate to a sum of around the cost of an extra new secondary school or about five or six new primaries.
However, it is not—it is covered within the existing probationer funding scheme.You are right about an extra 8 per cent being required to provide supply teachers.
The Committee recognises that some staff may be willing to undertake overtime in view of the extra remuneration they receive. However, the SPS as an employer has a clear responsibility to assess the additional pressures that extra hours of work may have on such staff in light of the challenges that prison officers ar...