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We are trying to develop a strategy to contend with the significant exodus of experienced officers in 2009-10. You may recall that, at the first peak, just over 500 officers reach retirement age whereas at the second peak more than 800 officers do so.
The phrase "on course" is a bit misleading. I take your point, but I do not recall that "no data yet" was given to us as an option when filling in the boxes.
Margo MacDonald may come back in briefly. There is confusion here. As I recall, the last time we discussed the issue, Edinburgh's attitude was that the number of women working on the streets in Edinburgh was much smaller than the number of women working on the streets in Glasgow.
Both companies refer in their submissions to difficulties with the current planning system. I recall that, at a useful seminar that I and a number of other members attended at Scottish and Southern Energy's headquarters in Perth last summer, it was mentioned that developers expect one in eight applications to be successful.
I understand—I stand to be corrected if necessary—that currently the duty solicitor sees a person who is brought to the court. I recall that a number of years ago legislation was amended to allow someone to appeal against the decision of the sheriff in the sheriff court to remand them in custody until the hearing.
That is as much as the Scottish NHS Confederation can say at this stage. I recall evidence from last week that conflicts with that, which was that savings of £19 million would be made at some point following restructuring, but the money just disappeared and was never accounted for.
Furthermore, the figures will be substantially superseded in the 2004 spending review. I recall earlier discussions with committee colleagues on that general point and on the need to avoid duplication.
Those resources must be made available via the Parliament's website.It is important for members to recall that a mainstreaming strategy is not, in itself, a guarantee of equality; rather, it guarantees that equality issues will be considered.
In her written evidence, Mary Spowart states:"As far as I can recall approximately a quarter of the medical questionnaires were originals and the rest were photocopies."