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That was a factor that ran through all our decisions on the funicular activity. To what extent did you get help and support from the Scottish Government’s central legal services?
If you leave aside the effect of the pandemic, that was almost on point, so we need to get on with the reform. As you well know, socioeconomic inequity drives poor health outcomes, and they drive activity.
In cases when we approach Network Rail and others for information, sometimes we get it and sometimes we do not. It is a bit unclear at times why we do not get it.
The report goes on to state that, although sanctions might get people into work quickly in the short term, they fundamentally lead to higher rates of exit to non-employment or economic inactivity, and to more rapid returns to benefit claiming.
What could perhaps be deferred to a later date so that smaller developers can get funding up front to get on site and then get further along to then get the funding for the last part?
A second issue is related to just that point: how do we get that data and make it accessible on a shared basis, and get good and agreed central data-sharing protocols that all the local authorities can tap into?