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If we were dealing with legislation, that would have been flagged up to us and we would have discussed the matter. We might suggest that an extra week should be allowed, but the extra time needed might run to two or even three weeks.
We can also make members of that committee aware of the fact that we have not been able to consider the bill in depth and that they will have to do extra work on the medical aspects of the bill.
It is always easier to cope with change when growth is combined with extra funding, but the formula was complex, retrospective, volatile and unpredictable.
We expect to see the developments that were funded by that extra money continuing into future years; that would be monitored.We are collecting information on the effect that the extra money that was invested last year has had across Scotland over the winter.
Do you recommend making the stage 3 period a little longer—perhaps an extra day? No. In my experience, problems have arisen at stage 2 rather than at stage 3.
In the autumn revisions, there will be an extra £3.9 million for energy efficiency this year and an extra £3 million will go into renewables promotion.
In the budget process, we should think about whether there is extra money to address the matters that I have spoken about, in terms of empowering communities.