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Further, a devolution issue has been raised in respect of the instrument and one point is defectively drafted. We have also requested extra information from the Executive on the question of the instrument's validity.We will quote the judgment of Lord Rodger, who overturned Lord Reed's judgment in respect of the devolution matter.
I looked into the issue more fully and am pleased to say that, on 8 November, John Mullin, the chair of Argyll and Clyde Health Board, announced that an extra £507,000 would be invested in primary care in Argyll and Clyde this year and next.
However, both are significant and exciting projects that show the momentum at Ayr College.In 1999-2000, Ayr College received an extra 17.5 per cent in funding, which represented, in hard cash, an additional £1 million.
It is important to emphasise that extra money has been given to the Scottish Further Education Funding Council to ensure that we consolidate college finances and improve the quality of management, a review of which is taking place.
The settlement is taut, but realistic. Councils also have an extra £122 million in efficiency savings for 2005-06 to redeploy, and there is more to come in 2006-07.
As the minister knows, the SNP's penny for Scotland campaign would have contributed an extra £690 million to public expenditure over the next three years.