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However, I am not about to dictate to service providers where every extra pound should go. They are in the best position to direct investment where and when it is needed most in their local communities.
However, when presented with that fact, Universities Scotland indicated that that would probably equate to an extra 200 to 300 students only. The question is whether we need to provide this legal mechanism, which could be extended.
I have not examined the WIC's report, but we know from the debate that is recorded in today's newspapers that the WIC was not unduly happy about the extra £100 million that was allocated.
You say that you will be snowed under or drowned in extra bureaucracy, but it seems to me that the bill is based on existing good practice—such as yours—so what will be the difference?
It does not appear that you would need extra resources to police lower cod landings—including at Macduff—in the current year than you needed last year, when higher aggregate cod landings were permitted.
There will be a period of time when people will be working both here and there. Extra work is involved in the flitting operation, so a projection for extra staff during that period has been made.
I am talking about such things as core skills and the long-term move to group awards. That sort of extra has made the whole business more complicated than it needed to be.
It is not just a matter of deciding to slot in an extra day. There is a wider discussion to be had about the resourcing of Parliament to allow us to do such things on the days on which we usually meet.