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I also asked whether that would mean that ministers would have just the power to say, "Yes, you can deliver that" or whether, if the different bodies needed extra moneys, you would have the power to grant those moneys.
In my view, the agenda in the 21st century is different to the agenda of the 1990s, which is why the strategy of Scottish Development International is different.A discretionary spend is left with the chief executive, subject to board approval. We need to put in extra emphasis to obtain the outputs.
As the Crown Office said in its evidence to the committee, many new burdens have been put on the Procurator Fiscal Service, such as intermediate diets, which mean extra court hearings, agreement of evidence and victim liaison.
We welcome the single social tenancy—a single package of rights—but we are disappointed by the inclusion in the consultation paper of two extra grounds for eviction of tenants.
We can say either that we are in a position to do something about that, or that we do not have enough time to deal with it and let it go.I feel that the second option would not be the best course of action for us to take. I do not suggest extra meetings lightly. I have just made the point that our next two meetings are Executive briefings in which people ar...
It might be useful for the committee to compare and contrast the two councils and to consider the high level of unemployment, the impact of the Gaelic language and the culture of the western isles.As members have no specific questions, I ask the committee to agree to those extra visits. I also ask the committee to notify me if there are to be any changes to...
Each time the funds are reformed—and they are being reformed at the moment—we are promised simpler processes, but in practice an extra layer is added and the system becomes more complicated.
If project beneficiaries who are aged between 15 and 24 or people who are not on the schemes need extra help to access training, they will be eligible for ESF assistance.We are aware of difficulties in accessing transport in rural areas.
If project beneficiaries who are aged between 15 and 24 or people who are not on the schemes need extra help to access training, they will be eligible for ESF assistance.We are aware of difficulties in accessing transport in rural areas.
As Elaine rightly pointed out, we are talking about access not just to goods and services, but specifically to facilities; changes must be made to the physical make-up of buildings to ensure that access is improved and that the physical barriers can be overcome.We are providing extra help and making reasonable adjustments to give disabled people access to p...