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That is the crucial question on which the committee is looking for an answer.My colleague Ted Brocklebank livened up the debate somewhat by referring to the size of the public sector. As he said, 10,733 extra staff were recruited to the public sector in 2004.
The provision of £175,000-worth of additional equipment and clinical nurse specialists will allow an extra 400 patients to receive chemotherapy locally in Fife.
As Chris Ballance mentioned, the Post Office cannot reclaim VAT because it is a Government body, so its internal road service costs nothing in VAT, whereas there is an extra 17.5 per cent on rail services, which it cannot reclaim.
This is also about giving the capacity if ministers wish, because it is not something that they shall do—they may do it. It gives an extra power for ministers to give extra grants to school and community bus services and gives extra leverage by way of new resources if they thi...
The registrar general is indulging in what the Church of Scotland appropriately describes as "ad hocery", which involves spending extra money and wasting cash. Just for once, will you overrule your civil servants?