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Therefore, we can say with hindsight that we promised businesses there that we would be out on a date that was too early. I will give a contrast with that.
We have had conversations with Treasury officials on capital borrowing limits from the very beginning. To date, there has been no indication that additional capital borrowing powers will be granted to the Scottish Government.
Such regulations cease to have effect on the expiry of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the regulations were made unless, before the expiry of that period, they have been approved by a resolution of the Parliament.
I am happy to ask the minister whether the Government would support a public awareness campaign ahead of the date for the bill to go live. That brings us to the end of our questions.
We work with Social Security Scotland to ensure that we get as much up-to-date information as possible about expenditure, so that our forecasts can be revised.
The briefing discusses the various changes to Government policy in this area dating back to 2005 and the Scottish Executive’s national framework for service change in the NHS.
The Improvement Service’s report does not include up-to-date data—it is now a couple of months out of date—but we are hearing anecdotally around the country that the numbers are dropping.