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In those circumstances, is the time not right for an extra element to be put into the equation so that we have an honest broker, who can say objectively what is taking place?
Quite rightly, they do not wish to move, and homes are often quite happy to continue the care, but they require extra funding to provide that enhanced care and do not get it.
That creates the right atmosphere, but there is a long way to go with the anxieties of mainstream staff regarding special needs kids. The extra funding has helped to address that.
Perhaps more important, the tax in no way tackles the crisis in local government funding; it raises an extra £100 million—not a nightmare scenario, minister.
Our poor housing stock leads us to waste precious fuel and to pump out extra pollution. A proper programme of home improvement could cut carbon dioxide emissions dramatically, by up to 9 million tonnes a year.
Increasingly, companies want the efficiencies and extra competitive edge that can be achieved by improving the supply chain and making use of e-commerce.
The word sustainable was in there, and it means, exactly as I have described, the dynamic balance that we have been discussing. If we want to put extra words in, I am afraid that that will cost a few more trees.
Richard Kerley is coming that day as well. I am sorry that that is an extra meeting, but there is a time limit on the bill, and we move into stage 1 in the new year.