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If staff salaries in England are raised as the result of extra funds from top-up fees, Scottish staff salaries will have to be raised in line with them to prevent a brain drain.
When his transport costs go up, he cannot pass that on to his customer in England because his customer will not face the same high costs from other suppliers. He has to absorb any extra transport costs, so he looks for cheaper haulage.
In relation to the different nature of funding for further education, written evidence from the ASC suggests that"The basic test should be that the individual deserves a place on the course, rather than what it would cost extra if the student is accepted for that course."
The Liberal Democrats welcome the 23 per cent extra funding for rehabilitation and drug testing and treatment orders in the period up to 2007, but we need to ensure that each person gets the help that they need.
So who will make up the difference? Where will that extra money come from? We are talking about the free estate, some of which could go to other relatives.
That is why the Executive has boosted fostering with extra resources and other initiatives and will reform adoption law to give more of our young people who cannot for one reason or another live at home a secure and nurturing start in life.
In addition, it will be faced with extra net budgetary costs of some £27 million arising from its relocation to the constituency of my friend Fergus Ewing.
Will he explain why the Liberal Democrat policy of putting an extra 10 per cent on income tax rates for those who earn more than £100,000 a year will attract entrepreneurs to Scotland?