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Given the lack of trust in the consultation, as evinced by Ms Murphy and Mr Harris this morning—they said that things had been pre-ordained—what is the purpose of health boards carrying out consultations on service provision?
We are saying, in a sense, that that will be down to negotiation.The bill is drafted so that contracts to provide goods and services will be secondary to pre-existing contracts to provide services to authorities.
I thank the minister for the advance copy of his statement.It really is amusing that the Liberal Democrats felt that they had to pre-empt a question from the Scottish Socialist Party.