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We can write to them and state that our belief is that that is the best place to have the debate and discussion on the proposal, and that that is why we have taken this decision.
We have always seen it as being in our national best interests and I do not foresee circumstances in which we would go beyond the position that we have articulated.We will have to draw up our manifesto for the 2015 general election.
The deprivation that we see at our place is sometimes so severe that it is shocking, so we help out—that is the best way to put it without going into too much detail.
Some conservators take the view that it is part of their professional responsibility to do the best that can be done and to make the best possible provision.
As convener, I have a power of direction over returning officers and EROs to promote best practice in the administration of elections and to support the electoral community.
The problem is endemic and we simply need to get on and address it as best as we can. My second question is on the slightly different subject of modern apprenticeships.