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However, the issue is really the resource that has to go into the bidding process. A lot of extra effort is required, especially if such efforts are needed for every other bit of funding and all have to be layered on top of one another.
When something like that is on somebody’s mind and they are doing 12 hours on a zero-hours contract, trying to find an extra five hours of work is not their priority.
I am interested to know how those early conversations are going, because whether the levy gets used is going to be pretty critical, including to the extra funds that could be brought in.
On a similar theme, I note that Dr Thomson’s submission talks about the need for extra beds, but with regard to the concept of preventative spend, a lot of people would say that we should give GPs more money and chop it off hospitals.
Paul, you can take us up to 11 o’clock, and I might be able to give you a couple of extra minutes. I am sorry that you are coming in at the tail end of a long session.
I was using drugs when I found out that I was pregnant, and they put me on 30ml of methadone, which was enough for me. They then put my dose up by an extra 10ml, although I said that 30ml was enough and I was being sick with it.
As Beatrice Wishart knows, we are providing councils with significant extra funding that is supporting the employment of a significant number of additional teachers.