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Only by having such advisory groups will we empower all interested parties at the local level and ensure that everybody buys in and, in the technical jargon, takes ownership of the sub-basin plans.
Wages and conditions should be considered as part of the duty on local authorities to assure quality—just as the gauge of the metal or the thickness of the padding would be considered when one is buying something. The wages and conditions of the people who are providing a service are an important part of quality.
Extensive consultation takes place and there has been almost unanimous buy-in to the proposals. Generally, it is recognised that each panel develops its proposed criteria, which are also consulted on.
At present, parents advise their sons or daughters who are about to be married to buy a house across the street from them and, thereby, save £300 a year.
The covering sheet now states simply that access has been obtained to legal advice to guide people in understanding the full implications of the act as set out in the material.
Given Kevin Dunion's new role as an adviser to the Executive, I dare say that the minister would find it easy enough to get hold of a copy of that fact sheet. I will be happy to send him one if he wants to see it.
During the consultation process, did you make the point about starting with a clean sheet of paper? If so, does the bill as drafted contain significant errors in respect of the proposed public sector complaints service?
When I say that I want to see all stakeholders enthusiastically buying into the approach, I mean that I expect there to be a single overarching approach that goes through everything.
Thank you very much for those remarks and for your written submission, which I mentioned earlier. You spoke about buy-in from industry to the fresh talent initiative.