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The chief constable of Police Scotland favours the proposal, whereas the Scottish Police Federation does not. It is the evidence that they produce that must be tested. It is not a case of one list being better than another list.
We will ensure that we take account of some of the points that he made when we produce regulations on abstraction.There have been many good contributions today.
It was proposed to cut that again to £6 million, but we produced evidence that the social return on investment—the SROI—from adaptations produced such value for money that the budget should be expanded rather than cut.
To those who are already being negative and saying that that is not a concept that we can have, let me point out that there are many producers in Europe who will demand the same access to our markets.
A lot of that material is available already. SWIA produced some excellent material on commissioning, including a self-evaluation guide for local authorities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made to increase the availability of fresh, nutritious and locally produced food, particularly in areas of deprivation, as promised in the 2007 SNP manifesto.