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How did you come to the conclusion that extension was the best option? We reviewed the financial outcomes from all three options and extension was clearly the best option.
Although I accept that we were perhaps not the best-qualified people to decide how consumers should be dealt with, we sat down and considered the best way of dealing with them.
On the other hand, both Margaret Akers and Bishop Keenan told the Committee that, to the best of their knowledge, literature containing 'misinformation' was not provided at vigils in Scotland.
He said he strongly agreed with the views of the RCGP who said the GP is best placed to provide a holistic approach due to the risk that a patient may present with Long COVID symptoms but may in fact have another condition.
The doubling of the Scottish Child Payment (SCP) to £20 per week, to continue to tackle child poverty is also a 100% rise, therefore clearly well above the rate of inflation, and those eligible for Best Start Foods and Best Start Grant will likely be eligible for SCP.
Changing guidelines that schools have been working over a number of months in the middle of the assessment period would be challenging at the best of times, but even more so when the changes were more likely to increase teacher workload.