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I agree with that. Definitely. To the best of your knowledge, when was the last time that the lack of a national database was raised with the Scottish Government?
However, I would point out that some of the other benefits that we will take responsibility for—for example, the best start grant, funeral expense assistance and others—will assist those who are on low incomes.
We need to think not just about the extra staff and resource that we need but about how we utilise what we already have to achieve the best impact from an evidence-based perspective.