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The core local government finance settlement is distributed using a needs-based formula that takes account of the circumstances of each local authority.
It is imperative thatNHS boards engage with patients and the public,and that their views are fully taken into account, as proposals for service changeare developed.
That said, the spread rate seems to be slowing. Is that accounted for entirely by an absence of testing in countries such as the United States of America, or is the rate naturally occurring?
The point was also made that the Parliament should not only pass legislation but ensure that local government implements it and is accountable. Have we not heard that said about many other acts that we have passed?
However, the ambiguity of saying that“Taking into account ... the emissions ... from transportation”,rather than the distance,“is likely to be seen as indirect discrimination”is also unhelpful.
However, I want to press you again on the point that there is simply no way round the age verification issue. Vending accounts for less than 0.8 per cent of total tobacco sales.
The Scottish Government must take that into account when it considers clawback of any money: it must accept that we have taken steps to address the issue.