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We have been prepared to go into discussions about a way of taking account of local circumstances that is more flexible than using a headline count of teacher numbers.
However, for many operators, particularly the corporate operators, betting terminals now account for more than 50 per cent of their profits and more than 80 per cent of their turnover.
We need to know that someone in the Government is responsible for driving forward the action plan and remains accountable to the Parliament for its implementation.
I am slightly concerned about simply divesting to a panel of experts the responsibility for the development of health policy, because ultimately we will be accountable for it and will have to deliver it.
I believe that many medical examiners have little experience of mental health issues, do not take into account any additional evidence from other mental health professionals, and do not seek supportive evidence from GPs and so on.