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I wrote to the Leader of South Ayrshire Council on 23 April to express my concern about the Best Value audit report, and to urge that the council takes the necessary remedial action to address the shortcomings it highlighted.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 February 2009
Any decision to close existing laboratory services at the Vale of Leven Hospital would ultimately be subject to my approval and I would have to be convinced by robust evidence that such a move was in the best interests of patients and local people.
That strategy was based on a policy of the 1960s, which it took the best part of 40 years to implement. In a Glasgow context, implementing it took us more than a decade.
I ask the committee to support the draft LCM that has been laid before it, and am happy to do my best to answer any questions on the technical provisions that I have outlined.
Earlier, the minister told us about some of the encouragement that the Scottish Government gives to the development industry in relation to applying for planning consents and using best practice in terms of use of active travel measures, public transport and the like.
You stressed that the bids will be assessed and that you will seek to give priority to those you consider to be the best. You also said that there needs to be a geographic and size spread.