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The hard number will finally be known in the middle of the summer recess, a couple of months before the Scottish Government has to publish a budget for 2021-22.
One thing that could have begun to turn things around was the SNP’s flagship education bill, but that was scrapped just before the recess last summer. Well, the Government may have scrapped the bill, but it has not scrapped the problems.
I intend to introduce them in the first half of 2018, before the summer recess. A reason for the delay is that the transport bill is more than just the bus element; we will also focus on responsible parking and the Scottish Road Works Commissioner and we might want to bring in some bits about LEZs.
Members indicated agreement. Okay. The clerks can consider dates. A possible date that has been flagged up is 6 May, but we will confirm to members whether evidence can be taken then as soon as we can.
The other regulating bodies have had the system in place for a number of years—the GMC has had it for quite some time; I am not sure about the exact dates, but it has operated well over that time.
However, I should also say that she is disappointed with the progress that has been made to date, as am I. I will quote from a letter that I received last week.