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However, if it is not sorted out and the voluntary organisations do not receive their funding, MSPs and ministers will have to deal with demands from those organisations for a temporary solution to be put in place.
However, if it is not sorted out and the voluntary organisations do not receive their funding, MSPs and ministers will have to deal with demands from those organisations for a temporary solution to be put in place.
I know that there is a great tendency for ministers and MSPs to throw about statistics, but as Mrs Ullrich has asked me, I should remind her that this year there is £300 million of new money in the health service.
At this point, I wish to record my appreciation of the actions of a number of MSPs, in particular Des McNulty, who have raised this issue and have given a voice and hope to those affected.
It was my view that the response of the committee in setting up the inquiry, and the response of the many MSPs who lobbied the Executive, ensured that the change in funding was postponed for a year.