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We have gone into this work in the spirit of public sector reform and making the best use of our shared public resources with our partners, and the appetite for that among our SCIP partners has been tremendous.
You got a result and that result was that you remain inside the UK. The best way of answering your question is to look at what the campaigners offered, but, in the end, who knows why people vote a certain way?
I am particularly interested in the effect of SDS on working conditions for personal assistants and care workers, so Pam Duncan might be the best person to respond. Does SDS affect your PAs’ working conditions given the level of funding that you have for employing seven people?
We have a note about the matter and some background information on it. It is probably best if we clarify it for the committee in writing, if that is acceptable.
That takes us back to a question that I asked before: is it best to put a timetable in statute or is it best for the Government to put in statute a requirement for the Electoral Management Board to produce a timetable, which would provide more flexibility?
John Finnie wants to talk about stopping places, and then Marco Biagi wants to ask about the media.09:45 We have been trying to establish how best we can allow Travellers to continue with their lifestyle as safely for them as possible.
I understand Ms Mitchell’s intention but, at best, all that her amendment would do is make tax avoidance easier, because an owner would simply need to start a renovation project and never complete it in order to enjoy a permanent rates exemption.
As it has developed, it has become more of a network for sharing best practice and experiences. We are at the stage of re-evaluating what the hub is there for and how we can make it a long-term, rather than specifically project-based, entity.