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The trouble is that it is difficult to translate them to use in the budget. We can give a range of start dates and take-up rates, but somewhere in the process a decision must be made about which to use.
This is my fourth week in my post, so I have not been very involved in budget setting in Edinburgh to date. However, I echo what has been said about challenges.
We simply had a large database of clinical records and we were able to identify the breed of the dog, its age or date of birth and whether it had a tail injury.
I greatly welcome the committee’s reports to date—to which we will issue a formal response—and look forward to continued engagement with the committee.
I note that Jamie Pitcairn of Ricardo Energy & Environment said in evidence to the committee: “That is a big opportunity that has not been harnessed to date and that could drive change across the Scottish economy.”