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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to develop best value audits for NHS boards. The Scottish Executive is currently consulting on proposals for Best Value in Public Services, which include NHS boards.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce a statutory Best Value regime. Yes. The Executive's Programme for Government highlighted our intention to legislate for a duty of Best Value on local authorities.
National Health Service (Best Value and Efficient Government) To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to NHS boards to take account of co-location and dispersal of non-patient interface services to meet best value and efficient government objectives.
Mr Robson may be aware that the stop for life project in Livingston recently won through to the final round of the United Kingdom national Quit awards for the best and most innovative smoking cessation scheme.
Does the Deputy First Minister agree that addressing young people's lack of skills on leaving school is vital both to meeting Scotland's skills shortages and to giving our young people the best chance to fulfil their potential in life?