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Will Mr McConnell take account of the document produced by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers, in which the society complains about the unco-ordinated flow of initiatives and consultation exercises emerging from the Scottish Executive?
After looking at some of the artwork, poetry and writings that were produced, I became aware that none of us can honestly say we understand just how traumatic a time they had.
The evidence that you have given this week will be part of the Official Report of today's meeting and will be taken into account when we produce our draft report, as will written submissions.
I am sure that, at a future stage of our development, we will try to produce a balanced portfolio of courses and schemes that will avoid duplication—it is better to have one good course in one area than three or four courses that duplicate.
The committee invited the Executive to produce, perhaps in its annual expenditure report, information not only on funding but on spending levels and, if possible, outcomes.
The most critical aspect of the proposals is that they would produce a two-tier work force, because the private sector will not pay the same rates of pay as the public sector.
Let us say that, after the research is done and an independent report is produced for the Home Office, it is proven that, contrary to your organisation's view, the method is effective.
Much of that has to do with the people in an area and with identifying projects that may help if groups are worked with to produce results. There is no doubt that community planning is central to that process.