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That is my intention. I know that a number of possible dates are available in the near future and I need to work with Mark Brough to ensure that we get things organised.
If not, should the minister be given a power so that it can be added at a later date? I am a bit worried because this important aspect is just not included at the moment.
The constituent authorities of each grouping have chief social work officers, but to date only one grouping employs the practice of having a single manager for the whole grouping.
If you look at the population projections that the registrar general publishes, you will see that the working age population stays relatively steady up until around 2020-21, after which it begins to decline reasonably rapidly. That is an important date as far as that decline is concerned.
I have nothing against reverse Sewel motions, but there should be an understanding that there must be scrutiny of what they mean at a later date. During debates, some MSPs suggest that they do not know the implications of the motions that they are supporting.
It was a significant step forward for us to say that we had better do something about the problem rather than just deny that it exists.Over time, and given that there have been certain initiatives such as the mandatory drug test, which was introduced several years ago—I cannot remember the exact date—we have moved away slightly from concentrating on trying ...