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Our argument is that such flexibility has been used properly in the past, as demonstrated by the figure that I gave. It is in the best interests of those agencies, and of those who wish to see them succeed, that we follow that routine.
I am sure that people will be pleased to hear what my colleagues have to say.We have made it clear—it is what we argued for and on what we fought the referendum—that the Barnett formula gave the Parliament the best opportunity to get off on the right footing with stability.
We are discussing with education authorities the best machinery for achieving that. The point is that the money will be an important addition to their funding.
It was very interesting. We got the best response from the Irish agricultural attaché, probably because his English was better than the others' and he was a more confident speaker.
It was very interesting. We got the best response from the Irish agricultural attaché, probably because his English was better than the others' and he was a more confident speaker.
Admittedly, he qualified that by saying that the Executive would hold to that cost"to the best of our ability"—Official Report, 17 June 1999; Vol 1, c 523.but that ability is not great.We now hear the figure of £230 million being bandied about.
In that statement he said:"Over the next 12 months, Henry McLeish and his team will examine the case for small business rate relief and consider the best way forward."—Official Report, 8 December 1999; Vol 3, c 1262.Does that mean that the committee will no longer have any part in that debate?
In the past few weeks, members have asked whether health boards provide the best structure. As we go through our business, we will highlight other issues that we should take time to address.