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When we examine our future work programme in February or March, we should try to build in a review of the kind of issues that Karen Whitefield raised in relation to access to credit for low-income families, debt management and so on.
In answer to my written question, Rhona Brankin said on 17 March:"It would be impractical to respond in detail to every individual response to a consultation."
However, that was not because of the private sector diagnostic and treatment centres. As of March 2004, there were only two private treatment centres in use in England.
I take David McLetchie's point about the capital programme, but when the Parliament considered the overall capital programme in March last year, I made it clear that, if there is a significant change, ministers will report back to the Parliament.
I know that it is early days, because the strategies do not have to be finished until March next year, but one or two of the meetings that I have attended have been closed and by invitation only.