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The money was for the financial transactions that allowed us to make loans in advance of farmers getting their payment. Farmers warmly welcomed having that certainty and getting those payments from us in advance.
It is not going to go anywhere, is it? I get the impression that local authorities faced with having to make cuts would take the financial decision to cut such a service rather than introduce it.
I would welcome our writing to the Scottish Government and COSLA to get to the bottom of the issue. We are not exactly talking apples and pears, but the two services are quite distinct.
I am sorry—I have a number of points to make before we get to that. We have received apologies from Cara Hilton, and we welcome Stuart McMillan to the committee.
In fairness, I say that the Scottish Government appears to be sympathetic to the point, so I do not think that there will be a huge problem, but I would rather get something in black and white from the Scottish Government.
Members will know that, sometimes, committees have to take certain items in private, and I want to get your agreement up front about whether we should do that.
I believe that the children's hearing (Scotland) bill has been postponed specifically in order to get it right. Should we not do the same with the SSI?
At the moment, people go to CABx not only to get health service advice and information, but to get housing and benefits advice—they have only to go to one place for the whole spectrum of advice, which is where the current arrangement works well.