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I have a couple of questions on the provision to ban possession of pesticides, which has been welcomed generally. I live in the Black Isle and I know about depredations of red kites through the use of bait poisoned with pesticides.
That is as close as one can get to breaking even when managing a budget. We cannot overspend—we must live within our resources. The underspend is one third of 1 per cent of the health budget.
Some variation is appropriate—even expected—but it appears that the way in which a young offender is treated depends as much on where they live as on the circumstances of their case.
However, instead of discussing the consequences of a fraud or of someone making off with an agent's money, we are speaking about people's lives, which would be a big factor in discouraging people from cutting corners.
We have to develop our curriculum and learning programmes around real issues in people's lives. We are as much concerned with vocational learning as we are with non-vocational learning.
I am more than happy to engage in a debate on the matter within the Labour party and I live in hope that the case for electoral reform will gain support in my party.
"Investing in You" states as its aim ensuring that people's access to services is not determined by where they live. People are not to be denied services simply because of geography.