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I am not suggesting that we take the matter on as an inquiry issue, but we could use the early part of the time after the recess to contact the Executive to ensure that the issue is followed up.
Those patients simply want their pain to be alleviated so that they can have a life.The response includes a list of the number of patients on waiting lists, which came in from the health boards that the minister contacted. Steve Gilbert points out that there are huge numbers of patients in addition to those who are listed in the health boards' returns.
Nevertheless, the people who have knowledge and interest in, and commitment to, the subjects have been able to contact us to discuss things with us and to help to shape the legislation.
There is a great deal of confusion about smoke-control areas, planning regulations and which boilers people may buy and use in urban areas. People are happy to buy such boilers, but they are required to import them, so a big opportunity is being missed.
However, members will be aware that the Scottish Executive gave a commitment to this committee to review the right-to-buy policy, and it will produce a report on the issue when it concludes that review.
If those projects are above the delegated authorities of the boards, the board normally has to submit to us an outline business case before it goes to the market to buy whatever it is that it wants to buy, such as a building or whatever.
If a bus operator is prepared to take dealer stock off the shelf, they can buy new buses in a week, in the same way as anybody can go into a showroom and get a car.
That will be so especially if the right to buy—to which housing associations are totally opposed because it takes stock out of the public sector—is removed.