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The more detailed evidence should be on pinning down the decisions that need to be taken and what we should be doing over the next three to five years.
Our working assumption would be that, if a board is escalated, that is in order for it to be turned around and de-escalated. Some of us have experience with boards where that has happened—it happened with NHS Forth Valley, for example.
However, I recognise that, over previous years, the recurring nature of those savings has not been at a level that would see the board being de-escalated from level 3. :What savings are you anticipating delivering this year?
I visited a school recently and met some of the sixth year, who were clearly the crème de la crème, or whatever you want to call it—they were the most committed and enthusiastic pupils.
The point about the Ardersier port investment is that it will also act as a catalyst for other investments, so we will start to see additional employers coming into the area because that investment de-risks their investment decisions.
There will, potentially, be nearly £26 million of savings at the right point, depending on where the overall spend gets to, and that will increase efficiency and de-risk some of the existing arrangements.