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Has the member taken the trouble to read the London South Bank University, Policy Studies Institute and NOP research that was published by the previous Government in 2005?
People sometimes imply that local authorities can draw in a vast amount of money and then do nothing other than put it in a bank account. Local authorities have a statutory duty to deliver education and they will do so; if they did not do so they would be subject to legal action.
I hesitate to use an analogy with the banking system, but we were told that the only people who understood the system and how to be successful in it were the bankers, and we were then very disappointed to find out that they did not understand it or the objectives.
It would insert a reference to the other date of 1 June 2011, which it is important to do.We are happy to agree to Patrick Harvie's amendments in the group.
There are other problems with large organisations—big is not always better; one needs only to ask Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders or Sir Fred Goodwin.
Will the evidence on interventions remain constant or is the research becoming dated? It is not at all dated. The key risk factors are pretty constant.
The provision on a lead manager is just for the administrative purposes of informing SEPA and keeping it up to date. I cannot imagine that there will be many volunteers for that.