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To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of people were long-term unemployed in each council ward in (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Option 2 stated that if the Scottish variable rate were applied from April 2009—the first reliable date for implementation—we would be asked to meet IT costs of £2.9 million for system upgrades.
Jackie Baillie rightly says that the process has taken a long time. The commission had a settlement date of 1 April this year, but it did not submit proposals to us for that settlement date until 24 October this year, so the proposals are not long in.
Their cost is included in that overall figure for consultants in the year to date. Okay. My final two questions are also up to date rather than being focused on the past.
I am convinced that the voluntary principle is capable of delivering that. We have had steady progress to date. I believe that, when you see representatives from the public agencies next week, they will confirm that that is their impression.I am delighted to see the number of deer management plans that are developing.
I always get slightly nervous when my brain reflects back on previous evidence, but to date we have had the sense that there has been much more improvement at secondary level.
“Living and Dying Well” put in place a robust structure for implementing actions to improve palliative and end of life care, and work to date has been characterised by involvement and engagement across not only the palliative care community, but more widely.