Principles andPriorities – The Government’s Programme for Scotland, published in September 2007, highlighteda range of commitments which will produce positive outcomes for deprivedindividuals and communities across Scotland.Examples ofspecific commitments include: the establishment of a ministerial task force on healthinequalities; £9 million offunding for 300 additional teachers, primarily in pre-school and in primary 1-3in deprived areas; £5 million to pilot free school lunches for some of thecountry’s most vulnerable children in primary 1-3; and £19.5 million for thenew Scottish enhanced services programme to provide accessible community basedand integrated health services, and to reduce health inequalities.