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I would like to talk about governance and the tangible benefits that may come from funding. Before I do, I have to say that Paisley is on the route from Ayr to Glasgow and I would like to talk about Ayr.
We might see huge growth in the numbers, but that may not result in much economic gain.I am not sure, but I imagine that there is a similar relationship in financial markets.
The publication referred to a parliamentary question in May 2011, which suggested that only 5 per cent of the families affected were likely to be able to gain hours.
If that does not happen, some of the existing problems might get worse. It may become harder for voluntary sector organisations to get local authority contracts and to continue their work.
Would it really have been a conflict of interest for Transport Scotland to sit on the board, or is that, as some may suspect, a smokescreen for what may have been the real reason?