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At some stage we are going to need in the order of £300 million for the road that we feel that we are owed. Are we going to get it? Have you brought your chequebook, minister?
If we read on in Mr Elvidge's letter, lines 3 and 4 of the second-last paragraph refer to"the dominance within the Scottish Executive's work of activity supporting Ministers in policy development".
We will question Frank McAveety in a few minutes; I felt that we should clarify the issue before we did so because we might otherwise have spent a long time asking him about his opinion and clarifying the advice that we are getting on the legalities. Are we likely to get an answer from the officials who come with Fra...