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A committee should not be put under pressure to meet a date. There is no blueprint; it is a question of judgment.Even allowing for our individual bias and different interests, there are bills—such as the one that dealt with clause 2 or section 28—that we know will cause a stushie.
However, there would be an undeniable cost, in that people will ask for frivolous and unnecessary prescriptions for medicine that will just be put in a cupboard until it goes out of date, so that they will need the same prescription again.
It is interesting that two of the main drivers behind the council are former directors of social work and education. They are very up to date with many of the Executive's ideas.
There might be some who will do that, but I will turn the question around to ask the caravan owners and caravan clubbers, "Why do you go on holiday in your caravans? Why do you hook your caravans on to the back of your wee motors on Good Friday and drive off to lovely caravan sites?"