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It maintains that the 70 per cent would include those who are in the buffer zone and not just those who get relief. I would just like to get the record straight on that point.
Frankly, it might be better to cut out the middleman and get the insurance industry to sub the NHS £12 million a year, because that would reduce the amount of administration that would be needed.
Dumfries, Douglas, Annan, Langholm and Stranraer all need to be redeveloped; they all desperately need an injection of money to get them bustling and to get the local economy going again.
It is better to wait and learn how others adopt the practice before we rush in, so that we get it right. We support the principle and the intention behind what Jackie Baillie said.