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That would have been the case regardless of who was in government and regardless of what action the Government took—the downturn was far worse than we originally realised. We may not have realised that if the Labour Party had remained in government, because we probably would not have had an Office for Budget Responsibility to tell us.
Paragraph 88 of the report states:“Of those that have tried to work ... out”the full costs of their own provision,“many may have underestimated.”That is a surprise.
Digital technology and its implications for developing countries may be of interest to the cross-party group on international development.The Commonwealth provides an opportunity for countries at all stages of development to come together.
I do not know until when equal pay claims can run and whether there is an end date for when people may claim. If there is, does the fact that there have been 12,000 claims up to 31 March 2009 not make it possible to quantify the potential liability for the NHS?
Paragraph 64 of the report states:"there is a high risk that the budget may prove insufficient."I want to probe further in relation to the £81 million that the convener asked about.
The strategies may be working well for the at-risk group, but we may be missing people whom the medical profession identifies as not at risk because it is concentrating on the at-risk group.
Does she agree that Scotland's contribution may have been underestimated? Many statistics are collected on a UK basis only, therefore R and D may be allocated totally to the country in which a company has its headquarters.