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Without a stop at Stow, it is unlikely that people who live in that area would travel backwards to Galashiels to get on a train. The only way in which the line can truly be a proper Borders railway is if we include a station at Stow.
Amendment 65 deals with blatant age discrimination and wherever we find such discrimination we should get rid of it. I therefore support what the Executive is proposing.
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Date answered:
17 January 2000
In addition, the Review Body recommended that Grade C and Grade E nurses who have been on the maximum of their pay scale for one year should get an extra increment and therefore pay increases of 7.0 and 7.8% respectively.
For example, more affluent, economically active people are moving away from some smaller areas, which is leaving core services under increasing pressure.