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However, that is very much a discretionary grant, so we have moved towards mandatory assistance. We are now saying that everybody in that situation has to get assistance.
South Lanarkshire has been very successful as a result of the LEADER + programme—incidentally, we were not eligible for LEADER and LEADER II assistance because South Lanarkshire Council is defined as an urban authority.
If the rebate is done through the national insurance system, high-density employee businesses will benefit more than low-density employee businesses, so rural businesses will tend to be at a disadvantage.
Part of the reason why we brought in classroom assistants and so on is to get a better adult to pupil ratio in classrooms to allow better individualised learning.
When I spoke to the Commission officials who deal with the BSE surveillance programme, it was made clear that it is up to member states to decide where incineration takes place.
No expense spared. No.Also, the programme did not start at 5 past 12, as the champions league programmes on ITV do; it was on at about half past 10.To be honest, it was possibly an oversight on the part of the BBC.