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In a sense, it has evolved as a three-way partnership. That said, the Bank of Scotland picks up the tab for the event, which is phenomenally expensive.
I am talking about staff who come in during the summer to knock cupboards together to make more room for the children and who come in during their holidays to paint the school and undertake other modifications.
It is not true that everyone would be susceptible to other forms of diligence. There are people who have no bank accounts to arrest or whose bank accounts are never in credit.
The figures are far from being out of date—they are exactly up to date. As Elaine Thomson said, imagine the spectacle of Andrew Wilson as the Scottish finance minister.
However, the English situation is an important point that we would have to consider when deciding on commencement dates. That is why I do not think that we should put a date on this, although we should make sure that it is a material consideration.