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Often the things that interest committees are below budget level 3; they are part of a programme—or are projects within a programme—rather than one of the programmes that are costed in the budget documents.A couple of years ago, there was an example in relation to health.
The provision for spending growth for local government is broadly in line with the programme as a whole—I make it 20.4 per cent over the planning period compared to 21.9 per cent for central Government.
Is there scope for an industry, or a group of industries, to begin to use the rates system to gain some assistance? Is there more armoury left in the locker with which to help industry?
Should the Executive be required to provide Parliament every three months with a forward programme of instruments that it plans to make during that period?
However, we also have to bear in mind that we have a fairly intensive programme over the coming months. Indeed, more legislation appears to be coming our way as a result of the Executive statement this week.
I believe that the Public Petitions Committee discussed the petition again in December, when it agreed to pass it to the Health Committee. Our work programme means that we can consider a limited number of new inquiries.
It also approved an approach that puts quality, equality and continuous improvement at the fore.Fair employment is crucial to our modernising government programme—as, of course, are local authorities.