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Principle V in paragraph 4 of annexe 5 has been breached, and the member accepted that. Many of the issues that have been raised are concerns that all committee members share.
However, I want to make a distinction. Many local authorities will fund small voluntary organisations or community groups to undertake particular activities.
It has not come clean and put its case in a coherent manner, and that is why there is such strong public backing for the RFU case.There is the added worry that many local retained firefighters would lose their jobs as a result of the plans.
This is about the management of risk, as in many ways is the Holyrood project. We are trying to make reasonable dispositions that will not require us to make further calls on the consolidated fund.
The mandatory provision that we have suggested would be a useful backstop; it would be a source of considerable comfort to the many owners whose circumstances may require them to sell in the short term.
I have been in local authorities for many years. It always troubled me that you did not get best value when it came to the end of the year because you were rushing to spend money when it was not necessary.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) children and (b) adults were admitted to hospital as a result of malnutrition in each year since 1997, broken down by NHS board.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths have occurred as a result of alcoholic liver disease in each year since 1997, broken down by age and sex of patient and by hospital.