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It is right that we want highly qualified people, but there has been a bit of a time lag between people getting that qualification and their being ready to take on the posts, and then a lag between that and getting the number of people we need.
r=11910&c=2147717Dr Bloomer set out the tension between taking time to develop an evidence base and progressing to implementation:
There is always a tension, in policy making and implementation, between taking time to get it right and getting on with the job.
It might still be the case that 25 per cent of the fish taken from our waters will be in non-EU hands, but we would get a much better deal than we presently get.
Thank you for considering our request and please get in contact if there’s any further information we can provide that will support the Committee during its scrutiny of the Bill.
The site is still just a heap of rubble, as the tourist season gets ready to open. It is clear that on this and other issues, Highland Council’s budget priorities are clearly all in the Inverness area at the expense of rural areas.