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Scottish Parliament: Decision Time (8 May 2008): Alex Fergusson: The fifth question is, that amendment S3M-1849.2, in the name of Andy Kerr, which seeks to amend motion S3M-1849, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on effective public services, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Scottish Parliament: Effective Public Services (8 May 2008): Andy Kerr: ...efficient and to cut bureaucracy as much as possible, but we do not support the hypocrisy of the SNP's self-congratulatory motion, which can be compared with the real experience of people throughout Scotland. I move amendment S3M-1849.2, to leave out from "with the aim" to end and insert: "but recognises that public service cuts seen all over Scotland are undermining those very services...

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