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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Marion. Good morning Katie.

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Speaker 1: How are you very well? And I'm guessing that you

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Speaker 2: I think there's there's money in the budget for the

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Speaker 1: Now Marion talk us through. I know that there is

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Speaker 2: Oh? Look absolutely, And you know we've also got to

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Speaker 2: That's part of that three hundred and thirty two million.

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Speaker 1: Marion, how soon are we going to see some of

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Speaker 1: Now, Marian, when you talk about those four thousand homes

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Speaker 3: No, but I'll be making sure we get a fair

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Speaker 2: No, look, thank you, Katie. And remember two point five

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