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There would not be a Ferguson’s yard trading just now if I had not intervened more than 10 years ago to try to secure the future of the yard. I make no apology for doing that over all those years.
Furthermore, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the number of prisoners from any potential future early release cohort who would claim benefits in these circumstances, or how many would require additional assistance to enrol in Universal Credit.
That research stresses how important the medical and broader scientific research that is done in our universities and institutes is to our communities and to our country’s future. No picture that is drawn of a successful future Scotland does not have research excellence right at its centre.