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That is being addressed positively, as John Farquhar Munro pointed out. The issue is how we can get the best return for that investment and what criteria we will propose.
That would make it clear that we are talking about exactly the same role. Surely the point is that it is the same role but it is different because it applies under different legislation.
On Lord James Douglas-Hamilton's point about presumption in favour of closure, a case must be made to close a school—there is a de facto presumption against closure.
Finally, it is about helping parents—where they wish to do so—back to work. When we talk about child care, we talk about issues that are very close to—and indeed part of— the fabric of our whole society.