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There are now 14 of those partnerships throughout Scotland, each of which is based on a health board area. That echoes Fiona Hyslop's point about the national and the local.
However, it would be a bit strange if we did that because there is a significant agency that puts in money at the moment—Jobcentre Plus—and such a process would be outside that system. That point is worth pursuing. May I intervene on that point?
This morning, we heard how long it can take to develop confidence among the different communities and interests, and to get them to the table and talking to each other. As someone pointed out, some more progress was made outside the committee room door this morning.