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I want to pick up on one or two of these points.On the question of people not being taken and the length of speeches, there should be a solid allocation of time for back-bench speakers if front benchers stick to the time that they are given. The latest changes we made to speaking times in the hour-long debates were made deliberately to allow extra time for ...
We are particularly grateful for the opportunity to meet the new members of the committee. Like you, convener, we were disappointed that you could not come to Aberdeen, but we hope to be able to rearrange the visit for some committee members.
That is why, in the second part of my speech, I will concentrate on skills development and training. The latest publication from Future Skills Scotland shows that there were 5,500 vacancies in banking, 58 per cent of which were hard to fill.