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We would be concerned about any significant reduction in management time and resource, and we need to keep in touch, particularly following the latest reduction in class contact time in August, to see what the impact of that has been in practice.
Some communities have access to cars and will use the expensive new motorways that the Executive is promoting, whereas other communities do not have that access and their lives will be blighted by the new motorways.
Even at this early stage, the uptake has been encouraging—established SMEs and new start-ups have taken advantage of the flexibility that the new scheme offers.
That is why the £42 million to which I referred will be used to give revenue support for the development of new ideas and new devices and the £8 million will be given in capital support for construction.
I thank John Swinney for his kind wishes for the new year, and I reciprocate them—not only to him, but to you, Presiding Officer, and to all colleagues in the Parliament.
If members could shave a minute off their remarks, that would be much appreciated. This is the latest in a number of pieces of child protection legislation that have been put before Parliament.