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Although finance is important, it is a secondary concern—whether the bill will work is more important. It would be a negative thing to get hung up on the appointment of a financial adviser.
My argument is that that debate is on what is pre-eminently a back-bench issue, which has hitherto been dominated by the Parliamentary Bureau. Doubtless, the bureau will get its say first—at considerable length.
It is an obvious observation to make, but despite the fact that girls are doing better at school, they do not necessarily get their hands on the levers of power once they get older.
If there are to be reasoned amendments, we must all know what the rules are. We should never again get into a situation where the Presiding Officer has to rule on whether such an amendment is acceptable.
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people from (a) New Deal for Young People and (b) New Deal 25 plus entered jobs that were not sustained beyond 13 weeks duration in each year since these programmes began.
No decisions have been taken about extending these but experience gained will inform any future development of New Deal.Progress2work is part of the New Deal Next Phase development and is already operating in West Dunbartonshire.