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In my constituency, it would mean an extra £1 million a year on top of the Government’s attainment challenge fund going direct to schools to support measures to tackle the gap.
When they are introduced to these things and are taught that they are not wrong, evil or bad, we can make changes that will benefit the whole of society, from top to bottom. There is another side issue.
Nevertheless, you are quite right to point out that the fact that that particular issue might be important to David Cameron and the UK does not mean that it is top of the agenda for other European countries.
First, let us look at the loss per working-age adult per year for each of Scotland’s constituent local authorities. Glasgow is up there at the top. We estimate that the average loss in Glasgow will be £650 per working-age adult—averaging the reduction in benefit income across all the adults of working age living in Glasgow gives us the figure of £650.
Of course, having our own seat at the top table in Europe as an independent nation will mean that Scotland is an equal partner that can pursue its vital national interests.
Those challenges are being faced by businesses from the bottom all the way to the top of the growth pipeline, from new start-ups to high-growth businesses.
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Date answered:
14 December 2009