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We have continued to invest £15 million each year since 2020 to help schools to respond to the individual needs of children and young people, and the 2025-26 budget sets out a further £29 million of additional investment for ASN.
It is important to include in the bill the need for such discussions, as it would be unfortunate if, at any point, the bank was obliged to follow the political instruction of ministers rather than economic best practice.
The NICOR benchmarking has proven to be a bit difficult especially for congenital where there are single sites, so it is imperative that they have someone that they can benchmark against.
That is obviously good news, given the impact that the bonus has on businesses up and down the country, particularly in economically hard-pressed areas. We will talk about that more, so I will not go into too much detail.
On the other hand, careful management also requires meeting the imperative of tackling climate change and reversing the decline of Scotland's biodiversity, providing spaces for living and recreation, and maintaining important cultural value.
What I find most striking is how keen stakeholders were to talk not just about the deficiencies of what is in the bill, but—in relation to the wider point that I am making—their concerns about what is not in the bill.
What I find most striking is how keen stakeholders were to talk not just about the deficiencies of what is in the bill, but—in relation to the wider point that I am making—their concerns about what is not in the bill.