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As Alison Johnstone mentioned—and which I saw through his announcement on social media over the summer recess—he intends to stand down. What an achievement it would be if we passed the bill, with credit to him, tonight.
Mr Austin, what commitments have you received from the UK Government to date? There have been verbal commitments in policy aspirations, which are similar to those made by the Scottish Government.
I will reflect on that further analysis once it is complete, just as I will reflect on the committee’s views before I decide on the implementation date to be included in the final regulations.
Admittedly, we passed the bill that said that there would be 40 days for consideration of the plan from the date of its introduction to the Parliament.
The education sector is fully aware of the intended commencement date of August 2020, and local authorities are taking steps to plan, encourage and select teachers to undertake the into headship programme.
There are opportunities for looking more strategically at the issues with partners. To date, we have looked internally at Scottish Water’s own investment planning.