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We have a range of programmes: predominantly, I work on the race for human rights programme, through which we look to embed race equality through our human rights lines.
There has been a loophole up until now, because the majority of childminders are sole workers; people think that it does not matter if you do not pay yourself the real living wage, because it is only for your assistants. The real living wage is crippling the businesses of childminders who have assistants.
Some patterns of investment are a bit worrying. A high-skilled employee is twice as likely to have investment in skills and training from their employer as a low-skilled employee is.
We are eight years into a 10-year SNP education reform programme. The programme was a response to what was seen as a crisis at the time, which was about international performance and the poverty-related attainment gap.
I am glad that the Scottish patient safety programme’s perinatal improvement programme and the best start supporting boards are there to improve day-to-day practice by achieving better handovers, clearer communication and stronger teamwork, particularly in emergencies.
Local authority housing emergencies: The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 4. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.
It is vital that the public is aware of the full picture, because, unless the Scottish Government can give concrete reassurances about the long-term future of the Alloa campus to its students and employees, it will be right back to square 1.