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Glasgow is a very highly skilled city compared to other core UK cities outside London and has many more highly qualified individuals than Manchester, Birmingham or Liverpool.
It is not about flexibility; it is about trying to offer as many opportunities as possible and then encouraging as many people as possible to take those opportunities.
When we look at the number of people that would be required for some universities to get up to their 10 per cent target, we see that it is not many. That is why we will continue to push every institution.
The UK Government might say that it is not yet in a position to have many of those discussions, but we certainly look forward to having them, in light of the commitments that it has given in many places publicly, in writing and in face-to-face meetings.
That is a bit like our system for cold weather and winter fuel payments, which many people do not have to apply for—they are passported from other benefits.