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Therefore, with demand bumping up against supply bottlenecks, it is easier to open up a shop and get customers into it than it is to get goods to fill it and provide the customers with goods and services.
I do not deny the importance of that, but the inaction of successive UK Governments to deal with the fundamental issue, which is the cost of fuel, is why we have fuel poverty.
We have also been briefing the public authorities on aspects of that and trying to be clear about how we are trying to move through it. We have asked them to actively review the cases because, often, as cases get older, the rationale and reasons for not releasing the data change.
I would like more information on that. Just in case I do not get back in— You will not be getting back in, because we are getting some very long questions.
We do our Best Companies survey and we conduct a number of surveys throughout the year. We are getting a sense of frustration from staff because they want us to get on with it.
r=11208&c=2040984The Cabinet Secretary was questioned on the Scottish Government’s level of support to these activities and continued commitment to funding.
There are also issues around how we get people into the system, the guidance about money that they receive and some of the benefits that they get from becoming a student and getting involved in the system.