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I thank the witnesses for their attendance this morning. As has been said, many people have seen their awards increase as a result of the transfer to ADP, but we are obviously concerned about those who have lost out or will lose out.
If we step back and look at issues around Scotland’s economy and at productivity, we see that employers are not spending enough money on training. Many are committed and are making an excellent contribution, but many are not.
Concerns about overcrowding and the increase in the prison population have been expressed for very many months—indeed, for very many years—so it is not an emergency in that sense.
We no longer live in a world in which a career is just one thing. A career is now made up of many different opportunities. We need to articulate to children and young people that there are many ways into careers and many opportunities in front of them once they get into organi...