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Working with people who are on benefits means they require support in order to get into work. The jobs that they get into tend to be for the minimum wage or for wages that are not much beyond the minimum.
How do we tie all that together? We hear that getting funding is a minefield; social enterprises in my area tell me how difficult it is to get funding.
The RSA system has been running for many years, so why does it take eight months to get a response? We are getting feedback from companies of all sizes about the time taken to get a decision.
To those who have never held ministerial office, I can only say that it is not an easy task to get agreement with another Government on the detail of issues such as competence.
Clearly, there will be a process of engagement on individual projects to consider how we get the best value for money and what investment will get a project over the line.
The committee has heard repeated calls to get the messaging right on the bill and to ensure that it is fully explained to not only rights holders but duty bearers.