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We have to live in the real world and try to do our best. Through a variety of means, we try to support as many people as possible, but we can only do what we can do.
I ask everyone involved in the discussions to recognise that we are trying to do the best job that we can in as civil a way as possible, regardless of who we are round this table.
It involves making decisions that are in the best interests of a range of different considerations, while, clearly, given the terms of the act, taking account of commercial factors.
Today we could have been debating how best to support our police service: how best to assist Police Scotland in managing changing demands and the changing nature of crime in the 21st century.
We want to ensure that we nurture them and that Scotland is the best place to do business. Our future economic success lies in the strength of our SME community.