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Because of the tragic circumstances of that case, there has been a degree of emotion and sensitivity around the matter and the things that are being done are not necessarily what would have the best impact on junior doctors’ quality of life.
The question about the scope of the bill is best asked of Mr McDonald, who introduced a bill to deal with nuisance high hedges and not other forms of plant life and vegetation.
I want to allow the maximum time for committee members to ask questions, which I will of course do my best to answer, including a question of which I have had pre-notification, so I will make just two further preliminary remarks.
We will have taken account of the whole range of experience that people have in order to get people who can best help with the portfolios. Coming from a business background, I know that developing skills and talent is important.
About £1 billion of that has been in pupil equity funding—the PEF—which goes straight to school leaders to decide how best to address the poverty-related attainment gap in their schools.