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We believe that for the actions to have the right impact we—disabled people—need to co-produce the design and delivery of them in partnership with others”.
In my view, amendment 145 is, to an extent, prescriptive, in that it requires ministers to focus on a particular split—a “representative proportion”. That could produce unintended results that I am sure none of us would want.
In the summer, the Educational Institute of Scotland produced new guidance for teachers on challenging misogynistic attitudes among children and young people.
We have a major skills shortage in the information technology sector—a major growth sector—because to keep up even with existing demand we need to produce 11,000 new IT graduates every year.
Colleges—with 152,000 fewer students and some 3,500 fewer staff—have been the hardest hit. Forced mergers have not produced the savings that we were told they would.
I expect that some members will wish to refer to such issues in more detail, and we all look forward to that.The committee has produced a thorough report, and I thank my colleagues for their diligence.
I hope that, at some point, the minister will produce plans for traffic calming in the area, as part of a comprehensive plan to deal with the possible problems with the lower Forth crossing.