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Looking at the complexity of the health and social care landscape, I wonder what the best approach to workforce planning would be, given the multidisciplinary needs within the sector, to achieve whole-system viability.
Indeed, after this meeting, we will have a series of meetings with the Scottish Government on its role in future trade agreements and how it might best feed into the upcoming consultations.
The more that we see incorporation for bad reasons, the weaker that relationship becomes and the less confident we are in that measure of growth and the wider benefits of incorporation. The best numbers on the impact are the ones on tax base erosion from the OBR.
This was a little less than 10% of the total population of 0-11 year-olds in Scotland that yeariThe total population is not the best basis on which to calculate the take-up of this scheme.
In July 2025, the current UK Government published a policy paper, Giving every child the best start in life. This paper had a strong focus on early years education's impact on child development, while also highlighting benefits to parental employment.
viiLetter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on the Committee's tracker report - 27 May 2025 She noted ongoing work to agree arrangements "...best suited to local circumstances and which can command the support of local communities and relevant workforces."