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Although I recognise that she wishes, with the best of intentions, to achieve the best for supported workplaces, we need to proceed in a way that will allow us to create a sustainable approach for successful disabled workplaces.
Over the months, I spoke to voters over 55 and over 65 who thought long and hard about how they should vote on the basis of what was best for their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, not of what was best for them.
In 1922, Professor John MacLeod from Aberdeen, working with two other outstanding scientists, Dr Banting and Charles Best, discovered insulin. MacLeod and Banting won the Nobel prize for medicine in 1923 and shared the money with Charles Best.
In our experience, the contract is often awarded to the organisation that writes the best tender and not necessarily the organisation that provides the best service.
We have all enjoyed working with her in the short term and the long term. We wish her all the very best in her new role as deputy convener of the Public Audit Committee.
It can be done if there is willingness to work together in a spirit of partnership. Second best is not an option for our veterans: they deserve nothing less than the best.
We will ensure that legal aid is available to those who need it most and we will discuss with stakeholders how best to target resources. As with actions that were taken in the previous session, we look forward to working with Opposition parties on how we can best implement Lord Gill’s reforms.