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I am here to try to help her”, why can we not be believed to be acting in the person’s best interest? The current process assumes that the claimant has access to their journal, but that is not always the case.
Any employer in any sector wants to employ the best individuals for their business. Employers have been telling us that, over the past 10 years, they have seen a downturn in the quality of the applicants for apprenticeships.
There is no wrong approach: we simply have to ensure that whoever is best placed to offer support to businesses does so when businesses are starting up or looking to grow.
I say gently to the Labour Party that the best solution is for benefits to be completely devolved to this Parliament, which Labour resisted absolutely in the Smith commission process.
In an informal debt solution, individual debtors are doing their best to pay off their creditors. In a statutory debt solution, if we exclude the DAS, it is— If we exclude what?
The Government will work with you, Presiding Officer, and with all parties to achieve a consensual outcome as to how best to make the Scottish Parliament a zero tolerance workplace.
Competition can be an important driver of innovation and you should always be able to make sure that you get the best product available. These are important values in our economic environment, and it is important to promote them.