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Why can it not be in Glasgow? Because Edinburgh is the best place. Mr Pringle says that Edinburgh is the best place, but the initial specialisations came about in Glasgow sheriff court.
Professor David Bell suggested that “it is not clear that the best interests of future generations of Scots will be best served by creating another centralised organisation with a remit that is difficult to define precisely”.
We have discussed this matter at enormous length in Cabinet and elsewhere and I believe that this Parliament can find a way forward that will carry opinion in Scotland with us and which is in the best interests of Scotland's young people.
It is understandable that we want the best deal for both aspects but, given the difficulties that we will have in getting our desired objective for income tax, will it be reasonable that we work out some complex method that will give us the best deal for social security?