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We should not try to identify a single mechanism or organisation that is accountable. We should have a simple mechanism that says who is accountable for getting things started, and we have to identify that between us.
I have been reading blow-by-blow accounts in The Herald and The Scotsman and so on about exactly what happened inside the room, and I do not want to go into that.
What we object to is an assessment regime that does not take into account the specific needs of the individual and does not address those needs and try to help those people find work.
Such issues might affect an award when they are taken into account. What about other areas? In South Lanarkshire, most of the awards in April were for three or six months.
I am sure that the parliamentary authorities will take due account of that. I think that discussions are taking place about what to do about summer recess.