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Local regeneration will be led by the councils; they are the best placed to do that.In the middle ground—urban regeneration companies are probably the best example—we will continue to work in partnership.
It is a very valuable industry for Scotland and we must fight hard at the annual negotiation to get the best possible deal, which is what the Scottish Government will be doing.
10:00 I hesitate to say that that is a plus point, but there is of course an issue around the best-qualified young people competing to get into teacher training courses.
First, we have to trust local authorities to do their best and, in the case of Highland Council, I have no reason to think that it is not trying to do its best in an extremely difficult financial situation.