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Although barriers to growing the economy undoubtedly exist, they are not always legislative ones. It is important to hear about best practice. We heard about examples of that yesterday in Scottish organisations as well as in Irish organisations.
We are trying to compete with the situation that Christopher Harvie described. The best way in which to do that would be for us to try to engage with the education sector and make things the best that they can be.
In some instances, we are asked to look at advice on Scotland’s contribution to what is necessary to give us the best chance of staving off catastrophe in the future.
It is the highest risk investment, but if you get it right it should bring the best rewards. And from a public sector input point of view, the Crown Estate is best placed to take the initial risk.
Are there other ways in which we can encourage young people to understand what is best for them and other people and to have standards that are based on something other than the threat of punishment?