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We heard from industry representatives that although they had the best, world-class postgraduates and researchers, they were missing technicians for business development—they were struggling to get them.
I thank him.I wanted to introduce the best possible bill for a statutory Scottish register of tartans that would be most useful to Scotland, the tartan industry and ancestral tourism.
The £17 million estimate is based on the figures for the 2007-08 financial year and is the best estimate available. We think that it reflects the steady state of the graduate endowment.
It is only right and proper that we should review that to ensure that we get the best value for those who are living in fuel poverty.It would not be right for any Government to say that it should carry on providing a scheme if the research shows that the benefits are not there in that scheme.
The fact that we have a devolved settlement in Scotland, whereby Scottish ministers can lead in council meetings—previous Scottish ministers have done so—allows us to have the best of both worlds. We are part of a large member state, but we can also lead on issues that are of great concern to us.