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All the building blocks are there to be used, so let us get on with it.I agree entirely with the point about efficiency: it was pretty much the nub of what we were getting at in 2006.
As ever, if questions and answers are short and succinct, we may get through more questions. Unfortunately, question 1 was not lodged and a less than satisfactory explanation has been provided.
We begin with questions on rural affairs, food and the environment. In order to get in as many members as possible, I invite short and succinct questions and answers, please.
The questions are on finance, employment and sustainable growth. In order to get as many members in as possible, I would prefer short and succinct questions, with answers to match.
We are all aware—even in relation to my previous answer—that the closer someone gets to 65, the more difficult it is for them to get another job, especially one that pays the equivalent of an MSP's salary.
There is no silver bullet that will get people to act differently. That area pushes up against the boundary of analysis and gets into the policy space.
Are most of your members smaller members of the trade, and are they having difficulty in getting money from the banks to help them to get on with the job?