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Rising energy bills, inflation and increased employer national insurance contributions have created around £50 million in extra costs for Scotland’s educational institutions.
We were in the north of Ireland the other day talking about how, over there, for every pound invested in live performances, an extra £1.27 is returned to the local economy.
That is part of the reason why we were able to give an extra £5.2 billion to the Scottish Government, which was the largest-ever uplift in the Scottish Government’s budget, and it was delivered by the UK Labour Government.
Does Paul Sweeney agree that that might have been a sensible way of doing it, rather than just walking away from the situation, as the Government has done? I will give the member an extra 30 seconds. I appreciate that point.
That other element falls within the net zero budget line; we are due to receive an extra £4.15 million, I think, in capital, to support the AECS scheme for the coming year.
In England, additional support is given to schools that have a high proportion of service children, who need a lot of extra support to ensure that they can get back into the rhythm of education.
I appreciate that that would be an extra piece of work for you and that it might even be outside your statutory requirements, but would that extra piece of analysis give people more confidence in the value of the work that you do?
If I have time, I will. Presiding Officer? We have no extra time. If we have no extra time, I will, regrettably, not take Michelle Thomson’s intervention.