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We have made additional funding available to the SMSA—in December last year, we provided it with an extra £100,000 as part of the direct response to supporting sheds during Covid.
If there is, I would not hesitate to go to ministers and say that we need to fill the gap and that we need an extra board member or two extra board members.
The joint working group also specifically recommended the removal of any extra barriers to the bringing forward of complaints that are made more than a year after the complainer becomes aware of the misconduct.
Presiding Officer, I hope that I get a bit of extra time. In bringing my remarks to a close, I will highlight the work of the charity Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association Forces Help, which is exhibiting in Parliament this week.
By 2032, one in eight retirees will be renting. That is a significant extra cost that will have to be met by an increasing number of retired people who are not working and on a low income.
I think the clearest way to put it is that, if we are looking to improve outcomes for children, the evidence does not suggest that providing extra hours for children who are already receiving childcare does much to improve outcomes for children.
If I understand you correctly, you are saying that you will be making extra checks on the centres. When we took evidence, we heard about some incidents.