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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 6 July 2025
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Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

You are saying that, in effect, the levy is a training tax. Businesses might have been spending or planning to spend that money on training, so you can understand where Willie Rennie is coming from if those businesses say, “Actually, our margins, profitability and budgets are not sufficient to sustain an additional payment towards training.” That is understandable, is it not, from a business point of view?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

Thank you, Oliver. We turn finally to Ross Greer, who is now on a stable link.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

Do you mention the 4 per cent because you think that it should be more?

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Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

Some people might say that apprenticeship is a higher road rather than an equal road.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

That is good, Frank. Michael Marra has a short supplementary question.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

Is that question for Frank Mitchell or Allan Colquhoun?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

Sharon Drysdale is saying that she wants to come back in on that. That would be very helpful. Maybe Allan Colquhoun can tell us what he would like to see the outcomes being the next time he is invited to appear before the committee.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

I will bring in Ross Greer, followed by Fergus Ewing.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

We seem to have a problem with Ross Greer’s connection, which is a great pity. We will bring him back in as soon as he reappears.

Oh, hang on, Ross Greer has reappeared.

No, he has disappeared again. We will go to Fergus Ewing now and come back to Ross Greer when we have a stable line to him. Fergus, would you mind coming in?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Skills: Alignment with Business Needs

Meeting date: 15 December 2021

Stephen Kerr

Thank you. We now turn to the deputy convener, Kaukab Stewart.