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I cannot sit here today and give you an answer to that; I simply offer the reassurance that it is currently very live. I recognise that the end of the month is a significant date in that context. We are in a very challenging situation with the finances, and we are still trying to find a solution.

We are aware of the good use to which colleges have put that fund.

I go back to what I said about the significant budget challenges that we are facing. We are still working through the entirety of that. I hope that we will be in a position to make an announcement about the flexible workforce development fund very shortly.

I go back to what I said to Mr Rennie previously about how I want to approach that and about the relationship with the universities, in particular. We have committed to a meeting with the universities next week on this specific issue, and I want to involve them as closely as I can in finalising the strategy.

I will bring in Nicola Nisbet on that.

Given the numbers, no—not at this stage.

Prior to coming to the committee today, we were talking about the need to ensure that all regulations that cover this area are kept up to date as far as possible. That is, therefore, very much our intention—while accepting that a variety of pressures exist in Government.

I refer Mr Kerr to the answer that I gave when I was sitting here a few weeks ago.

It is not an issue that I am alive to, but please bear in mind that I have been in post for about nine weeks.

I think you are talking about gaming the system.

That is not going to happen.