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Thank you, Sam. Lisa, given that you've listened to the points that Sam and Jenny have made, is there anything you want to add? By all means, if you don't need to add anything, please say so.
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Very briefly. The clock is ticking, and I want to get Lisa in to maybe comment.
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Just before you come in, Barry, I know that Jenny wanted to talk about this, and it might inform an answer.
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Okay. Sam.
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Sam, could I just bring Hefin in? I think he indicated that he had a supplementary on this point.
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Okay, Jenny? Thank you, Jenny. Sam.
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Grant, how does it need to be done?
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Barry, if we start with you, and we'll do our usual routine of Grant and then Lisa.
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Thank you, Hefin. Jenny.
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Hold on. I want to call Lisa in now, Hefin—
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Hefin, I'm keen to ask Grant and Lisa to comment on the two points you've already made, so that they don't feel it's just a one-way conversation. So, Grant and then Lisa.
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Yes, please. On each one, if we start with Barry and go through.
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Okay. Thank you. Hefin.
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Thank you, Grant. Luke.
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Thank you. On this section, the last point, Grant.
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Lisa indicated first, then I'll come to you, Grant, if I may. Lisa.
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You touched in your earlier response on resource. As a politician sitting this side of the desk, witnesses always talk about resource. Are you confident that the apprenticeship network is sufficiently resourced to achieve the goals of the statement? Again, I…
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Barry.
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So, it can be done.
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—but from your experience, how could it be shortened?
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Just before I bring you back in, Barry, just on your point about how it took twice as long to get the process done as it did to devise the scheme, have you got a suggestion for the committee as to how that process could be shortened? Because I don’t think…
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Okay, thank you. Sorry, Grant, yes.
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That was very helpful, that timeline you just offered us there, Grant. Lisa.
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Thank you. Grant.
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Thank you very much. I'll open the questioning, if I may. In February of 2024, the Government issued a statement about what they expected in the field of apprenticeships here in Wales, and, obviously, Medr came into being in August of last year. I'd be keen…
