I want to confirm that this Government will not oppose this motion, call for a vote tomorrow or vote against it. In fact, I doubt there is anyone in this Chamber who would disagree that education and training will play a central part in economic recovery and job creation in the years ahead and that education and training should therefore be protected as a priority area for funding in future budgets. The resources that have been put into education in this country over the past number of decades are proof of the importance attached to a having a well educated workforce, which has provided this small country with a very valuable competitive advantage and has played a key role in our economic development.

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