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A
B
C
Setting
officer
the
proposals
that
were
published
by
the
UK
government
yesterday
do
not
look
at
this
stage
like
they
will
be
acceptable
to
the
European
Union.
They
also
seemed
to
break
all
of
the
promises
that
were
made
to
Ireland
at
the
start
of
the
brexit
process.
But,
aside
from
all
of
that,
these
proposals
would
take
Scotland
out
of
the
European
Union
out
of
the
single
market
out
of
the
customs
union,
all
against
our
will
and
they
suggest
a
much
looser
relationship
with
the
EU
are
much
harder
brexit
than
even
that
proposed
by
Teresa
me.
C
So
let
me
be
quite
clear,
as
I
have
been
crystal
clear
in
the
past.
I
would
support
something
like
that,
because
Scotland
doesn't
support
that
and
if
Jackson
Karl
or
was
interested
and
standing
up
for
Scotland
as
opposed
to
simply
standing
up
for
Boris
Johnson,
he
wouldn't
be
supporting
that
either.
B
Our
position
is
further
diddler
Tilly
and
uncertainty,
and
the
prospect
of
Jeremy
Corbyn
as
Prime
Minister,
to
which
this
First
Minister
is
disgracefully
open,
is
much
more
damaging
to
us
all
than
getting
the
sorted.
Now
we
are
at
the
we
are
at
the
eleventh
hour.
There
is
a
need
in
all
sites,
all
sites
to
compromise
if
we
are
going
to
reach
a
negotiated
settlement.
B
Yet
the
record
of
this
SNP
government
has
been
to
fail
to
do
so.
The
First
Minister
repeatedly
says
she
will
do
anything
possible
to
stop
no
deal
yet
despite
three
opportunities.
So
far
this
year
her
MPs
haven't
ever
voted
for
a
deal.
Does
she
regret
not
ordering
her
MPs
to
vote
for
a
deal
when
she
had
the
chance
First
Minister?
My.
C
Made
a
compromise
to
keep
us
in
the
single
market
and
the
customs
union
were
spawned
and
cast
aside
by
Teresa
me.
I
will
not
support
an
auction
that
takes
is
not
just
out
of
the
EU
but
out
of
the
single
market
and
the
customs
union.
But
Jasmine
can
law
has
no
credibility
on
this
or
perhaps
on
anything
else.
After
the
events
of
this
week,
he's
gone
from
being
an
enthusiastic
remainer
to
abolish
Johnson,
loving,
New
Deal
breaks
it
here
and
what
seems
like
a
heartbeat
to
use
the
language
of
the
Secretary
of
State
for
Scotland.
C
He
has
brought
the
Scottish
Tories
into
line
with
his
Westminster
bosses,
but
in
doing
that,
he
has
completely
abandoned
the
interest
of
the
Scottish
people.
Shame
on
him
for
that.
No
wonder
his
colleagues
now
want
to
get
rid
of
him.
I
had
to
see
I
thought
labour
well,
the
masters
when
it
came
to
getting
rid
of
leaders,
but
at
least
they
wait
until
the
leaders
elected
before
they
try
to
host
them.
Jackson
Carlos
about
to
be
Oh
STIs.
Before
he's
even
elected.
B
Jackson
Carla,
the
real
shame,
is
a
First
Minister
who
is
prepared
to
conspire
to
make
Jeremy
Corbyn
first
minister
of
this
country,
once
again
and
typically,
the
first
minister
confirms
that
there
has
never
been
a
referendum,
the
century
result
of
which
she's
prepared
to
accept,
support
or
implement.
That's
not
democracy
and
let's
just
examine
for
a
moment
what
the
first
ministers
plan
and
the
fantasy
talk
team
she
now
wants
to
run.
Britain
is
we've
got
the
Liberal
Democrats.
B
You
want
to
cancel
breaks
it
all
together
or
if
you're
Jaime's
or
if
you're
Jamie
Stone
their
official
Scotland
spokesman
to
support
nor
deal
over
Jeremy
Corbyn.
We
have
Jeremy
Corbyn,
who
wants
to
get
a
new
deal
and
then
possibly
campaign
against
it
in
a
referendum
he
may
or
may
not
support
and
were
topped
up
by
the
SNP
who
claim
they
will
do
everything
to
avoid
an
audio
breaks
that
other
than
to
actually
vote
for
a
deal
on
this
side.
We
want
a
deal
we'd
bought
for
a
deal.
B
C
Jackson
Karla
used
to
agree
with
me
on
that.
He
used
to
agree
that
if
that
wasn't
possible,
we
should
at
least
stay
in
the
single
market
in
the
customs
union.
He
used
to
agree
with
me
that
no
deals
should
be
avoided
at
all
costs.
No,
we
have
a
situation
where
Jackson
Carlos
position
can
be
simplified
to
simply
doing
whatever
Boris
Johnson
instructs
him
to
do.
C
He
doesn't
care
about
the
best
interests
of
the
Scottish
people,
I'm,
not
even
sure
he
cares
about
the
best
interests
of
the
Scottish
Conservative
Party,
because
back
in
No
Deal
is
certainly
not
in
those
interests.
I
think
Jackson
care
law
has
made
the
miscalculation
that
back
in
Boris
Johnson
is
the
best
way
to
remain
at
leader
of
the
Scottish
Conservative
Party,
but
I
have
to
say
his
colleagues
seem
to
have
a
completely
different
view
of
that.
Jackson
care
law
has
squandered
any
shred
of
credibility.
He
ever
had
Johnson
Carla.
B
If
the
First
Minister
had
the
courage
of
her
convictions,
she
would
have
thought
he'd
bought
it
for
a
general
election
several
weeks
ago,
and
there
would
have
been
an
opportunity
for
this
issue
to
have
been
resolved
before
the
31st
of
October.
She
had
her
chance
once
again.
Our
MPs
were
all
talk,
but
no
action,
presiding
officer,
Scottish
conserves
welcomed.
B
The
fact
that
in
the
EU
in
the
European
Commission
senior
figures
haven't
rushed
to
judgment
like
the
First
Minister
and
have
made
clear
that
they
are
prepared
to
examine
this
plan
in
detail,
and
we
urge
that
both
they
and
the
UK
government
continue
their
intensive
discussions
over
the
coming
days.
That,
rather
than
the
never
end
of
the
first
minister
supports,
is
the
best
way
to
get
this
resolved.
The
truth
is,
and
the
First
Minister's
confirmed
it.
The
SNP
doesn't
want
a
deal.
B
C
When
it
comes
to
Boris
Johnson's
proposals,
it's
probably
more
a
case
of
intensive
care
than
intensive
discussions.
Given
the
reactions
yesterday,
but
I
have
to
say,
I
have
to
say,
I,
don't
see
any
indication
that
these
proposals
will
be
acceptable
to
the
European
Union.
They
also
break
every
single
promise
that
was
made
to
Ireland
I.
Remember,
Ruth,
Davidson,
saying
that
she
would
never
ever
back
any
proposals
that
put
a
border
down
the
Irish
Sea.
Now,
of
course,
Jackson
car
law
has
completely
changed
his
position
on
that.
C
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
is
not
a
shred
of
principle
in
the
Scottish
Conservatives
possession
here,
they've
gone
from
enthusiastic
remainders
to
nor
do
black
the
tears
simply
because
they
have
been
instructed
to
do
so
by
Boris,
Johnson
I,
don't
whine!
Well,
Jason
Carlo
has
seen
that
I
don't
support
a
deal.
I,
don't
know
where
Jackson
paranoids
been
for
the
last
three
and
a
half
years,
I,
don't
support
Scotland,
be
taken
out
of
the.
C
Union
I
don't
want
Scotland
to
be
dragged
out
against
our
will
by
any
Tory
government.
That's
why
I'm
going
to
continue
to
press
for
Scotland's
place
in
the
European
Union
and
I'm,
going
to
continue
to
offer
a
choice
to
the
people
of
Scotland
so
that
we
can
choose
an
independent
future
as
a
way
of
protecting
that
relationship.
D
C
D
Thank
You
presiding
officer,
in
fact,
in
his
interim
report,
dr.
Strang
made
only
one
recommendation.
He
said
proposals
to
centralize
mental
health
services
in
Dundee
should
not
be
considered
before
and
I
quote.
A
comprehensive
review
of
mental
health
service
strategy
is
carried
out,
but
not
only
as
the
NHS
Tayside
failed
to
carry
out
that
review.
Worse
still,
the
board
is
pressing
ahead
with
the
centralization
of
those
services.
Speaking
in
the
last
week,
dr.
Strang
said,
and
I
quote
him
again.
It
is
disappointing.
D
This
was
the
only
recommendation
in
the
whole
report,
because
I
thought
it
was
urgently
needed.
First
Minister.
This
is
an
independent
inquiry
set
up
because
of
the
deep
concerns
of
families
who
have
lost
their
loved
ones
through
suicide.
So
why
is
there
no
urgency?
And
why
is
the
sole
recommendation
so
far
of
this
independent
inquiry
being
willfully
ignored.
C
Leonard
is
right
to
talk
about
the
seriousness
of
this
issue
and
the
impact
of
these
decisions
on
families
across
the
country.
Let
me
be
very
clear
that
when
an
independent
inquiry
makes
recommendations,
it
is
the
expectation
mean
of
the
Scottish
government
that
they
are
fully
taken
account
of
by
NHS
boards
and
I
would
expect
NHS
Tayside
to
take
account
of
the
recommendations
made
thus
far
by
David's,
trying
in
the
decision-making
process
around
mental
health
facilities
in
the
Teesside
area.
That
is
my
expectation
as
we
receive
the
final
recommendations
of
David's
trying.
C
A
D
Let's
remember
why
this
independent
inquiry
has
taken
place.
It
is
three
years
since
David
Ramsey
died
by
suicide
and
to
many
other
families
have
lost
their
loved
ones.
David's
niece
Gillian
told
me
just
yesterday
that
and
I
caught
her
NHS
Tayside
refused
to
listen.
They
refused
to
change.
They
are
being
allowed
to
carry
on
business
as
usual.
D
Things
are
getting
worse
at
NHS
Tayside,
not
better.
If
the
Independent
Expert
appointed
to
chair
this
inquiry,
a
man
with
considerable
experience,
says
his
recommendation
is
being
ignored.
This
might
despite
demanding
action
as
far
back
as
May
and
the
grieving
families
are
saying
that
things
are
getting
worse,
not
better
First
Minister,
your
expectation
is
not
being
met.
So
isn't
it
time
that
you
stepped
in
before
more
time
is
wasted
before
more
families
are
made
to
suffer
and
before
more
lives
and
needlessly
lost.
C
I,
of
course,
will
and
always
do
reflect
very
carefully
on
issues
that
are
raised
with
me
at
First,
Minister's,
Questions
and
I
will
do
that
today.
Given
the
seriousness
of
the
issues
that
have
been
raised
with
me
by
Richard,
Leonard
I
will
repeat
what
I
said
in
my
earlier
answer.
It
is
my
expectation
that
health
boards
properly
take
account
of
recommendations
like
this
one
in
the
decision-making
processes
that
they
are
required
to
undertake
and
I
will
certainly
consider
carefully
the
points
that
have
been
made
by
Richard
Leno
today.
C
I
would
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
put
on
record
again
my
condolences
to
the
family
of
David
Ramsey,
and
anybody
who,
whose
loved
one
have
lost
the
life
to
suicide,
how
sacred
she
would
be
very
willing
to
meet
with
his
family.
If
that
is
of
interest
to
hear
firsthand
the
concerns
they
have
about.
C
The
current
and
ongoing
situation
and
nhst
said
it
is
important
that
we
listen
to
the
lived
experience
of
patients
and
of
patients
relatives,
and
we
will
continue
to
do
that
in
good
faith
and,
in
all
sincerity
and
I'd,
be
happy
to
ask
the
health
secretary
to
write.
Richard
Leonard,
once
we
have
had
the
opportunity
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
consider
carefully
the
points
that
he
has
raised
in
the
courts
that
he
has
put
on
the
record
today.
E
You
for
sending
officer
NHS,
they
say
it
also
has
serious
financial
difficulties.
Well,
it's
just
been
advised
by
the
Scottish
Government,
that
is
winter
planning
budget
has
been
cut
in
half
from
seven
hundred
and
thirty
seven
thousand
pounds
last
year,
just
three
hundred
and
sixty
nine
thousand
this
winter
can
the
First
Minister
give
me
an
assurance.
C
In
terms
of
the
comment
model,
freezer
has
made
about
winter
planning
funding.
It's
not
quite
rate
point
is
the
health
secretary
has
announced
today
initial
allocations
to
health
boards.
We
will
continue
to
discuss
winter
plans
with
health
boards
and
look
to
see
what
further
financial
provision
is
required
to
help
support
them.
So
let
me
stress
very
clearly
today
to
the
chamber
and
to
health
boards
that
the
announcement
today
is
an
initial
allocation,
not
necessarily
the
end
of
that
process.
C
I
know
very
well,
not
just
there
as
First
Minister,
but
from
my
past
experience
as
health
secretary,
the
importance
of
winter
planning,
the
importance
of
keeping
winter
planning
under
review
and
the
importance
of
the
Scottish
Government
working
closely
with
health
boards
to
make
sure
that
planning
is
robust,
but
it
is
properly
resourced
as
well
and
in
terms
of
consequentials.
You
know
we
hear
a
lot
about
spending
commitments
and
consequentials
that
may
fall
from
the
spending
from
the
UK
government.
C
F
You
presiding
officer,
the
First
Minister
will
be
aware
that,
as
part
of
the
eu-us
trade
dispute,
the
US
has
published
a
list
of
products
from
the
EU
that
tariffs
of
25
percent
will
apply
to
from
the
18th
of
October.
These
include
a
range
of
iconic
Scottish
goods,
quest,
key
cashmere,
shortbread,
cheese
and
seafood.
The
financial
and
economic
impact
on
businesses
and
constituencies
like
mine
is
likely
to
be
huge.
Can
she
assure
Parliament
that
the
Scottish
government
will
press
UK
ministers
to
do
all
they
can
to
protect
Scotland's
interests.
C
But
I
think
you'll
Ross
for
raising
what
is
an
extremely
important
and
very
concerning
issue.
The
news
this
morning
is
profoundly
worrying
for
scotch
whisky
and
for
the
other
Scottish
products
that
yield
loss
has
mentioned
that
at
exported
to
the
United
States
in
terms
of
placing
UK
government
ministers
I
recently
wrote
to
the
Prime
Minister,
highlighting
the
threat
to
the
Scotch
whisky
industry.
In
particular.
C
I
discussed
the
issue
directly
with
the
SWE
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
and
we
will
continue
to
encourage
the
UK
government
to
support
a
negotiated
settlement
to
this,
and
we
support
the
efforts
of
the
EU
to
find
that
negotiated
settlement,
and
it
is
in
nobody's
interest
to
have
trade
wars
like
this.
Everybody
ends
up
a
loser
and
the
sooner
we
find
a
resolution
to
this.
The
better
and
I
would
encourage
you
key
ministers
it
to
what
card
to
do
so.
G
Agency
workers
at
Amazon
in
Dunfermline
face
withheld
wages,
unrealistic
performance
targets
and
hourly
rates
which
are
effectively
below
the
minimum
wage.
This
time
last
year,
the
First
Minister
welcomed
Amazon's
commitment
to
pay
the
living
wage.
But
what
action
will
she
take
this
year
to
ensure
that
Amazon
apply
fair
working
practices
to
all
staff.
A
C
Will
continue
to
press
all
employers,
including
Amazon,
to
use
fear
what
practices
around
the
living
wage
and
other
aspects
of
fear
work?
We
have,
as
the
member
will
be
aware,
made
commitments
to
our
field
work.
First
policy.
We
are
in
future
government
funding
streams,
grants
investments,
for
example,
will
be
made
a
conditional
or
in
fear
what
practice
is
being
followed.
H
Last
weekend,
severe
weather
and
flash
flooding
saw,
seven
bridges
destroyed
in
central
Aberdeenshire
and
numerous
roads.
Roads
damaged
I've
spoke
with
a
major
vegetable
producer
who
employs
a
hundred
people
who
has
had
access
to
his
premises,
severely
restricted
as
a
result,
and
there
are
also
numerous
households
in
rural
areas
severely
disadvantaged
due
to
the
Lord
and
bridge
damage.
I
have
been
talking
with
our
deanship
councils
officials
all
week
and
the
estimated
cost
of
these
repairs
will
run
to
millions
of
pounds.
C
Continue
in
dialogue
with
Aberdeen
showcase,
as
we
do
with
any
council
who
suffers
from
the
kinds
of
severe
weather
that
was
suffered
in
Aberdeenshire
last
week,
that
are
recognized
and
well
used
schemes
in
place.
But
in
addition
to
that,
we
have
ongoing
dialogue
with
councils
and
will
seek
to
help
at
whatever.
We
can
I
know
how
much
of
an
impact
the
flash
flooding
had
and
how
much
of
that
impact
has
still
been
felt,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
impact
is
mitigated
as
soon
as
possible.
Question.
I
On
Monday
I'm,
a
Douglas
Dawson
at
st.
Andrew's
house
Carol,
the
local
authorities
have
been
unable
to
provide
a
care
package
so
that
he
can
go
home
and
he's
been
stuck
there
for
18
months.
No,
they
want
to
charge
him
26,000
poems
for
24-hour
care
that
he
doesn't
need
in
a
care
home
that
he
doesn't
want
to
live
in.
Mr.
Dawson
told
me,
this
is
a
completely
degrading
way
of
dealing
with
someone
who
just
wants
to
go
home.
Does
the
First
Minister
agree
First.
C
Strongly
as
Welli
Rainey
will
appreciate,
I,
don't
do
all
the
details
of
mr.
Dawson's
case
if
he
wants
to
share
those
with
me
and
with
the
health
secretary.
I
will
look
into
that
as
a
matter
of
urgency
and
we've
taken
action
and
arranger
ways
from
integrating
health
and
social
care
to
increasing
the
the
funding
at
going
specifically
to
social
care,
to
make
sure
that
we
do
just
delete
discharges
and
that
people
are
in
the
care
setting
that
is
most
appropriate
to
their
needs.
Sometimes
and
I'm
not
saying
this
is
the
case
with
mr.
C
I
If
the
government
had
kept
its
bad
blocking
promise
four
years
ago,
mr.
Dawson
would
not
be
subject
to
this
degrading
treatment
and
he
is
not
alone.
There
have
been
two
million
unnecessary
bed
stays
in
Scottish
hospitals,
since
Scottish
Ministers
promised
to
stop
this
practice
completely.
There
is
a
homecare
crisis
across
the
country
and
it
is
getting
worse
in
faith
alone.
There
are
four
hundred
people
waiting
for
a
care
package.
People
in
real
need,
look
to
the
government,
listened
to
their
promises
and
have
been
left
waiting
and
abandoned.
C
As
I
said
in
my
original
answer,
I
don't
know
the
circumstances
of
mr.
Dawson's
case,
so
I
can't
draw
conclusions
about
what
the
reasons
for
that
I
thought,
Willy
Rainey
has
described
to
me-
is
not
acceptable
for
any
individual
to
be
going
through,
but
I
will
look
into
that
case.
More
generally,
we
have,
over
the
last
few
years,
seen
delayed
discharges
coming
down.
Overall,
it
remains
a
challenge.
That's
why
we
have
integrated
tales
of
Social
Care.
That's
why
we're
investing
more
funds,
specifically
in
social
care?
C
That's
why
some
of
the
other
work
around
waiting
times,
particularly
in
accident
emergency,
is
so
important,
because
these
issues
are
so
interconnected.
We
will
continue
to
take
the
action
we
need
to
take
as
well,
of
course,
is
supporting
and
extending
free
personal
care
for
people
who
need
it
in
order
that
people
everybody
across
Scotland
gets
the
care
that
they
need
and
in
the
setting
that
they
need,
and
that's
the
commitment
is
very
important
to
me
and
to
the
government
further.
J
The
First
Minister
aware
of
the
new
report
menu
for
change
out
this
week,
produced
by
Oxfam
poverty,
Alliance
and
others,
which
shows
that
Scots
are
being
pushed
into
food
insecurity
by
low
wages,
zero
hours
contracts
and
delays
in
receiving
Universal
Credit.
Does
the
First
Minister
agree
that
Social
Security
safety
net
is
failing
to
catch
too
many
people
and
what
kind
of
Scottish
government
do
to
stop
people
becoming
hungry
and
my
constituency
and
throughout
Scotland,
including
this
police,
taking
full
control
over
welfare
policy?
First.
C
I
absolutely
agree
that
nobody
should
experience
food
insecurity
in
a
country
as
prosperous
as
Scotland
as
the
report
from
menu
for
change.
This
week
highlights
the
impact
of
the
UK
government's
punitive
welfare
changes
and
welfare
cuts,
and
we
will
continue
to
challenge
those
cuts
and
we
will
continue
to
call
for
a
halt
to
universal
credit,
which
is
clearly
causing.
So
many
of
these
problems,
in
addition
to
that
or
athina
half
million
pounds
for
food
fund
supports
dignified
responses
to
food
insecurity,
and
just
last
week
we
announced
an
additional
1
million
pounds.
C
Investment
through
the
charity,
fair
share
to
support
community
resilience
to
the
impacts
of
brakes
on
food
and
security,
and
the
Scottish
Welfare
Fund
provides
vital
support
to
those
needing
access
to
emergency
funding.
To
help
with
the
course
of
essentials
such
as
food
and
heating,
and
since
its
start
in
2013,
over
200
million
pounds
has
been
paid
out
to
more
than
330
thousand
households
in
crisis.
C
So
we
will
continue
to
do
everything
we
can,
but,
as
I
see
very
often
in
this
chamber
until
all
of
the
powers
over
welfare
lie
in
the
hands
of
this
government
and
not
in
the
hands
of
governments
at
Westminster,
we
will
continue
to
be
doing
this
with
one
hand
tied
behind
our
back,
and
that
is
not
acceptable.
Jenny.
K
Years
ago
this
week,
the
Parliament
you
Nana
unanimously
voted
for
the
human
trafficking
and
exploitation
Act
section
11
of
that
Act
gives
unaccompanied
children.
The
legal
protection
and
support
of
the
Scottish
guardianship
service.
Make
no
mistake:
how
important
this
as
children
trafficked
into
Scotland
many
from
Vietnam,
with
no
idea
where
they
are
no
parent
or
guardian
to
look
after
them
are
alone
and
extremely
vulnerable
to
criminal
gangs.
Four
years
later,
this
protection
has
not
been
enacted
by
the
Scottish
government.
K
C
Wait
Jenny
made
on
that
specific
point
and
be
able
to
give
heard
a
few
answer
and
why
it's
not
enacted
so
far
and
the
timescale
for
bringing
that
into
force,
because
it
is
an
important
issue.
More
generally
can
I
take
the
opportunity
to
commend
and
pay
tribute
to
the
work
of
the
Scottish
guardianship
service.
I
visited
some
young
people
who
are
under
the
care
and
support
of
that
service
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
and
I
saw
for
myself
the
benefit
to
them
of
that.
C
L
Presiding
officer
I'm
receiving
a
growing
number
of
emails
from
constituents
and
Edinburgh
solicitors
in
relation
to
flats
in
the
city
that
can't
be
sold.
Do
attitude
of
lenders
who
refusing
to
lend
for
properties
with
our
iminium
cladding
surveyors,
are
even
giving
home
reports
with
zero
valuation,
meaning
people
are
people's
homes,
are
unsalable
I'll,
be
speaking
with
stakeholders
next
week
and
can
I
ask
the
First
Minister
for
her
government's
assistance
in
sorting
out
what
appears
to
be
a
growing
problem.
C
I'm
very
happy
to
look
into
this
specific
issue
in
more
detail.
We
do
want
to
make
sure
that
we
help
in
any
way
we
can
with
any
homeowner
who
finds
themselves
in
this
position.
It's
Andy
Whiteman
wants
to
share
some
of
the
evidence
he's
gathered
in
from
constituents
with
us.
Then
the
hosting
minister
be
very
happy
to
have
a
discussion
to
see
what
additional
support
the
Scottish
government
may
be
able
to
offer
sound.
M
Of
weights
before
they
mark
Griffin,
hey.
Thank
you
very
much
presiding
officer.
A
first
minister
youÃll
be
aware
of
the
decision
of
the
High
Court
today
in
regards
to
waspy
women
and
that
they
have
unfortunately
lost
their
case
with
the
First.
Minister
agree
with
me
that
the
UK
government
must
acknowledge
the
suffering
and
disadvantage
cause
for
these
transition
periods
for
these
women
and
which
she
also
agree
with
me
that
a
payment
should
be
made
by
the
UK
government
to
all
waspy
women.
C
N
You
saying
no
sir
Cummings
you
here
set
to
cause
the
fact
in
common
old,
with
the
loss
of
130
jobs
after
30
years
of
loyal
service
by
community
can
ask
the
First
Minister
of
the
Scottish
government
will
intervene
along
with
unite
the
Union,
to
do
everything
possible
to
save
those
vital
jobs.
Christmas
well,.
C
As
the
Scottish
government
always
does,
in
these
circumstances,
we
will
work
with
a
company,
and
certainly
with
trade
unions,
to
see
whether
that
is
any
action
we
can
reasonably
take
within
the
constraints
we
operate
within,
to
try
to
save
jobs
and
save
the
the
company.
That
is
always
the
first
step
we
take
if
that
doesn't
prove
possible
and
we're
not
yet
a
stage
where
I
can
say
that
in
this
particular
case,
we
then
bring
to
be
of
the
resources
of
the
government
to
try
to
help
people
find
alternative
employment.
C
We
are
always
interventionist
in
these
situations
later
on
I'm,
about
to
answer
a
question
where
I'll
be
making
this
very
point
that
we
always
seek
to
intervene
where
we
can,
it
wouldn't
always
be
possible,
but
it's
not
possible.
We
provide
whatever
help
we
can.
My
thoughts
are
very
much
with
the
workers
in
this
case,
because
I
know
what
a
difficult
time
it
will
be
for
them.
At
the
moment,
question.
O
C
Should
be
the
victim
of
abuse
or
violence?
Well,
it
worked.
Attacks
against
our
police
officers
are
despicable
and
perpetrators
must
be
dealt
with
in
the
strongest
possible.
We
there
is
a
wage
range
of
powers
available
to
tackle
such
crimes,
and
we
fully
support
the
crown
office
and
Procurator
Fiscal
Service
in
dealing
robustly
with
perpetrators.
C
The
police
and
fire
reform
act
enables
penalties
of
up
to
12
months
imprisonment
at
10,000
pounds,
fine
or
both
following
conviction
for
offenses
against
emergency
services
staff
and
we're
also
introducing
restitution
orders,
which
is
a
new
financial
penalty
that
can
oblige
offenders
to
contribute
to
the
cost
of
support
services
for
police
officers
and
staff.
Who've
been
assaulted,
as.
A
O
Thank
the
First
Minister
for
that
comprehensive
reply.
Does
she
agree
the
repeal
of
the
offence
of
behavior
of
football
and
threatening
communications?
Scotland
Act,
driven
through
this
Parliament
by
the
opposition
parties,
I
sent
a
signal
that
behavior
considered
unacceptable
just
a
couple
of
years
ago,
less
reprehensible,
and
can
the
First
Minister
provide
an
update
on
what
measures
have
been
taken
to
enable
police
officers
to
work
safely
and
help
me
respond
to
attacks
and
an
appropriate,
effective
manner?
First
Minister
well.
C
Yes,
I
agree
with
Kenny
Gibson
I've
consistently
said
that
the
repeal
of
the
act,
in
my
opinion,
sent
entirely
the
wrong
signal.
The
Scottish
government
resisted
repeal
because
no
viable
alternative
was
offered
at
that
time
and,
as
we
have
clearly
seen
since
the
issue
of
sectarianism,
football
has
not
gone
away.
Repealing
the
Act
rather
than
seeking
to
strengthen
it,
took
away
important
protections
to
help
us
address
the
issue,
and
we
know
how
to
deal
with
the
consequences
of
this.
C
The
tactics
used
by
police
Scotland
to
police
events
and
parades
are
obviously
an
operational
matter
for
the
Chief
Constable.
However,
I
know
the
old
police
officers
receive
regular
officer
safety,
training
and
all
public
order.
Officers
receive
additional
training
and
have
access
to
enhanced
protective
equipment
number.
A
C
Published
a
full
set
of
oddities
consolidated
accounts
for
the
financial
year
2018-19
last
week,
including
detailed
disclosures
on
the
value
of
the
government's
loans
and
investments.
Our
support
for
private
companies
has
protected
hundreds
of
jobs
and
ensured
key
economic
infrastructure
and
business
assets
are
preserved
for
future
productive
use,
and
we
will
continue
to
support
companies
and
what
foresees
facing
challenges,
not
least
those
facing
the
dire
economic
consequences
of
a
new
deal
break.
Sir
Jamie.
P
Green
I
thank
the
First
Minister
for
responding
and
mentioning
the
government's
accounts
because
responding
to
the
government's
published
accounts,
the
audit
of
the
General
for
Scotland
is
quoted
as
saying
the
government's
financial
reporting
has
taken
a
step
backwards.
Parliament
needs
better
information
to
be
able
to
better
scrutinize
ministers,
financial
decision
making
First
Minister.
Do
you
accept
that
writing
off
such
large
sums
of
money
only
adds
to
public
spending
pressures,
and
do
you
accept
the
Auditor
General's
criticisms
over
your
government's
financial
transparency
and
reporting.
C
Well,
we
will
take
on
board
all
recommendations
of
the
Auditor
General,
our
own
financial
reporting,
but
on
the
issue
of
investments
to
protect
and
preserve
jobs,
I'm
afraid
I
take
a
different
view
to
that
expressed
by
the
Conservatives.
These
loans
and
investments
were
made
for
the
purposes
of
protecting
vital
businesses
and
jobs
and
I
think
it
says
a
lot
about
the
Tories
that
last
week
they
described
that
as
and
I,
quoting
a
waste
of
money
and
I
do
take
a
different
view.
C
This
government,
as
I've
just
set
out
earlier
it
follows
an
active
industrial
policy
and
we
are
prepared
to
step
in
when
action
is
required
to
safeguard
industries
and
preserve
jobs
and
I
would
have
thought
that
Jamie
Green,
given
the
region
he
represents,
would
have
welcomed
the
steps
we've
taken
to
support
the
workforces
of
Ferguson,
marina
at
Port
Glasgow
and
the
staff
of
the
former
Texas
Instruments
plan
in
Greenock.
These
two
interventions
alone.
C
Q
Thank
You
upsetting,
also
saying
also
the
lines
to
Ferguson
marina,
Port
Glasgow
were
important
at
the
time
and
equally
are
so
no
and
there's
a
false.
They
agree
with
me
that
the
decision
by
the
administrator
and
also
the
subsequent
announcement
yesterday
as
to
all
new
e
Ferguson
marine,
can
safeguard
jobs
and
build
warships
which
provides
the
future
for
my
constituents
want
to
see
for
the
art.
Q
C
I
do
agree.
The
bottom
line
here
is:
if
the
government
hadn't
acted
in
the
way
we
had
acted.
There
would
be
no
Ferguson
marine
right
now,
and
none
of
those
jobs
would
exist
right
now.
An
action
in
bringing
Ferguson's
under
public
control
has
ensured
that
the
jobs
are
protected,
that
the
yard
has
stayed
open
and
that
much-needed
new
theories
can
be
completed.
C
The
administrators,
of
course,
have
concluded
that,
despite
other
beds
been
submitted
for
the
yard,
the
government's
offer
presents
the
best
outcome
for
creditors,
so
administrators
are
now
in
discussion
with
the
government
to
agree
final
terms
of
a
sale
and
expect
this
to
be
completed
within
the
next
four
weeks.
Where
we
recognize
there
is
still
a
lot
more
to
be
done.
Our
actions
have
ensured
that
there
will
be
a
future
for
Ferguson's
shipyard,
and
that
is
the
right
action
to
have
been
taken
with.
A
R
C
Exactly
what
we
are
doing
and
I
should
say
lately.
In
my
view,
labour
regularly
calls
on
us
to
step
and
I've
just
had
to
Liberal
MSP
today,
calling
on
us
to
step
in
in
another
case,
which
we
will
consider
doing
as
we
always
consider
doing.
It
is
not
always
possible
for
us
to
step
in
because
all
of
these
investment
decisions
have
to
be
subject
to
proper
due
diligence,
and
we
have
to
be
satisfied
that
we
are
acting
within
the
law.
S
C
Minister
well,
I
think
it's
to
be
welcomed
that
the
stigma
around
mental
health
is
breaking
down
and
that
people
are
coming
forward
to
get
the
help
they
need.
We
have
demonstrated
our
commitment
to
supporting
the
mental
well-being
of
children
and
young
people,
including
through
the
250
million
pounds,
commitment
to
support
positive
mental
health
for
children
and
young
people.
C
We're
taking
measures
to
strengthen
support
available
in
communities,
including
the
development
of
our
national
24/7
crisis,
support
service
and
provision
of
community
well-being
services
and
were
building
the
capacity
of
schools
to
provide
early
support,
ensuring
that
every
secondary
school
have
access
to
counselling
service
by
next
September
and
training.
An
additional
250
school
nurses
by
2022
we're
also
working
closely
with
NHS
boards
across
Scotland
to
improve
access
to
Kam's
Monica.
S
The
First
Minister
for
that
answered
earlier
this
year
and
soon
after
his
GP
explained
that
it
would
take
a
very
long
time
to
get
account
appointments.
My
constituent
Keo
Stevens,
who
was
just
14,
completed
suicides.
His
family
are
not
looking
to
apportion
blame,
but
they
do
want
to
make
sure
that
no
other
family
experiences
the
same
painful
and
preventable
loss
and
the
past
year.
Seven
and
a
half
thousand
children
and
young
people
in
Scotland
were
refused
access
to
specialist
mental
health
services
and
did
not
even
make
it
onto
our
waiting
lists.
S
We
have
no
record
of
what
support
if
any
was
offered
so
after
a
year.
So
after
a
year
of
thing
that
it
would
well,
the
Scottish
government
came
out
today
to
implementing
the
29
recommendations,
said
it's
energetic
to
the
Pharos
audits
and
put
an
end
to
children
and
young
people
being
turned
away
from
specialist
mental
health
support
when
they
need
it
most
First.
C
Can
I?
Firstly,
it
can
be
my
deepest
condolences
to
Carol's
family
and
in
terms
of
the
question
we
are
working
to
implement
all
of
those
recommendations
and
it's
right
that
we
do
so
in
terms
of
referrals.
To
comes,
we
see
the
numbers
of
referrals
accepted
increasing
over
the
last
number
of
years.
The
number
of
referrals
are
increasing
as
well,
but
the
numbers
accepted
have
increased,
but
Monica
Lennon
is
absolutely
right
where
a
referral
is
rejected
and
should
only
be
rejected
with
the
reason
for
that
is
legitimate.
C
C
We
must
absolutely
make
sure
that
there
is
the
access
to
comes
that
young
people
need,
but
often
we
have
young
people
refer
to
cams,
because
the
community
support
is
not
there
and
it
would
be
better
that
the
access
that
community
supports
were
building
up
the
community
services
as
important
a
part
of
this,
and
we
are
working
it
with
considerable
investment
on
all
aspects
of
that
approach.
Any.
T
You
presiding
officer
and
Glasgow
more
than
ten
ten
children
and
young
people
are
waiting
longer
than
18
weeks
to
be
seen,
I
figure
actually
worse
than
a
year
ago.
On
top
of
that,
you
know,
with
5%
of
patients
in
Glasgow
had
to
be
anywhere
between
36
and
52
weeks
to
receive
treatment.
When
the
SNP
government
made
promises
less
time
last
year
to
radically
overhaul
mental
health
services,
people
expect
it
to
see
it
fall
through.
Instead
of
warm
words.
A
C
Will
continue
to
implement
the
measures
that
we
set
last
year
and
that
we
are
making
progress
in
implementing?
We
are
seeing
more
people
coming
forward
for
mental
health
support,
and
that
is
a
good
thing
and
it's
something
we
should
welcome,
but
we
must
build
up
the
services
to
make
sure
that
that
increased
demand
can
be
properly
met.
That
means
making
sure
that
we
invest
more
in
camp
services.
C
U
C
Dedicated
facility
for
Child
and
Adolescent
Mental
Health
in
Aberdeen,
officially
opened.
Yesterday,
though,
the
facility
has
been
operational
in
advance
of
the
official
opening
and
the
Scottish
government
provided
1
million
pounds
for
the
new
unit
facilities
like
this
one
I,
the
future
for
Child
and
Adolescent
Mental
Health
Services.
C
It
has
been
purpose
designed
for
children
and
young
people,
with
mental
health
issues
and
at
a
number
of
different
services
available
under
one
roof
and
having
that
coordination
between
services
is
absolutely
crucial
and
in
terms
of
the
next
waiting
times
update
for
the
court
attending
at
September
29.
Those
statistics
are
due
to
be
published
in
early
December
and.
V
C
Scottish
Government
is
committed
to
ensuring
that
everyone,
regardless
of
gender,
has
access
to
the
best
care
and
treatment.
The
report
by
the
British
Heart
Foundation
Scotland,
which
has
published
this
week,
bias
and
biology.
It
raises
really
important
issues
about
inequality
between
men
and
women
in
the
diagnosis
and
treatment
of
heart
disease.
A
program
for
government
commits
establishing
a
women's
health
plan
to
reduce
inequalities
in
health
outcomes
which
a
fake
woman,
and
that
includes
reducing
inequalities
related
to
cardiac
disease
who
work
closely
with
the
third
sector,
including
the
British
Heart
Foundation.
As
we
develop
that
plan.
C
V
Whittle
poster
for
that
answer,
I
think
this
parliament
is
quickly
at
the
plate
of
the
work
it
does
in
highlighting
issues
with
gender
bias.
However,
as
the
first
minister
stated,
research
funded
by
the
British
Heart
Foundation
and
almost
has
uncovered
that
at
every
stage,
diagnosis,
treatment
and
aftercare
women
who
have
heart
attacks
receive
parochial
and
Men
underlying
all
of
us
is
this
common
misconception
that
coronary
heart
disease
and
heart
attacks
is
our
man's
disease.
V
C
I
think
this
is
a
really
important
issue
and
in
some
respects,
I
think
Scotland
is
probably
slightly
ahead
of
other
countries
and
both
recognizing
this
and
starting
to
tackle
it.
The
British
Heart
Foundation
publication
was
an
important
contribution
to
this.
It
supplements
some
of
the
research
that
was
in
the
book
by
Caroline
cleared
of
headers.
It
was
published
recently
as
well,
and
there
are
many
issues
here,
but
in
particular
that
is
the
issue
which
bring
with
who
has
referred
to
that.
C
Often
symptoms
of
heart
attack
manifesting
differently
in
women
to
men,
but
often
when
we
think
of
somebody
having
a
heart
attack,
we
think
of
the
symptoms
that
men
will
tend
to
have
there's
also
issues
around
some
of
the
treatments
will
perhaps
not
be
tailored
properly
to
women's
biology.
So
these
are
all
big
big
issues
that
I
think
the
first
step
to
tackling
is
making
sure
that
is
a
proper
and
detailed
and
in-depth
understanding
and
then
through.
The
actions
that
are
set
out,
particularly
the
women's
health
plan,
be
very
systematic
and
how
we're
tackling
that.
C
A
Thank
you
very
much,
and
that
concludes
the
First
Minister's
Questions.
We're
going
to
move
on
shortly
to
members
business
in
the
name
of
Morris
Cory
on
great
british
beach
clean,
but
well
just
will
actually
suspend
for
a
few
minutes
to
alone
members
and
to
change
seats
and
also
for
new
members
to
come
into
the
public
gallery.
A
short
suspension.