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Violence against women and girls is a global problem and a blight on our society, so it falls to all of us in the chamber to do everything that we can to tackle it. I am proud to support the “It’s Time” campaign by the Sunday Post, to challenge and eradicate violence against women and girls, and I welcome the fact that John Swinney has pledged his support, too. However, the...
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I thank the First Minister for his response, but the facts speak for themselves. The promised sexual offences court is still not in place, and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service claims that it has had no extra money to deliver that. It is not enough just to get cases heard in court; women are being failed even after abusers are known to the justice system. We all...
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I thank the First Minister for that, but actions speak louder than words, so I want to press him on the timetable for GPS tracking, because women’s lives are being lost while it is not in place. The epidemic of violence against women and girls in Scotland demands immediate action. We cannot afford any more delay. A year after the Women’s Rights Network published data on sexual...
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I listened carefully to the minister’s response. Although I join in welcoming the temporary lifting of traffic lights, they are due to return in September, causing more disruption for businesses and residents. As the minister has acknowledged, the Rest and Be Thankful campaign group has suggested an alternative solution that would be quicker and cheaper. Will the Scottish Government...
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The proposals for Hawick and Helensburgh fire stations are essentially the same: a move to a day shift duty system while relying on on-call firefighters at night and at weekends. Attendance during on-call shifts drops off dramatically and leads to delays in crews attending incidents, with potentially devastating results. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service does not appear to have published...
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The report “The Best Start—A Five-year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland” recommended developing three to five neonatal intensive care units, yet the Scottish Government has agreed to reduce the number to three. Aside from the impact at Ninewells, that will result in the downgrading of the award-winning Wishaw neonatal unit. We also know that the lack of capacity...
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Thank you, Presiding Officer. [Interruption.] Oh! Did I make that noise with the microphone? I will start the debate on a consensual note. I very much welcome Angela Constance to her new post as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care. I have considerable respect for her as an individual—I hope that my saying that is not career ending for her—and as a politician, and I wish her...
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I absolutely agree that we need innovation and to be able to move forward, and that it is not a case of putting one thing against another. However, we have not thought through how to secure continuity of care and how to make other aspects work better, such as deciding where test results go when they show up—to the GP or to the walk-in clinic. I do not have a GP walk-in clinic in my area;...
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