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Following the First Minister’s announcement in January of a national mission to save and improve lives, I am pleased that we have secured time for this very important debate before the end of the parliamentary session to update Parliament on the work that is being pursued to address rising drug-related deaths, which is Scotland’s other public health emergency and Scotland’s national...
I appreciate the point that Mr Findlay makes. He might not know it, but I, too, appreciate challenging and prickly voices, and I am determined to hear the widest range of voices and views. To do that, we will bring together existing organisations to provide that voice of lived and living experience for the first time. I believe that that marks a significant new approach in how we reach those...
I will come on to how the Government will lead the plans at a national level in more detail and how funding will be used as a lever for change. To go back to the naloxone training, only last week a police officer was able to use their kit—just two hours after being trained—on someone who had had an overdose, thus helping to keep them alive until paramedics arrived. It is vital that we...
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RSS feed (?)Former Scottish National Party MSP for Almond Valley
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007 — Election
Left the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2021 — Dissolved for election
Also represented Livingston
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