Scottish National Party MSP for South Scotland
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2016 — Election
Emma Roddick was correct when she said that Brexit is not just a historic date that has happened, and that is it—“It is done; move on.” The impact is on-going. The cabinet secretary outlined that Scotland is paying a high price for a failing Brexit that Scotland did not vote for. As I said, the full economic consequences of exiting the EU are still to be realised eight years on from...
I ask Mr Carson to give me one wee second. I knew that he would be on his feet during my speech. During the general election campaign, Jackie Baillie said that Labour was open to talks, but there has been no progress on the matter so far, despite the First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands consistently raising the issue with UK ministers.
I absolutely get what Mr Carson is speaking about regarding many of the things that he mentions. One thing that Scotland has done to address issues around rural GPs is the Scottish graduate entry medicine programme. Everybody forgets to big up ScotGEM, but it has been so successful for Dumfries and Galloway. Of course we have challenges with housing and so on, but today we are supposed to be...
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