Aileen Campbell: ...provides an opportunity to learn from the past and encourages us to work together to tackle hatred and prejudice so that we can create a stronger, more inclusive future for everyone. Daniel Johnson emotionally addressed the challenges that are felt in his party and sent a message to his colleagues that his party should be held to a higher standard, and Anas Sarwar talked about the things...
Aileen Campbell: I thank Daniel Johnson for the question and for highlighting an important issue around how we approach our criminal justice system and how we rehabilitate and support people. He points out that there will be a shift in how we approach that work more generally across all services—it will require a multi-agency approach. I do not have the specific figures that he requested, but I will...
Aileen Campbell: ...of the variety and scale of the work that is going on in villages, towns and cities the length and breadth of Scotland. I look forward to going to Callander this evening with Bruce Crawford. Daniel Johnson said that his constituency is the home of social enterprise. I gently remind him that I have New Lanark in my constituency—so I claim that one. Common to all the stories that we have...
Aileen Campbell: As Daniel Johnson articulated, this debate has been challenging. Members have been divided at times and the debate has been incredibly emotional, but that is entirely appropriate as we as a Parliament need to consider maturely how we bring our collective thoughts and opinions to bear in order to effectively tackle the problems that Scotland is currently facing with substance misuse. On the...
Aileen Campbell: ...other members raised issues that I want to address. The motion is seeking to unite the Parliament behind safe consumption facilities. However, to respond to points raised by Sandra White and Daniel Johnson, Glasgow is looking to introduce a combined facility to allow safer consumption facilities and heroin assisted treatments to coexist. Glasgow health and social care partnership is...
Aileen Campbell: ...having locally; they are also ensuring that our professionals work at their full potential. Stewart Stevenson also made excellent points, drawing on the post-Brexit bourach left by Messrs Cameron, Johnson, Farage and the rest of them and the impact of that on our valued EU dental staff who contribute to our communities and to our NHS. There were, however, some comments that were less...