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Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
I acknowledge the work that David Stewart has put in on the petition, and I concur with what Mary Fee said about our writing to the Government—I think that it wou...
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Alexander Stewart
I echo your comments, convener. There is merit in the petition, and there is an opportunity for our legacy report to include the matter so that it is taken forwar...
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Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Good morning, cabinet secretary. You have spoken about the groups that have met, the task force that has been introduced, and the action groups, which are very welcome. When the committee en...
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Alexander Stewart
We all want the policy to be taken seriously, and I believe that a number of councils that we went to and other bodies do take it seriously and want to engage. Ho...
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Alexander Stewart
The timescales have been very different; there is a variety of them. It seems that, if the community is transferring a public toilet, for example, it is easily ha...
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Alexander Stewart
In the current heart disease improvement plan, the Scottish Government quotes the fall in mortality rates, which I very much welcome. Can the cabinet secretary sh...
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Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
I welcome the minister’s acknowledgment that the Scottish Government dropped the baton on the issue. In the past, whenever the committee made representations on i...
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Alexander Stewart
We have a number of vulnerable individuals who are elderly and who require to have such devices installed. Is there a mechanism in place to protect them from rogue traders or scammers who mi...
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Alexander Stewart
I acknowledge that the minister indicated that the Scottish Government was embarrassed by the process. It is right that he apologised for the difficulties that were identified. I heard what ...
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Alexander Stewart
I vote against the motion for the reasons that have been expressed by Sarah Boyack and I.
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