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I hope that such incidents do not become a habit when committees start up in the new session, otherwise the committee procedures will not work at their best.
As I was plodding through my correspondence the other day, I discovered that Mr Scott himself has already written to me reminding me that my predecessor had agreed to visit Ayrshire to discuss those matters.
However, I believe that the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency has an important role to play. It will bring in 100 new police officers, who will develop special expertise in dealing with sophisticated drug dealers.
We had the opportunity to review it this week, when I and my colleague Iain Gray visited the Lanarkshire drug action team.Education in primary schools is a critical factor in preventing drugs misuse in later years.
That work gives us an update on how we are performing, on what the stakeholders think and on whether there are any recommendations for future changes. Has the latest of those reviews been successful?
Many patients are clued up on the latest medicines that are out there. As gatekeepers, the ADTCs have made it really difficult for people to access the drugs that they need.
It does not have to be a set group visiting each authority. For example, Johann, Donald and I could visit one council and Keith, Sylvia and I could visit another.What is the time scale for starting and completing those visits?