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Thank you very much, minister. The new social security system is obviously a large undertaking, given that it involves setting up a new agency and developing new IT systems.
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Date answered:
18 March 2016
Information on how many people with drug and alcohol misuse problems remain in specialist treatment after 12, 26 and 52 weeks will be collected by the new Drug and Alcohol Information System.
We now hear that, as a result, there may be no station at all. Would the minister consider visiting Winchburgh with me to see for herself the massive scale of development and the folly of a nation in a declared climate emergency forcing hundreds of new residents into cars and private transport?
Let us take, for example, devolution of social security, which is a crucial component of the reasons why we need a fiscal framework. We have seen the latest independence paper, which was published just today.
What is burned in my memory is that pale grey tattoo, the significance of those numbers and the rush of emotions. I was 26 years old when I looked after that lady, and I thought about how, when she was 26, she was there—she was a survivor.
New Housing (Town Centre First Approach) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support a town centre first approach to the development of new housing.