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I call Mark Griffin, to be followed by Graeme Dey. Time is really tight. 15:26 As Lewis Macdonald set out, we will support the Scottish Government’s motion.
For example, some analysis was done by the Coalition of Carers in Scotland on the funds to support unpaid carers, and it traced £26 million less than in budget commitments—in other words, there was a shortfall of £26 million in that support.
Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 26 January 2021 Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 26 January 2021Time for Reflection Time for Reflection Inaudible.
In reality, once the tapers for housing benefit and council tax reduction kick in, they will have only 48p more a week, which is £26 over the year, and yet that extra money is switched off.
It is interesting to look back on the previous sessions. We had 26 committees in the first session; 27, excluding ad hoc committees, in the second; 23 in the third; 27 in the fourth; and 29 in the fifth.
We are a national youth charity, which supports young people aged 11 to 26. We are a generalist youth support organisation, so we do not have a particular specialism in mental health, but we support young people on a wide range of issues.