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I thank the clerks to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and all the organisations that gave evidence on the issues that the prospect of the new levy raises.
The central Scottish Government budget for palliative care (£2 million for 2025-26) will be focused on developing tools that will support frontline delivery across Scotland and the sharing of best practice.
Its representatives are probably the people on the front line who are dealing with the sale of vapes and who are under huge pressure through physical attacks on their members of staff, which are often associated with the sale of such items.
As they have highlighted to the Committee, there is arguably little that is new in the CCP which seems to instead bring together the many strands of work already planned or underway.
A new six-point export plan has recently been announced to further support businesses, including those in the food and drink sector, in expanding their international reach.
In addition, with NHS Lanarkshire, we have plans to build a new hospital that will replace the existing University hospital Monklands, as well as a new national treatment centre project, which is in the early stage of planning.