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We will support any Government that delivers that.15:26 On behalf of the Scottish Greens, I congratulate John Swinney on his election as First Minister.
We listened to the interest in further devolution of tax powers that has been expressed by stakeholders and, as part of the medium-term financial strategy, we called for the UK Government to use the upcoming fiscal framework review to consider that.
In 2011-12, we had a £70 million gap between our expenditure on community-based care and institution-based care; in 2014-15, that gap was reduced to £26 million. We are investing in our communities, keeping people in the community and preventing hospital admissions unless they are absolutely essential.
However, the Parliament has made its views known, and I am sure that the Government will respond in due course to the motion and the views expressed by the Parliament. Meeting closed at 17:04.