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The single most effective measure to reduce the number of people in Lothian who die from lung cancer would be to reduce the number of people who smoke cigarettes.
The point at issue is that having introduced as part of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill the community right to buy, did it make sense also to include the crofting community right to buy?
Half a million people are estimated to have coronary heart disease and about 12,500 Scots die from it each year. Many of those who die are middle-aged men in the prime of their lives.
Will the minister take on the issue of shared ownership schemes, which we should be considering? Those who buy half of their house and rent the other half are at a great disadvantage.
On several occasions, the First Minister has mentioned that we are in the top league in relation to Europe. However, we are not at the top of the table.