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The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-3318, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on parliamentary recessdates. I have particular pleasure in moving this motion, Presiding Officer.
I know that the First Minister cannot comment on the specifics of the case, but will he join me in acknowledging the difficult time that the family has been through and in calling on the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to keep the family fully up to date as the case progresses? I welcome Mr MacGregor’s point.
Similarly, my entry in the register of members’ interests is up to date, but I note that I am an ambassador for the Westminster all-party parliamentary group on fair business banking, and I own a couple of buy-to-let properties.
The cabinet secretary and the Government will remain close to the health board, and I am more than happy to ensure that Tess White is kept up to date on those discussions.
Constituents are reporting errors in their vaccination records, which are held on the NHS Scotland website. Wrongly logged dates and incorrect vaccine types are being flagged, and the only way to resolve those issues is to sit in a very long telephone queue.
The figures are slightly behind or slightly ahead of the rest of the United Kingdom figures, depending on how you read them. As we know, the UK has been in recession. The projection for the Republic of Ireland economy is four times that for Scotland.
Affordability might change year on year, depending on whether we are in a recession or a booming economy. In an ideal world, you would uprate MUP in relation to affordability, and it might go up and down year on year.
Obviously, there was a consultation that went out but there was not any discussion or consultation on the agreement, which came out during the recess and caught everyone by surprise.