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I want to exploit that today, by congratulating my daughter Hannah on her 21st birthday, which was yesterday. I want her to live her adult life in a Scotland where her generation has more confidence in public appointments than my generation had at the same age.
I thank Dr Sylvia Jackson for giving us the opportunity to celebrate Commonwealth day and the valuable work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
It has exceeded its activity targets year on year and has made a substantial contribution to the success that we are celebrating today by reducing waits for patients from throughout Scotland.
Few players who played in that era are still sung about by the supporters of their club and have their grave visited by their fans. Of course, even fewer are celebrated in a Parliament that did not even exist at the time of their death.
There is also a team-spirit aspect to playing in an orchestra, which is important. I hope that while we celebrate Colin O'Riordan and applaud and support the creation of the Colin O'Riordan Trust, the minister will give a clear indication that the Government really values music education.
There will be no water cannon, there will be no rubber bullets and there will be no stun guns. Here in Scotland we celebrate our democracy, our rights and our freedoms, and we welcome those who come to celebrate those precious gifts with us.
Recently, the Executive has set up the national anti-bullying network and it funds that network.Much good work is being done on bullying in schools and good practice was shared and celebrated at the recent young voices conference in Glasgow.