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I only wish that Opposition spokespeople had listened to what I said in that statement. Mary Scanlon refers to a lottery of care for Scotland's older people.
Our society has moved on and it is important for us to work out what we expect our social work departments to do. I take issue with Mary Scanlon's point about privatisation.
I have already discussed the rising demand for orthopaedic procedures, which is an issue throughout the United Kingdom. On her second point, Mary Scanlon should look back at the press cuttings.
I had extensive and helpful communications with Mary Mulligan about my constituents' problems, which resulted in five salaried posts being made available last summer.
Will she also recommend that members of her party are allowed a free vote on the issue? It is unfortunate that Mary Scanlon quotes selectively from that report, which is an important study on the issue.