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The symbolism of marriage obviously meant a lot for the legitimacy of same-sex couples but, on the other hand, it comes with a history that still has consequences for behaviour today. Some people embrace that history, but others do not.
Our NHS staff are fed up with the health service being used as a political football, and with the constant negativity from the opposition parties and their friends in the mainstream media, who continue to undermine patient and staff confidence in our NHS.
We are at present providing £2.238 million of funding under CashBack for Communities to the Scottish Football Association to roll out a range of free football activities across Scotland.
That work includes the training of a cohort of older people cognitive behavioural therapists.A range of measures are being taken, which I believe can help us to improve the way in which services are delivered to older people with a mental illness.
We were told that words such as “consent” and “coercion” were foreign for many deaf women, with many thinking that domestic abuse is normal behaviour. Unfortunately, we cannot understand the full extent of the problem as data collection is poor.
Do you see there being an opportunity in the bill as drafted, or through the amendments that you hope to lodge, to do something about that behaviour if it is— Do you mean to prevent dogs from going south to race?
Do you see there being an opportunity in the bill as drafted, or through the amendments that you hope to lodge, to do something about that behaviour if it is— Do you mean to prevent dogs from going south to race?
It is abhorrent that so many women and girls are victims of sexual crime and, although I believe that laws and culture can help to protect women, we need men to address their abusive behaviour and attitudes that underpin it.