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I agree with the member that we need to say thank you to our small businesses. Many of their owners are local residents in our communities who have chosen through some of the more challenging times of the pandemic either to keep their doors open or to keep them closed to protect customers and reopen them when the situation allowed.
All women suffer sexism and misogyny in some way, shape or form at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, too many women suffer very serious violence, abuse and harassment.
Why is there still no sign of any additional support for the businesses that have been affected by the introduction of vaccination passports and the many more that will be when he extends the scheme?
I am familiar with the issues that Mr Brown raises, and the Scottish Government has been in contact with the UK Government about them. There are many examples of disruption and hardship being caused to individuals.
I know that Cumbernauld theatre has been a very important artistic venue in Cumbernauld for many years. It has new accommodation, and I am delighted that the Government has been able to put the resources in place to support that.
The optics of that for the Scottish Government are terrible. To many people, it looks like a threat to free speech and an attempt to silence criticism, silence women and intimidate that particular organisation.
Continued Petitions Item 3 is consideration of continued petitions. To all the many people whose petitions are still before the committee, I say that we have now arrived at that point in the parliamentary session when time is pressing, and the committee will be looking at a number of those petitions carefully to determine what more we think we can do in ...