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Long answers mean that back benchers do not get to ask their questions and people get frustrated that the MSPs that they have elected are not getting answers.
He said "SPS has a finite ability to deliver purposeful activity, which means that although we might have more people in prison, we cannot get more people into work and education-related activity".
Parliament legislated unanimously for ADP to be a non-means tested benefit intended to help disabled people and those with a long-term health condition with basic everyday tasks - such as getting washed or getting dressed - which many people who are not disabled might take for granted.
If we look at NHS Lothian’s NRAC uplift for 2017-18, we can see that it is getting the lion’s share of the £50 million—it is getting £19.2 million—so NHS Lothian will get a 3 per cent uplift.