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To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a reported 2,000 fewer homes received assistance from the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes Scotland in 2014-15 than in 2013-14.
I do not know why you are speaking to me in the way that you are. I am here to try to assist— I understand that, and that is why I am asking you if you can assist me by telling me which minister in the Government we should direct this issue to because you believe that is where that responsibility would lie if not wit...
There are, for instance, the women in golf programmes. We need to put in place cheaper activities for women and we need to use the likes of jogscotland and so on.
It calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a new parking badge to assist women to be able to get in and out their cars—I do not suppose that the parking badge would do that in itself—when they are pregnant and in the initial months after their pregnancy.
If there are any concerns about that, I will happily address them, but my expectation is for the Government to engage in addressing any request for information or assistance from Police Scotland in order to support its independent investigation.
That means that, every nine minutes, a potential victim is in need of urgent assistance. It is worth examining whether having domestic abuse experts in 999 control rooms would make a difference.
I have a couple of questions that the committee might be interested in asking. I have been assisting one of the female complainers in this long drawn-out saga, and there are several questions and concerns, so I think that it is useful to give a quick synopsis of the matter.
Notably, the police have no jurisdiction, as trespass to land is a civil matter and they cannot assist in the removal of trespassers. Police Scotland’s comments on trespass state that the best and safest course of action is to obtain a court order, which, if breached, may then turn into a criminal matter.