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As we talk about this today, I am reminded that tomorrow is national food bank day. Many of our constituents, including many people who are in work, rely on food banks to feed themselves and their families.
However, if we think in general terms about the level of consultation, scrutiny and engagement, I personally engaged with a range of diametrically opposed organisations, many of which were in favour of the bill and many of which were against it.
I could give you evidence and stats on how many food parcels I gave out or how many people we engaged with during the pandemic for different things, but a lot of the evidence that comes from colleagues in public bodies is anecdotal, because we have not had time to collate evidence.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals have completed a stay in a stabilisation centre since 2021, and of those individuals, how many subsequently accessed detoxification or residential rehabilitation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many firefighters attended the Breadalbane Street fire in Edinburgh on 14 March 2024, broken down by how many underwent (a) full, (b) partial and (c) no decontamination following the fire.