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Those hard-working communities were utterly decimated and still live with the aftermath of poverty, alcohol abuse, drug abuse and three generations of people who were left to rot.
First, I want to see the creation of a forensic capacity within speech and language therapy that would be consistently available no matter where people lived. What do you mean by “forensic capacity”?
From 1 August this year, nobody who is employed by the Scottish Government will earn under £7.15 an hour, the current living wage level that is proposed by the Scottish living wage campaign.
As I said during my remarks on amendment 29 in group 3, the living wage as defined in the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 is not the same as the real living wage.
One of the most fundamental tests of success in respecting and protecting those rights is whether they are part of the day- to-day lived experience of every child and young person in Scotland.
Depending on the response from constituents, you need to consider what to do with live cases and any closed cases likely to be re-opened on a case-by-case basis.