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The SNP is always claiming—as Mr Swinney did again today—that plan MacB, that fantastic success, has given us a shorter, shallower recession. I point out, by the way, that it has taken us longer to get out of recession.
I will come back to the member in writing regarding her particular points about the dates. As Meghan Gallacher said, it is almost eight years since the Grenfell tower fire.
The crux of the petition is that care should be based on need, not the arbitrary occurrence of people’s dates of birth or their attaining a certain age.
Any changes need to be based on fact, and fishermen must have confidence that the scientific evidence is accurate and up to date. How will the Scottish Government ensure just that—that the evidence that it is using is accurate and up to date?
Any further agreements beyond that date will be subject to approval by ministers and additional consequential funding being made available to the Scottish Government.
I welcome the progress that has been made in establishing the Scottish National Investment Bank. With a serious economic recession looming and job losses already happening, it has never been more necessary.
I have made previous statements that, by Christmas recess, we will have appointed the individual board whistleblowing champions and there is a review on a once-for-Scotland basis of all our relevant human resources and other policies to ensure that they are consistent across all boards.