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The point that I am trying to make is that our job as MSPs is to make sure that the legislation that comes through is fit for purpose from our perspective.
I note that on world cancer research day, the University of Glasgow sent all MSPs its newsletter that specifically highlighted the need to get the treatment of pancreatic cancer to patients at the right time.
Patient transport is an issue that MSPs raise regularly. I have visited your call centre in South Queensferry and have also seen NHS Lothian’s patient flow centre, which I think is making a big difference—I know that other health boards are looking to replicate it.
Not that we can evidence. I have spoken to MSPs individually about this. I know that it would not change average speeds much, but it might bring down top-end speeds; I have not really seen evidence of that either, but I have heard the argument and it is possible.
It is not an economic thing—10p is neither here nor there on an MSP’s salary, to be blunt. The tiny thing of a charge for bags has genuinely changed behaviour.
It is pertinent that, to increase the number of people who benefit from the policy, we as MSPs do all that we can to make our constituents aware of free eye tests in Scotland.
We have received apologies from Mark Griffin MSP and Adam Tomkins MSP. Gordon Lindhurst is here to substitute for Adam Tomkins—a warm welcome to you, too.
I ask everybody in the public gallery to switch off their electronic devices or at least switch them to silent, so that they do not interfere with the work of the committee. I welcome Tavish Scott MSP, who is joining us for this morning’s meeting.