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It talks about an open confrontation on the floor of the chamber between Tom McCabe, the Labour minister in charge, and his Liberal deputy, George Lyon. Mike Rumbles MSP is quoted as summing up the matter by saying that the passing of the legislation that we are now implementing was "a sad day for the Scottish Parliament".
Will he join me in deploring Claire Baker MSP's false claims to local press that crime in Fife has risen when the official figures tell us that it is at a 25-year low, police numbers are rising and the police in Fife are doing a magnificent job in protecting our communities?
Would the minister consider publishing an EasyRead document for communities so they do not need to be experts or consultants to work out where to go for the variety of grant funding that is available? Yes—and I hope that all MSPs will take part in the national spring clean, as I intend to do myself.Sarah Boyack raises an important issue.
As ever, the First Minister has chosen cheap headlines over responsible governance.It is not evil, and it is not lack of compassion, to expect those such as the First Minister and every MSP in this Parliament, who can pay for prescriptions, to pay.
To help the member in his duties as a regional MSP, I am more than prepared to run an open book with him on what we are doing in Argyll and Bute and elsewhere in the Highlands and Islands to assist that process.
John Connor is a constituent of mine and he has contacted me, along with other Fife MPs and MSPs. He is very concerned about the issue and he has been feeling a bit frustrated with the process of getting it resolved.
In addition, we will run a south of Scotland economy event, which will include constituency and regional MSPs. The restructuring of Scottish Enterprise will see the two local enterprise companies in the south of Scotland being incorporated into one structure that will cover the region but have no say in its development and no delegated authority.
I agree with Mr McGrigor that what has happened is sad. I knew that, like other MSPs, he had written to the Norwegian Government, along with Norwegian nationals who live in Scotland and others who work in Scotland.
Given the significant level of expenditure by local authorities on mental health, drug and alcohol treatment and care of the elderly to address health inequalities, when will the outcome agreements with councils be available for MSPs to scrutinise? Single outcome agreements with individual local authorities will be developed over the coming few months.