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The small producers and retailers did not like the scheme, as you will remember—I am sure that, as MSPs, you had letters from them. Therefore, the commitment to the scheme started to drift away.
I agree with the convener that the financial memorandum will probably not be the determining factor for a lot of MSPs when they come to vote on the issue, but it is what is before us today.
For this item, I am also pleased to welcome Rhoda Grant MSP, who will have an opportunity to pursue some questioning following committee members’ questions.
The threshold is set so high that it does not even capture MSPs. However, in case Mr Ross is wondering, MPs will have to pay a little more tax, because they get paid more than £86,000.
I will start with GPs, so I will put Chris Williams on the rack first. In my experience as an MSP, we get people coming in who have mental health issues, to a greater or lesser extent.
I have attended the Arctic Circle assembly in Reykjavík twice as an MSP and have always left inspired by the opportunities for collaboration and learning between Governments, businesses, academia and the third sector.
I also have the honour each year of representing the Parliament as the local MSP at the remembrance service at the memorial in Peebles, as I will on Sunday.
No apologies have been received. I welcome Tess White MSP to the meeting. I am aware that a number of other MSPs will be watching live on Scottish Parliament television or on catch-up.
People acknowledge that levels of deprivation and poverty have grown significantly. We have to target support. MSPs, including me, will get £150 to help with the cost of living crisis.
I was aware from my early engagement with stakeholders and various party spokespersons and MSPs that there was concern about how the Government was performing in relation to tackling drug deaths and that there were concerns in and around the task force.