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Concerns about enforcement were raised at stage 1 and I am glad to see that the minister, working with individual MSPs and the committee, has been able to resolve those issues.
I want to make it absolutely clear that I am not commenting on anyone else’s decision to vote on the bill one way or the other. As MSPs, we all know that we must take individual responsibility for the way that we individually vote in our Parliament.
I congratulate Bob Doris on bringing forward this important debate. Every Glasgow MSP and MP is united in their condemnation of the decision to close the jobcentres.