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We work in every maternity unit in Scotland to ensure that mothers and babies have the best start in life. We are also doing a child-friendly city programme.
That is the work that we are doing with both the farming and the forestry sectors, to see whether we can make best use of the land—be that trees, sheep, cattle or whatever—in order to deliver the best for Scotland and the best return for the public purse.
The information very much varies; at best, it is anonymous information that identifies potential corruption or misconduct, which leads the CCU to do more work.
Enhanced devolution is a natural step to take to ensure that our transport system is as consistent and integrated as possible—administratively and practically—to best meet the needs and aspirations of the people of Scotland.
We cannot fully mitigate the effects of welfare changes, but we are doing our best. The best mitigation would be to transfer all the welfare powers to the Scottish Parliament.