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In response to Patrick Harvie’s comments, I should perhaps declare an interest as the MSP who—with the obvious exception of the jet-lagged Tavish Scott and Alasdair Allan—probably spends more time sitting on aeroplanes every week than any other.
We are talking about social work and education departments in my city and in other MSPs’ constituencies and regions. For that reason, I, too, would certainly not be minded to annul this instrument.
I do not want to put words in the mouths of my MSP colleagues either, but I am aware that we have not yet touched on council tax reduction or revaluation, and we have only about 15 minutes left.
Many HEI staff and students and other stakeholders, including MSPs, signalled their appetite for change and for the modernisation of governance structures.
Those thanks from me are personal. However, as the MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, I say that looking after and supporting people who care for people with dementia is incredibly important.
It is particularly threatening for the delivery of justice in rural communities such as those in the Borders for which I have the privilege of being the MSP. The potential impact of such closures would have significant implications for ensuring that victims are treated fairly and that justice is delivered in an efficient manner.