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Although I am not contradicting the suggested action—it is unlikely that the policy will be changed—I want to put on record that Mrs Dickson certainly has the support of many MSPs, including me, on this crucial issue.
Its meeting on the budget was attended probably by 150 representatives of community councils, the voluntary sector and several MSPs, including me, Richard Simpson and Sylvia Jackson.
The best debating point on that subject was made by Colin Fox. He said that 30 MSPs get free prescriptions. However, his bill would mean that 129 MSPs would get free prescriptions—100 beneficiaries, none of whom is poor.
Given our experience with previous petitions and as constituency MSPs visiting different parts of the country, we have a responsibility to cut through that.
The Minister for Transport, Nicol Stephen, is accountable to the Scottish Parliament on transport; I imagine that he will be perfectly able to answer questions that MSPs might have on the agreement between the UK Government and the Scottish Executive.
In response to a parliamentary question on 18 March 2004, the Deputy Minister for Communities, Mary Mulligan MSP, outlined that the Executive has "made £2 million available until 2005 to sustain and improve sub post offices in deprived urban areas."