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The role of a trusted adult in people’s lives, certainly in the teenage years, is a proven protective factor, notwithstanding the adversity that they may have faced in their early lives.
It is timely because my constituents—the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, who live in the South Lanarkshire Council area—live in the next local authority area to receive the full roll-out of universal credit.
Figures that go back to 2010 show that one in every 100 children live with a grandparent because they cannot live with their birth parent for some reason.
It is that decisions that are made in Scotland be for the benefit of the people of Scotland—to keep them safe, to protect lives, and to move on from the virus.
Our initial response has been focused on protecting lives, critical services, businesses and household incomes, and our economic interventions so far have been significant.
It is clear from the debate that the important issue of missing persons touches the lives of many thousands of people across Scotland, in each of our constituencies.