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That this debate is important has been shown by some of the speeches that we have heard.As MSPs, many of us have experienced people coming to our surgery to express frustrations about criminal activity and the inability of the police and court service to track down and punish such activity.
However, to be fair, since 1999 the percentage of women among Tory MSPs has improved, overtaking the SNP, which is going in the opposite direction, on a downwards slide towards the Liberals' poor percentage of women.
Indicative responses show a 20 to 30 per cent increase in applications over the past couple of years. MSPs and MPs regularly talk to us about the increased number of housing queries with which they have to deal.
It was tough for the mother and for me as a constituency MSP to get information, but one sensed that the girl was involved in a downward spiral—things were getting worse and worse.
I am sure that each and every one of us in our work as MSPs has discovered that that little bit of attention from a doctor—Shona Robison referred to that—or a teacher taking on board why homework has not been completed makes all the difference to the young carer.Jackie Baillie numbered the 100,000 young carers.
Not just hotels are affected. Like other MSPs, I received the briefing from the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland, which is horrified at the impact that SNP policy is having on its members.
As you know, we discussed with councils whether the substantial campaigning from MSPs and others as part of the free at three campaign would help us to make a difference.
I agree with the member who said that they have never received so many pro and anti messages on any other subject since they became an MSP; I have about 40 e-mails on the matter and I can say that opinion is divided.
I also thank the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, whose members have not only serviced the cross-party group in the Scottish Parliament on climate change—of which Shirley-Anne Somerville and I are co-conveners—but more importantly driven many of the developments in the bill through their energetic and unceasing engagement with MSPs on the big issues that we ha...