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I am impatient for an end to animal cruelty: the cruelty of the use of snares, greyhound racing, hunting with dogs, live animal exports and tail docking.
It is important that all those who are sent out to examine the circumstances in which children live, whether or not they also elicit the views of the child, are properly trained.
Well-trained staff and specialist interventions are important but the cultural environment that the children live within is also important and it will shape their day-to-day experiences.
This time round, the approach feels a bit more interactive, which is important because we are looking at a set of live issues for children and young people and their families.
In the Islands (Scotland) Bill, for example, there is an understanding that parity or equality is not always achievable; someone living on an island might not have access to, say, the same social care as someone who lives on the mainland.
Long after I have shuffled off this mortal coil, despite my ambition to live for ever, someone who is 100 years old could bring forward and succeed in a court action that results in a payment being made.
In our budget review session, we had evidence from Independent Living Scotland, for example, which argues that although provision is fine in some areas, it is not fine in other areas.
I reiterate my support for the practitioners across Scotland who continue to live up to their commitment to develop and deliver a named person service to families in their local areas within the framework of the existing law.
The majority of that is for staff costs in the second year of the two-year pay award that was agreed last year, and the award includes the healthy living initiative and staff progression elements.