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Meeting of the Parliament 18 March 2025 Meeting of the Parliament 18 March 2025Time for Reflection Time for Reflection Good afternoon. The first item of business is time for reflection.
We are grateful to Mr Ferguson for the time that he took in pursuing with the Scottish Parliament this petition on a matter that was of great importance to him and on which, in fact, he wrote to the committee not that long ago.
Many families tell me that summer is the most expensive time of year, so I have suggested that there could be a June payment, which would be a double payment—a summer supplement—to help out at that difficult time of year.
In the words of Alex Neil former SNP Health Secretary the official advice provided by official advisers about mesh was the only time in his long career he doubted he was being told the truth.
To date, it has involved 300 instruments and it suggests that UK-EU divergence will in time lead to divergence between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
It is certainly something to focus on. However, there is an issue with timing. What information should the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament receive from the UK Government and the UK Parliament, and at what point?