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At this point, I wish to record my appreciation of the actions of a number of MSPs, in particular Des McNulty, who have raised this issue and have given a voice and hope to those affected.
It was my view that the response of the committee in setting up the inquiry, and the response of the many MSPs who lobbied the Executive, ensured that the change in funding was postponed for a year.
Do you think that individuals will think that their elected MSPs should have a vote to approve or reject the framework, rather than ministers merely having to have regard to what elected politicians say?
I would just like to say lastly that, throughout the fiasco, our local MSP has tried, on our behalf, to lodge a member's bill that would allow people to object to a local sheriff if NHS boards do not consult or consultation is inefficient.
I am proud to represent Cumbernauld and Kilsyth in the first democratically elected Scottish Parliament. I am proud to be the first woman MSP to introduce a bill into the Parliament.
Most people will be aware of the Co-operative Party MSPs. Amendment 388 is about fully mutual co-operative societies, which are a specific form of community housing and housing ownership.
I looked at Alzheimer Scotland's briefing to MSPs before the Scottish parliamentary election and noted the remark that"laws relating to the management of money matters for those with dementia"—and other incapable adults—"date back to 1849 and laws relating to personal welfare date back to 1585."