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There is no doubt in my mind that, if a large number of people in Scotland are still living in poverty, it affects their opportunities in, for example, health and education.
The Government's ineptitude is adversely affecting the lives of many people, some of whom no doubt voted SNP in May because they were taken in by all those false promises.
The serious point is about the tragic stories that the committee heard from individuals whose children lost their lives or were left with permanent disfigurement, perhaps in the face, due to dog attacks.
The devolution settlement has changed and evolved, but the JMC is not living up to the task. We need a more robust and transparent mechanism that has the confidence of the devolved Parliaments.
They talked about how hard it is to get settled status and the fact that people have to prove who they are, where they have lived, their worth and their citizenship.
But we need to make sure that the conditions are right. Construction workers have lived in poor conditions for years. We are trying to make it good for everybody.