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I have been present when there were debates around an assessment. There was a lively discussion about such a matter at a meeting that we had two weeks ago.
Deprived communities, no matter where they are located on the globe, share many of the same challenges. Those who live in poverty lack resources, which precludes them from having a standard of living that society regards as acceptable.
Does the member agree that "Scotland's Music with Phil Cunningham", which is on television at the moment, is the best advert that we could have to bring people to Scotland to hear our nation's live music and to see the most beautiful scenery on earth?
The scale of the reform that the 2014 act brings in is significant and covers services with budgets of more than £8 billion a year that affect the lives of people across Scotland every day.
Yet, through deprivation, people still want to lead normal lives, work and have families. We need to ensure that every member of a family is able to access the right therapies at the right time.
We were all shocked and saddened by the terrible incident that claimed the lives of Lamara Bell and John Yuill. Our thoughts continue to be with their families and friends.
Approximately 90,000 species of animals, plants and microbes live in Scotland, supported by our many habitats and varied landscape from mountains and moorland, through rivers, lochs and forests, to the gateways of our coasts and seas.