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I understand that if the victim has died, the relative who is eligible to make a victim statement can be only a spouse, cohabitee, son, daughter, father or mother. Is that not unduly restrictive?
I have particular sympathy for those with neurological conditions because the palliative care that we offer is not yet good enough. My close friend’s son was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 30.
I will answer the convener’s question from a specific angle. Last weekend my son introduced me and my wife to the Myers-Briggs test, which is a way of deciding how someone’s character is balanced.
You must be aware of cases such as the Chabot case, where a woman who had lost her two sons went to her doctor and said that she could not face her life without her children, and he ended her life.
In any event, I should share with the chamber some reservations on the issue. My family has just renewed my sons' passports. I was rather taken aback when my 14-year-old son received his passport with organ registration material.
Down the road is another chap, called Laurie Costello, who played basketball for Scotland, and round the corner were my two sons, who also played sport. They all honed their sporting skills on that piece of land.
There are 32 local authorities and various trusts and leisure facilities. However, my son tells me that it now costs £40 to hire a hall for volleyball and that, because of the cost, he has moved the activity to a school.