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Scotland is the only part of the UK that has a target of 98 per cent. We have said that we need to get health boards performing sustainably at 95 per cent as an interim target, and then take them to 98 per cent.
We will make sure that they stick as close to time as possible and we will work to get information out there and minimise the impact on any national event.
Does the cabinet secretary think that it is acceptable that that situation has been allowed to drag on for more than seven months? What action can she take to get Cumbernauld’s out-of-hours service operational again?
The minister will know from her recent meeting with the Scottish kinship care alliance how strongly kinship carers feel about some of the proposed changes to the support that they receive. The getting it right for every child provisions in the 2014 act are vital for many kinship carers.
We only need to think about what is happening with Westminster’s public inquiry for the member to agree that it is important that we get this right from the start. We intend to consult survivors about all aspects of the kind of inquiry that might be required and who might sit on that inquiry.
The note from the clerk just says 2015, not September 2015. Maybe we could get a timeline from the Scottish Government for when it intends to introduce legislation.
We sometimes feel that it is important to use affirmative procedure because it gives us more time to scrutinise legislation, but there are times when we do not need more time but just need to get on with it. If there are no other comments from members, are we agreed that we do not wish to make any recommendations in relation to the order?