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At the very time that we do that, the cross-party working groups sit and, more particularly, organisations come from other parts of Scotland to hold receptions or events in the Parliament. They will not have as much time as they have previously had, so if we are going to extend debates into the evening, it needs to be done in a planned way whenever possible...
People are not as aware of them as they should be.On late sittings, members should not forget that many things happen in the Parliament after 6 o’clock. There are events and receptions at which people get to meet their MSPs and raise their concerns.
Does the cabinet secretary agree that training and equipping a range of organisations in communities, such as the Blantyre walk ’n’ rollers group, to take the no knives, better lives message to young people will help to empower communities to tackle knife crime directly, as it affects them?
In the early days of the discussion about free personal care between the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, I remember going to a reception in Parliament hall and meeting Henry McLeish, who said to me in an up-front way, “Yes, we will deliver this policy.”
When I first read the Conservative motion, I was reminded of my childhood Saturday mornings at Woolies pick-'n'-mix: "Oh dear, we really can't decide what we want, but that's okay—we can have a wee taste of everything."
Mar sin, feumaidh sinn an t-àite a tha aig a Ghàidhlig anns a' choimhearsnachd a neartachadh, ma tha sin a' ciallachadh cùrsaichean ulpan no ge-brith dè.Tha a' Ghàidhlig mar phàirt de ar n-eachdraidh, ar cultar, pàirt de ar nàdar fhèin.
I thank all the members who signed the motion and those who supported the reception at lunch time today. I pay tribute to the Scottish sports alliance and to Kim Atkinson and David McColgan for the amount of work that they put in to promote that successful reception and a worthwhile subject.