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However, there are genuinely strong and differing views on the issue each way, including in the chamber. It is right that we consider those views, and not least the safety and the perceived safety of women and girls.
I recognise Alexander Stewart’s points and reiterate my points in response to Keith Brown about our providing support and intervention in those areas. Alexander Stewart is right to point to unscheduled care as a particular concern, which has been the case for a long time.
We have been working with GPs in Fife to ensure that we get the right volume of staff there. I am happy to look into proposals to allow GPs to appoint people within their practices, and I am happy to get back to the member on that.
We could also ask how the minister intends to monitor the progress of work by NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland. I think that I am right in saying that the update that the petitioner received was in his capacity as a constituent of a minister.
I recognise the importance of getting this right and making sure that Glasgow city centre has an offering that is relevant to what people are looking for in city centre locations.
What does that say about the financial recklessness and short-sightedness of Labour and the Lib Dems, who bequeathed those schemes to the people of Scotland 16 years ago? Taxpayers will continue to pay for them for many years to come.
What does that say about the financial recklessness and short-sightedness of Labour and the Lib Dems, who bequeathed those schemes to the people of Scotland 16 years ago? Taxpayers will continue to pay for them for many years to come.
I am sure that Mr Whitfield will be fully aware of the fact, and will agree, that the NHS is still under extreme pressure. Therefore, it is only right that such decisions are kept under review.
That reflects the public interest in the provision of free and frank legal advice and maintains the right to confidentiality of communications between legal advisers and clients.