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However, I will mention that Police Scotland and the procurator fiscal supported the inclusion of rabbits in the bill, as it would assist in hare-coursing prosecutions. This is about having law that is detailed and effective.
Nationally, policies including GIRFEC, the baby box programme and the family nurse partnership all contribute to ensuring that our children lead healthy, happy and safe lives.
It is about using the same consistent and rigorous approach that the Government uses for things such as the patient safety programme, to make sure that its efforts and the efforts across the health and social care system are pushing in the same direction.
I would have expected it to be introduced in around year 3, potentially. A lot of the legislative programme is subject to Brexit consequentials, which we are looking at carefully.”
That investment continues with the Edinburgh to Glasgow improvement programme, the redevelopment of Queen Street station and other major projects in our £3.5 billion capital investment programme to 2019.
On the point about dental decay, we have the good childsmile programme and we will consider how best to support parents to play an active role in looking after their children’s oral health.