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If the minister told his north Lanarkshire constituents that, as of the following week, they would need to travel to Aberdeen to access a consultant, I can imagine the reaction that would be felt there.
As you know, the Scottish Executive's draft budget this year indicates its intention to follow up the European year of disabled people and to continue to work with disability organisations to promote the rights and participation of disabled people in society.
If minds are closed to that call, consultation genuinely is, as Nicola Sturgeon said, a sham. I call Jackie Baillie, to be followed by the minister. Thank you for allowing me to speak, Presiding Officer.
We can assume that David McLetchie's name would be listed second, followed by a three-way split for the third place among the Greens, the SSP and others.
I sincerely hope that that precedent will be followed in the not-too-distant future by some of the very talented women who are present in all parts of the chamber.
If the minister accepts that only the state can deprive people of their liberty, does he agree that it follows that only the state can own and manage the prisons in which people are held?
I am surprised by Mr McNaughton's blanket statement that the practice is not followed. I can think of a number of instances in which it has been followed and the relevant information has been sent to SPICe.