Wed 1st Sep 2010:

Government must improve support for children in residential care.

Margaret Smith says it is imperative that the Government does everything it can to improve the support that children in residential care receive

SFT savings are simply laughable.

Jeremy Purvis says the Scottish Futures Trust should spend more time building infrastructure than promoting its own inflated and laughable claims on 'savings'.

Unit price should have been announced much earlier.

As Nicola Sturgeon announces the SNP's minimum unit price for alcohol, Robert Brown says this should have been done much earlier, to allow better scrutiny by the Parliament

Purvis: standard life job losses a blow to recovery.

Liberal Democrat Finance spokesman Jeremy Purvis MSP says that it is imperative that the Financial Sector Jobs Taskforce is convened to help staff affected by the job losses at Standard Life

McArthur welcomes Ofgem energy investigation.

Liam McArthur says it’s more important than ever that it’s straightforward for energy customers to get the best possible deal

Tue 31st Aug 2010:

Stone demands action on dentist figures.

Jamie Stone says action is required as it is revealed that almost a third of the population still aren’t registered with an NHS dentist.

Build up flu vaccination rates.

Jamie Stone says he is disappointed that the flu vaccination rate didn’t get higher than 75%.

Stone warns of danger of delayed discharges.

Jamie Stone says it is disappointing and potentially dangerous that some patients are waiting longer for a bed because others are waiting weeks to be discharged from hospital.

Scotland doesn't have to be the sick man of the UK.

Jamie Stone says a comparison between the health services of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland makes for grim reading north of the border.

Re-offending rates show that short prison sentences do not work.

Robert Brown says that short prison sentences do not stop re-offending.

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