In Parliament

I thank Fulton MacGregor for lodging the motion for debate in the chamber and for continuing the work of Kaukab Stewart.

I note the motion and the Scottish Conservatives’ amendment, and it is to that amendment that I wish to direct my remarks.

I thank the cabinet secretary for that invite.

I am just about to conclude, but I will take an intervention.

The point needs to be made that we have moved on from the pandemic, and we need to see actual changes happening now.

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the national plan for action announced in November 2023 to tackle violen

As the cabinet secretary alluded to, we are now six months on from the announcement of the plan. However, we are no further forward.

I thank Clare Adamson for bringing the debate to the chamber.

I accept that there has been a rise in the number of cases, but we need to ensure that all systems are robust and can do the job that they n

I am happy to close the debate on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives.