Will the member take an intervention?

7. To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it has to ensure that local authorities are sufficiently funded. (S5O-04218)

Figures released by the Scottish Government last week show that local authority debt has risen by nearly 15 per cent in just five years.

I am pleased to close for the Scottish Conservatives.

Will the member take an intervention?

I will quickly mention rehab beds. One of the problems with rehab beds is that quite often they are in psychiatric units.

In 2016, I gave evidence at a drug death inquiry for a young man who was just 16.

Will the member take an intervention?

I was working in the drug and alcohol system before the changes to welfare took place, so I know that it is not as simple as that.

They could let anybody in. They could not restrict who arrived, and guess who arrived on day 2— their drug dealer.