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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 1 January 2025
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Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

That is useful and insightful.

There have been a number of discussions about national structures—bringing people together under one roof, as it were. I see that Hilary Sloan has made some comments about that in the chat box. It would be useful to get them into the Official Report.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

Ellen MacRae? As you can tell, I am working my way around the table.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

The availability of first responders and blue-light services across the board is certainly an ancillary issue. Your point is well made.

Willie Rennie has been patiently waiting to jump into the conversation.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

Given what Jill Stevenson has just said, I think that it would be worth going back to Hilary Sloan. What are the barriers to getting convictions in this specific area of needle and drink spiking? One thing I have picked up from this discussion, for example, is that it is hard to get evidence beyond the reporting.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

Would anyone like to respond to Willie Rennie’s comments? While you are thinking about them, I will ask Stephanie Callaghan to come in.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

That is a powerful point.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

I agree with that.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

What changes have you seen?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

Martha Williams mentioned that young people have been locked in and locked down, and she gave that as one of the reasons for the uptick, which is very plausible. There was also a comment from Ellen MacRae, I think, about the endemic nature of gender-based violence. Will you comment on whether there has been an uptick across the board in relation to reported instances of gender-based or sex-based violence?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Drink and Needle Spiking

Meeting date: 26 January 2022

Stephen Kerr

Yes—dramatically so, in fact.