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Audit Scotland highlights in its briefing that there is

“No individual social care record in the same way that each member of society has an NHS record.”

It says:

“This makes it difficult to assess whether social care is meeting people’s needs.”

What are your views on the introduction of a single social care record?

Audit Scotland has highlighted that cultural differences between partner organisations are barriers to collaborative working. How can we better overcome those barriers and foster collaborative working and greater integration of services?

Given that those practices often happen in secret, which means that it is difficult to gather data on them, is there any plan for an awareness-raising campaign around the fact that those practices are now offences, in order to ensure that women and girls who might not be aware that they are offences are well informed and know their rights?

The writer Jack Monroe has painstakingly documented rising prices in supermarkets, shrinking product sizes and the reduction in value ranges. What conversations is the Scottish Government having with the retail sector about the impact of the reduction in value ranges, in particular on the cost of living among lower-income families?

Good morning, cabinet secretary. The supplementary LCM notes that there is

“a lack of evidence showing that hymenoplasty is in fact being practised in Scotland.”

Are there any plans to collect more data on that and, more widely, on attitudes towards virginity in Scotland?

Given the difficulties that the pandemic caused with keeping in contact with children and their families, as well as the decreased visibility of children during lockdown, is there a risk that a greater number of children will have fallen through the cracks and not been identified by public services as vulnerable or at risk? What action has been taken to identify those children?

That is great. Thank you.

The Promise Scotland has commented on the impact of the proposals for a national care service on reform of the care system. How do we ensure that reform and change happen now while long-term work on the national care service continues?

I have heard from constituents about a lack of support for young adult carers, who do not have access to support that is granted to young carers, such as the young carer grant, but often face many of the same pressures, such as juggling being in full-time education with their caring responsibilities. What action can the Government take to better support young adult carers and ensure a smooth transition from young carer to adult carer?

That would be great—thank you.

Convener, Mr Strang managed to pre-empt my supplementary question, which was about whether we need a change of policy by the UK Government to make things easier. I will hand back to you.