Dumbarton MSP Ms Baillie urged the Scottish Government to support her proposals, which she hopes could be passed by the end of this year.

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South of Scotland MSP Ms McAlpine said that if the office was to close it would mean a post office in Stockholm would become the oldest working facility in the world.

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Ms Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, highlighted the success of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and the CLIC Sargent nurse in helping to coordinate and plan aspects of care and support for children in Aberdeenshire.

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