Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 | Scottish Parliament debates

I welcome Mr Whittle’s amendments, in the light of the concerns that have been expressed about the costs associated with the bill. I know that people do not like to hear this, but around £31 million has been spent to date; there are at least 200 civil servants working on the bill; and the Government has paid millions to KPMG and other private sector consultants, while not a single penny has gone towards increasing care packages. We need to ensure that the bill will be implemented, and the money is there to do that. It is, therefore, my sincere hope that lessons are learned after the bill is passed, and that the Government moves away from framework bills that have little detail and even less financial robustness. I move that we support Mr Whittle’s amendments.

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