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SNP MSP Rona Mackay says this Bill is so important to thousands of the most vulnerable and wronged people in society.

Ms Mackay says three years is not long enough as survivors of child abuse simply need longer.

She says the Tory amendment was unworkable and would delay justice for survivors, but she commends Tory MSP Oliver Mundell on his speech.

She says the Bill is not a panacea for survivors.

Tory MSP Jeremy Balfour says a number of witnesses questioned the assumptions in the financial memorandum and says Police Scotland recommended further work on this.

Mr Balfour says he hopes the government will undertake this work.

The Tory MSP says another concern was the capacity of the courts and he says there must be more planning on how the courts will cope.

"We need to make sure there are the right resources for our court system," he says.

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SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson survivors just want MSPs to get on with it and do something.

Mr Stevenson says the testimony of survivors was moving beyond belief.

He says there are new threats coming over the horizon which must be dealt with including child abuse on the internet.

Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton says children were let down and damaged in the most horrific ways imaginable.

Mr Cole-Hamilton says he has worked amongst providers of care and survivors of abuse for most of his career.

He says victims have previously faced restrictions in bringing civil cases to court and this Bill rights that wrong.

The Lib Dem MSP says this has been a consensual debate which he is grateful for and he is confident that this legislation will be seen as long overdue justice.

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Green MSP John Finnie says the survivors who gave evidence were very worthy ambassadors for their group and says the Justice Committee learned a lot from them.

Mr Finnie says he takes a rights based approach to everything and he says the retrospective aspect of the Billis unusual and a special limitations regime is entirely appropriate.

The former senior policeman says this is very positive legislation but it only removes one of the hurdles faced.

He says going ahead is about prevention which is about education and obligations to challenge wrong.

Mr Finnie says he hopes people come forward.

Labour MSP Johann Lamont says those who supported the amendment did so because they felt it was necessary and had nothing to do with delaying the Bill.

Ms Lamont says it was about the Scottish government underpinning resources for the Bill.

The Labour MSP says it is important to understand that there was denial that abuse occurred within the system.

She says there is a bit of unfinished business in relation to those who had those children in their care and did not speak up for them.

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Tory MSP Miles Briggs says it is right the parliament moves the three year time barrier so that survivors do not have to undertake the difficult task of persuading a court to remove it.

Mr Briggs says the time bar has only been removed once 40 years ago.

He says he was disappointed Oliver Mundell's amendment was rejected and he calls on the government to keep a constant and very close review of the issue of resource and take the action to ensure the court system is adequately resourced.

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SNP MSP Fulton MacGregor says it is absolutely right the time bar is removed for these horrible offences.

Mr MacGregor highlights the work of the Moira Anderson Foundation, external and tells a moving tale about a man who was abused in his teens by a trusting adult.

He says he hopes this man will be able to take advantage of this Bill.

The deputy presiding officer confirms decision time will now be at 4.45pm.

Ms Baker says the new legislation does not apply to those abused before 1964 and a financial redress scheme could address that point.

The Labour MSP says this Bill will help a group of people that deserve justice.

She says the Act must be properly resourced.

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Labour MSP Claire Baker says the financial memorandum says the cost to the Bill is unquantifiable and the government needs to resolve this.

Ms Baker raises concerns around insurance and says this is a demand led response.

She says the debate over the amendment should focus the government's mind to ensure sufficient funds are available.

Ms Baker says not all survivors will want to pursue a case.

She says the Bill provides choice for survivors and calls for support to be made available to those who bring civil actions.

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Scotland's child abuse inquiry heard the state had a "very judgmental" attitude towards children in poverty in the first half of the 20th Century, on 1 June 2017.

Prof Kenneth Norrie was the first witness to give evidence in public at the hearing in Edinburgh.

He told how lawmakers had sought to "insulate" youngsters from poor backgrounds from negative influences.

He said "there was a very judgmental attitude towards children, even children in poverty" at the time.

More than 60 institutions, including several top private schools and church bodies, are being investigated.

The inquiry, which is being chaired by Lady Smith, is looking in detail at historical abuse of children in residential care.

It is expected to report in late 2019 - four years after it was set up.

Prof Norrie, of the University of Strathclyde's Law School, guided the hearing through developments in legislation surrounding children, juvenile offenders and child protection from the early to mid-20th Century.

Read more here.

Labour MSP Claire Baker says she is pleased the Bill has reached its final stage and that it can be argued that this legislation is too late.

Ms Baker says it is an extremely difficult crime to acknowledge and that the Bill has been introduced in the shade of the Child Abuse Inquiry.

The Labour MSP says it is crucial that the Inquiry delivers answers.

She says the government does need to address the ongoing concerns over costs.

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Mr Mundell says for survivors this legislation sends a powerful message.

He says: "No longer will our legal system aid and abet those who deserve no mercy."

Mr Mundell says: "By removing the time bar we are removing the barrier that stands in the way of some victims."

This is the start not the end of a journey he says.

Mr Mundell says there are some who have suffered who are no longer afraid and asks the government to keep an eye on how the changes work and are funded.

Tory MSP Oliver Mundell says to call what happened an "atrocity" is inadequate.

On behalf of the Scottish Conservatives, "to all those who have experienced abuse, we are truely sorry," he says.

Mr Mundell says he will never forget the survivor that told him that the abuse she suffered destroyed part of her soul.

"It is the survivors who have delivered this Bill," he says.

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The deputy presiding officer informs the chamber that decision time may be postponed to 4.45pm to allow more debate.

Tory MSP Oliver Mundell says this legislation is no panacea but he stresses the significance of changing the law to survivors.

Mr Mundell says: "Vile monsters have been allowed to hide behind the law."

He says many have held elected office and he says "we must take our share or responsibiity".

Ms Ewing says in October 2015 the government established the independent Child Abuse Inquiry and supported the Apologies Bill.

The legal affairs minister says these measures, along with this Bill, will make a difference for survivors.

She moves that the Bill should be passed.

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A third senior figure on the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry resigned in February.

Glenn Houston, who was the only original panel member, cited personal reasons for his departure.

He remained on the inquiry team last year after the resignation of the chairwoman, Susan O'Brien QC, and panel member Prof Michael Lamb.

One survivors' group said it was "indicative of a crisis" in the inquiry which is examining allegations of child abuse in residential accommodation.

Andi Lavery, spokesman for the survivors' group White Flowers Alba, said victims were rapidly losing confidence in the inquiry's credibility.

And Alan Draper, from In Care Abuse Survivors, said survivors were "at a loss" to understand what was happening.

Read more here.

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Ms Ewing says the Bill allows previously raised cases to be re-raised.

The legal affairs minister says changes have been made to the explanatory notes about the burden of proof.

The minister says she has made every effort to make sure the measures in the bill are measured and justified.

She says the issue of prescription has become a source of regret to survivors and says she regret the Bill does not address it.