Mr Kelly uses his motion to say while progress in rights-based approaches has been made, more can be done to increase visibility and access to rights.

The Labour MSP says there are 8,116 people and he cites the feelings of loneliness and isolation that are central to the caring process

He praises the work of the Alliance's Dementia Carer Voices project in reaching out to 80,000 people, resulting in 14,000 pledges across the UK to make a difference to the lives of people with dementia and their carers

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This was based on the life experience of Tommy and Joan Whitelaw.

Mr Kelly says the analysis of 6,000 pledges in Scotland describes the views of frontline staff regarding the importance of time for compassionate caring/

He says experience and stories of over 90,000 people with dementia and their families are key to driving forward improvement.

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Labour MSP James Kelly will now lead a member's debate entitled 'Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and Carers '.

The government motion as amended by the Lib Dems is agreed to with 96 MSPs agreeing to it and with 27 against.

Green MSP Ross Greer raises a point of order saying his party did not vote for the amended motion.

The government motion as amended by the Lib Dems is unanimously agreed to.

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The Lib Dem amendment is is unanimously agreed to to some laughter.

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The Green amendment is rejected with 30 MSPs voting for it and with 92 against.

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The Labour amendment is rejected with 30 MSPs backing it and with 93 against.

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The Tory amendment is rejected with 31 MSPs backing it and with 92 against.

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We now move to decision time.

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Mr Swinney says there are issues to be addressed about the regional collaboratives.

He insists there will not be top down regional collaboration overseen by ministers.

The education secretary says education policy will be the responsibility of the Scottish government not Education Scotland.

Mr Swinney says local authorities have not been good at sharing best practice and regional collaboratives are an attempt to address this.

Labour MSP Johann Lamont intervenes to say Mr Swinney's model "hurts your brain even to read" and is highly bureaucratic.

Tory MSP Graham Simpson says the new regional bodies amount to more centralisation not autonomy.

Education Secretary John Swinney says he will go onto the regional collaboratives in a moment.

Mr Swinney insists he listens to teachers and they have informed his proposals.

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The education secretary says the commitment to empower headteachers comes from sentiments from teachers expressed to him.

Labour MSP Iain Gray says the government's own formal consultation process disagrees with him.

Mr Swinney says he can't be accused of not listening to teachers and listening to teachers at the same time.

Education Secretary John Swinney welcomes Tory MSP Tom Mason and associates himself with the tribute to the late Alex Johnstone saying that he is missed.

Mr Swinney says "there is not a true holy grail about what is the right thing to do" in education governance.

The education secretary says there is a natural contradiction in the Scottish Conservative argument about the balance of power between headteachers and local authorities.

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Tory MSP Graham Simpson says the autonomy of schools should be increased.

Mr Simpson says Mr Swinney uses the word but he wonders is he understands it.

He says the education secretary should not be setting up a an extra layer of governance accountable to him.

The Tory MSP local government has been stripped of powers and he ask what the point of education committees and directors will be now.

Tory MSP Graham Simpson says, back in March 2013, the commission on school reform published research which was a detailed attempt to improve educational performance.

Mr Simpson says nothing has happened since then, "we've got worse".

The Tory MSP says "the education system is Scotland is too uniform" and that is why the Scottish Conservatives have been arguing for proper diversity and the empowerment of headteachers for years.

Mr Graham says it is nice that the Scottish government have finally come to the table.

He says our "educational performance is in the see me after class category".

Labour MSP Monica Lennon says this government has had a decade in power and yet there has been falling education budgets and falling attainment.

Ms Lennon asks where are the progressive voices in the SNP.

She says there are 4,000 fewer teachers and 1,000 fewer support staff.

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SNP MSP James Dornan asks whose responsibility it is to hire teachers and support staff.

Ms Lennon says Mr Dornan switches between his party hat an Education Committee convener hat very easily.

She says we need more teaching staff.

Labour MSP Monica Lennon says things cannot go on in Scottish education and her party disagrees with Mr Swinney's diagnosis and prescription.

Ms Lennon says Labour will not support the government motion or the Tory amendment.

The Labour MSP says her teachers used to encourage her to "turn your listening ears on" and this is something that the Scottish government could try.

She says the government plans will only increase bureaucracy and take away local power which is why Mr Swinney should "stop, listen and reset".

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Green MSP Ross Greer says he wants pupils with additional support needs to have that support significantly approved.

Mr Greer says there must be enhanced quality assurances procedures to address this and to help avoid a post-code lottery.

He says budget cuts and workload are the most pressing issues in education.

The Green MSP says Holyrood has the powers to raise taxes for education and it is a political choice if they are used.

He says there is no evidence for the wholescale structural reforms.