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SNP MSP Fulton Macgregor highlights the case of Kyle Laird, who mother passed away and is now struggling to pay the rent for the family home.

He asks about support for young people who have no parental support to remain in their homes.

The first minister offers condolences to Mr Laird and agrees to have ministers look into this.

She says the welfare system should be a safety net, adding this is not always the case.

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Labour MSP Jenny Marra says Chief Superintendent Paul Anderson said mental health issues are the biggest demand on police officers in Dundee.

Ms Marra calls fo a mental health A&E facility to be opened.

The first minister says she agrees generally with this.

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SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson says North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partenrship are withdrawing funding to Food Train North Ayrshire.

He says this is a pennywise, foolish decision.

The first minister says Food Train does a lot of good work.

She says she will ask the minister for public health to look into this.

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Mr Leonard thanks the first minister for the tone of her answer.

He asks where the first minister's commitment to these people is now.

The Scottish Labour leader says the care sector faces cuts, which his party argues against.

He says: "First minister, your care policies are failing. Will you continue to fail people like Mrs Sutherland?"

Ms Sturgeon says the government has increased funding to the National Care Home Contract by 13%.

The first minister says she is not keen to get into a political to and fro over an issue so important to old people.

She says there will be £400m for the NHS in the budget and she says yesterday, with the Greens, the SNP voted to be open to changes to the budget, yet Labour voted with the Tories against that.

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Mr Leonard says he is glad the first minister raised Bield homes as people are about to be evicted from their specialist care homes.

He cites the case of Nancy Sutherland, who he says is 94 years old and has dementia and relives the trauma every day.

The first minister says this is an important issue, particularly for the residents of Bield Care Homes.

Ms Sturgeon says the government recognises how traumatic this is for residents.

She says the government have engaged with the company to ensure plans are in place for residents.

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The Scottish government is being urged to step in over the future of up to 12 Bield care homes.

The firm has said financial constraints means it has to look differently at how the business operates.

Unison has warned that the closures would be a "disaster", with about 160 elderly people losing their homes.

Bield said it was in advanced talks to secure a new provider for four of the care homes in Edinburgh, Fife and Jedburgh.

Families and staff affected by the planned closure gathered in Glasgow on Saturday to urge Scottish ministers to intervene and protect the future of their loved ones.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard claims the care sector is on the brink of collapse.

Mr Leonard says Scotland needs 1,200 more care places.

The first minister says the care sector is not on the brink of collapse.

She highlights the integration of health and social care and investment in the sector.

Ms Sturgeon says funding has increased by more than 13%.

The priority is continuity of care, she says.

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Ms Sturgeon accuses the Tories of breathtaking hypocrisy, adding that the justice secretary did his job.

Ms Davidson say the public has the right to see the decisions the government takes, not have them taken behind closed doors in secret.

The first minister again says Michael Matheson came to the chamber last week to answer questions and says he did not interfere where he should not.

She says the justice secretary is accountable to the parliament and he acted appropriately.

Ms Sturgeon accuses Ms Davidson of a deflection, to take attention away from the EU Withdrawal Bill.

She says the Scottish Tories are nothing more than lobby fodder.

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Last week, Scotland's justice secretary criticised the Scottish Police Authority over its attempt to bring the chief constable back to work.

Phil Gormley is currently on special leave while allegations of gross misconduct are investigated.

His lawyers accused Michael Matheson of making an "unlawful" intervention to stop him coming back to work.

But Mr Matheson told MSPs in a statement that he had simply questioned "clear deficiencies" in the decision-making process.

He revealed that he only discovered on 9 November that the SPA had decided at a "private meeting" two days earlier to allow Mr Gormley to return to duty.

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The Scottish Conservative leader again says there are no minutes of the meeting and says the chamber only heard of this six weeks after the event.

Ms Davidson claims the justice secretary secretly intervened in the case of the chief constable.

The first minister says Mr Matheson did not intervene in a disciplinary matter, rather he raised legitimate questions of the SPA.

She says: "I expect that of my justice secretary."

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Ms Sturgeon asks what Ms Davidson would have said if the justice secretary had not asked questions of the SPA over its decision to allow Mr Gormley to return to work.

"The justice secretary has acted entirely appropriately," she says.

Ms Davidson says this is about whether the justice secretary acted unlawfully and the truth is "we don't know".

She again says there were no minutes taken of the justice secretary's meeting with the then SPA chair Andrew Flanagan.

The first minister says opposition leaders are complaining about legitimate questions asked by Mr Matheson, and she says Mr Matheson did not instruct Mr Flanagan to prevent Mr Gormley returning.

She says the justice secretary answered questions last week on that matter.

A sixth complaint has been made about the conduct of Police Scotland Chief Constable Phil Gormley.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner was already probing three complaints against Mr Gormley but it has now been asked to assess a fourth.

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Two separate complaints are being considered by the Scottish Police Authority and by the force internally.

Mr Gormley, who has been on special leave since September last year, has denied the newly disclosed allegation.

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No minutes were taken during a meeting attended by Scotland's justice secretary to discuss the future of the country's chief constable.

The meeting was held between Michael Matheson and the then-head of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) in November.

It led to the SPA reversing its decision to allow Chief Constable Phil Gormley to return to duty.

Mr Gormley's lawyers claim Mr Matheson acted unlawfully by blocking the move.

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Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says the justice secretary last week tried to close down questions about his role in the future of the chief constable.

Ms Davidson says there are no minutes of the meeting between Michael Matheson and Andrew Flanagan, formerly of the Scottish Police Authority.

Ms Sturgeon says the justice secretary came to the chamber to be open and robust about the situation.

The first minister says there is a role for the justice secretary to make sure the SPA carries out its role responsibly.

She says Michael Matheson was right to ask questions about the SPA decision that Phil Gormley could return.

Ms Sturgeon says the SPA answers were not satisfactory.

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SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth asks the Scottish Government what plans it has to support the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Glenrothes new town in summer 2018.