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Mr Leonard pivots to fuel poverty and criticises the government's target of only eradicating it by 2040.

Ms Sturgeon says she is confused because Labour backed the Fuel Poverty Bill this week.

The Scottish Labour leader says pensioners are having to choose between eating or heating.

The first minister hits back pointing out the regulation of energy prices, pensions and TV licenses are all reserved matters.

She asks, following Mr Leonard's decision to back a second EU referendum, will he now back indyref2 to bring the powers to Holyrood?

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Free TV licences for up to 3.7m pensioners are being scrapped, the BBC has announced.

Under the new rules, only low-income households where one person receives the pension credit benefit will still be eligible for a free licence.

In 2015, the government announced the BBC wouldtake over the cost of providing free licences for over-75s by 2020as part of the fee settlement.

But that would have cost £745m, a fifth of the BBC's budget, by 2021/22.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard asks about the BBC announcement that most over-75s will no longer get free TV licences.

He cites the Scottish Pensioner's Forum concerns that this could increase isolation.

Mr Leonard asks if the first minister backs his call for Theresa May to reverse this decision.

Ms Sturgeon says the Scottish government has already written to the UK government on this matter.

"I oppose the decision taken by the BBC," she says.

The responsibility lies with the UK governments, she adds.

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Ms Davidson asks if the first minister accepts Professor Jim Scott's analysis of S4 subject choices or whether that is just a part of the "moanfest" too.

The first minister reiterates that significant progress is being made in narrowing the attainment gap and positive destinations are getting better and better.

The Scottish Conservative leader says it is those that are from the most disadvantaged areas who are suffering the most.

Ms Sturgeon insists the facts show improvements across education and points to improvements in teacher numbers.

She says Ruth Davidson has a cheek to talk about disadvantaged areas as leader of the austerity party in Scotland.

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Ms Davidson says in 2013 there were 308 secondary schools where pupils could take 7 or more courses.

That has dropped to a 182 - a drop of more than 40% - she says, and asks whether that sounds like choice is blossoming.

Ms Sturgeon stresses that it is the qualifications young people leave school with that matters, not what they get in S4.

The first minister says the evidence does not bear out Ms Davidson's analysis.

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MSPs have voted to recognise "serious concerns" about "fundamental failings" around subject choice in schools.

More than half of the pupils who responded to a Holyrood survey said they were not able to take all of the subjects they wanted to at school.

And opposition members defeated the government to call for "urgent action" after a debate in May.

Education Secretary John Swinney said a wide range of subjects was available, and that exam passes were on the up.

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Ruth Davidson again focuses on education in her questions to the first minister.

The Scottish Conservative leader says that the education secretary, John Swinney, said last week that there had been no narrowing of subject choices in the country's schools and asks what evidence there is for this.

The first minister says the Tory education spokesperson at Holyrood, Liz Smith, has said there is more choice for young people.

Ms Sturgeon insists the pupils of Scotland are doing better each and very year.

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Public Health Minister Joe Fitzpatrick says in the latest quarter, 43.3% of children and young people referred to CAMHS in NHS Grampian were seen within 18 weeks.

Mr Chapman says the health board is the lowest funded board in Scotland.

The minister says the NHS Grampian CAMHS waiting times are unacceptable and points to a range of measures being put in place to improve them.

Our investment in CAMHS has allowed the workforce to increase he adds.

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The number of young people waiting more than a year for specialist mental health treatment has more than trebled in a year, official figures reveal.

A total of 118 children and young people waited more than 53 weeks to be seen in the first three months of 2019.

In the same period last year there were 35 such cases recorded.

Minister for Mental Health Clare Haughey said more young people were receiving specialist help but the government wanted to go further.

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• Call to reduce child mental health waits

Tory MSP Peter Chapman asks what percentage of children in the NHS Grampian area who have mental health issues are being seen within the 18-week referral to treatment target.

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Committee convener Jenny Marra pivots to female representation on college boards, with the number of women on boards falling by four.

Auditor General Caroline Gardner agrees this is an issue saying 43% of college board members are women, with the number of women on boards falling by four and the number of men rising by 12.

Ms Gardner cites the government's legislative commitment to attaining 50:50 board representation.

The bill was passed in 2018 and it aims to ensure an equal gender balance on many public sector boards,

"You're right, it's a trend that's going in the wrong direction rather than the right one," Ms Gardner adds.

The committee moves into private session.

Committee convener Jenny Marra returns to the point of the increased funding only covering pay harmonisation costs.

Are college finances sustainable given this, she asks.

Ms Gardner says 12 colleges are forecasting recurring deficits and only two had firm plans in place to deal with this.

She suggests there is a link between pressures facing the government's medium-term budget and those facing colleges.

A deal has been reached in the long-running pay dispute by college lecturers.

It follows fresh talks between union leaders in the EIS Further Education Lecturers' Association and employers.

The deal will mean an improved pay offer - although it still falls short of the union's initial demands.

College lecturers across Scotland have taken part in several 24 hour strikes in recent months and recently stepped up action on other days.

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