Committed to challenging the government and scrutinising its decisions but also to proposing our own alternative way forward in what i hope will be a spirit of respectful debate. That is with a clearaim to respectful debate. That is with a clear aim to use the powers of this parliament to make a difference to the lives of the people who live here. Or at least thats the plan. So in response to the first minister, please let me begin by seeking out what Common Ground exists and to find out what i can welcome in her speech today. Given how much the snps poached from the conservative manifestos over recent months, im tempted to suggest their programme for government should be called something borrowed, something blue. Today im happy to welcome the governments proposalfor an education reform bill, thats because the principle of reform has been consistently put forward by the scottish conservatives these last five years. However, support for the detail of that bill will limited because there
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