Thank you. That concludes general questions. The next item of business is First Minister's

questions. And at question number one, I call Russell Finley.

Thank you, Mr. Clare Ingalls was tortured and murdered in the home she shared with her young son.

Her killer had been bailed from court five times despite dozens of convictions.

Social services tried but failed to warn Claire was in danger. Claire's parents, Fiona and Ian, are still fighting for answers and I previously

raised their plight directly with this First Minister and his predecessor. They say, we should not have to come to Parliament again and on the

third anniversary of our beloved daughter's murder to beg the First Minister for answers.

We feel trapped and are unable to move on because we continue to be deprived of basic but

vital information. So can the First Minister tell Fiona and Ian how much longer they must wait for the answers they deserve?

Mr Minister.

First of all, let me express to Fiona and Ian my deepest sympathies at the loss of their beloved daughter.

I cannot imagine the pain and the suffering

and the agony that they have endured. Mr. Finley is correct. He has raised this issue with

me before and as a consequence of that and he and I have exchanged correspondence on this

issue. We have taken steps to our Stirling Council to undertake further examination and exploration

of the issues involved to engage directly with Claire's parents.

We will discuss these issues in this exchange today and I remain committed to making

sure that the family receive the answers that they understandably deserve.

Russell Finley.

When I wrote to Mr Swinney on behalf of Claire's parents, he told me that he would reply soon, and that was four months ago.

Is that really good enough?

In English family are far from a loan in being failed by the justice system.

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