We are now moving on to the questions communities and local government first question. Alexander Stewart, please. Alexander Stewart, to ask the Scottish Government what impact the Scottish budget had on local authorities. Cabinet Secretary, Elaine Campbell, the 2019-20 local government finance settlement provides an increase in revenue funding of £298.5 million and capital spending of £207.8 million taken together with the actual increases in council tax, the overall additional funding available in 2020 will amount to more than £600 million, a real-terms increase of 3.8 per cent. Local authorities are empowered to make and take decisions to utilise the significant package of funding to ensure that they deliver positive outcomes that the people in their local communities and across Scotland expect and deserve. Alexander Stewart. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. Figures produced by Spice revealed that there was a nationwide 3.1 per cent reduction in real terms, which translated to, in excess of £300 million in cuts, which meant that every single local authority in Scotland had to radically reduce services. Can I ask the cabinet secretary when will the Scottish Government recognise the needs of local councils and support them accordingly to ensure that they have adequate resources to support the communities in which they serve? I just want to remind Mr Stewart about the answer that I gave him, which said that, overall, we will be giving a real-terms increase of 3.8 per cent. I also gently remind Mr Stewart that, if we had followed his party's tax plan, 500 million would have had to come out of public services. Perhaps it might have been even the local government budget, so we will take no lessons from the Conservatives about how to marshal our budget. Instead, we will continue to focus on supporting local authorities and making sure that we can work in partnership with them to deliver the outcomes that the people of Scotland deserve. Alex Rowley. I wonder if the cabinet secretary accepts that there were £400 million of new financial commitments placed on local government, and that is where the discrepancy between Mr Stewart's figures and your own has come in. Does she agree that we need to get a better relationship with local government, and we should start to work closer now in looking at next year's budget? I believe that we have a fairly strong and positive relationship with local authorities. My regular meetings that I have with his colleague Alison Everson have embedded that partnership further, and we will continue to work with them in partnership around budget issues. Of course, we recognise that we are all facing challenges that are financial. However, I should also remind Alex Rowley that, with the commitments that we had that we worked through in partnership with local authorities, such as early learning and childcare and health and social care, we have provided and recognised that within the budget settlement. I take on board the interest that Mr Rowley has in local government, but we will continue to work in partnership, which is constructive partnership, and we will continue to work with local authorities and COSLA around future budget management. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting housing, regeneration and community empowerment in the Amond Valley constituency. The Scottish Government supports activity in those areas in a number of different ways. The Scottish Government's affordable housing investment in West Lothian will be substantial at over £60 million over the current parliamentary period. In the Amond Valley constituency we will be supporting the building of high-quality affordable housing in Livingston Fault House, Pullbeth, Pumferston, East Calder and West Calder. Through our Empowering Communities programme, the Regeneration Capsule Grant Fund and the recently announced Town Centre Fund, the Scottish Government is supporting locally developed regeneration projects to tackle inequality and deliver inclusive growth in West Lothian. Angela Constance West Calder and Hardburn Community Development Trust have developed plans in consultation with the community for the old co-operative building in West Calder in essence to celebrate and use this asset of heritage to create a regeneration hub and a modern community facility. Therefore, I wonder if the cabinet secretary could advise how local organisations can access and pursue regeneration funding, and will she meet me to discuss further how local organisations across Amond Valley and West Lothian can pursue a generation funding? Angela Constance I absolutely welcome a chance to meet Angela Constance to discuss what sounded incredibly exciting developments and projects in her constituency. In terms of funding, we provide the Regeneration Capsule Grant Fund as one example of how we are working together with the local government to support community-led regeneration in our most disadvantaged and fragile communities. We have recently announced projects that are due to be supported from that fund, and we will be planning to invite proposals from local authorities and other eligible applicants for 2020-21 funding soon. I am so happy to meet the member and to engage with her on the projects. I am happy to make sure that we can furnish her with information that will support her constituents. Mark Griffin In a decision that clearly has not empowered communities, can the cabinet secretary tell me why the Government overruled its own reporters and road roughshod over the views of my constituents, permitting the likely closure of the Bones road? Angela Constance It is not about Amond Valley constituency matters, but if you wish. Angela Constance It might be difficult to furnish the member with information when it is a live application and planning process. If he wants to raise those issues, he can do so through the usual channels of writing to us. Linda Fabiani To ask the Scottish Government how it can assist credit unions in encouraging the uptake of payroll saving. Linda Fabiani The Scottish Government plays a key role in promoting the clear benefits of payroll saving schemes to employers and will continue to raise awareness of payroll deduction partnerships through, for example, the Scottish business pledge. Linda Fabiani I thank the cabinet secretary very much for that answer. Can I ask her to consider further and perhaps discuss with the UK Government and regulatory authorities how credit unions can be supported in expanding their operations further, perhaps in terms of enabling home ownership for savers and housing provision in the area of operation? Credit unions such as the Cwbride Credit Union have ambitions towards helping their communities further, but they are constrained from doing so by the rules framework under which they work. I understand that, for example, in Ireland, derogations make it so that they can be much more involved in their local communities. Linda Fabiani I thank Linda Fabiani for her question and recognise her clear interest in it. Of course, I enjoyed the event that she hosted in Parliament, which really did shine a light on the good work that credit unions are doing across the country. I am aware of the fantastic work of the Cwbride Credit Union. Most recently, I was interested to learn of their home start deposit scheme, which aims to help first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. We are aware that there is ambition there, but it cannot be met because of the regulatory circumstances that we find us in, which shows that much of the powers to do some of that innovation is reserved. Of course, we will continue to push the UK Government because it is unfortunate that we have ambition from our credit unions, which has not yet met the regulations, which we have no power to change, but will continue to push the UK Government to make the changes that are necessary. Fife Clare Baker To ask the Scottish Government how many accessible homes have been built since May 2016. Our annual out-town report published the percentage of affordable new-build completions meeting housing for varying needs standards. Based on information returned for 2016-17, it shows that 91 per cent of new-build units met that standard, rising to 99 per cent in 2017-18. Information relating to 2018-19 will be published later on in the year. Local authorities are responsible for assessing and meeting the housing needs in their areas. I can confirm that we will publish guidance shortly for local authorities on the setting of local housing strategy targets to support the delivery of more wheelchair-accessible housing across all tenures and to report annually on progress. Clare Baker I thank the minister for the full answer. I will look at the official report to pick up the detail of what he said. He will be aware that EHRC has recently concluded that disabled people in Scotland are being robbed of their dignity and independence due to a chronic shortage of accessible housing, stating that many disabled people are unable to leave their homes or are forced to live in a single room, which is leading to mental health pressures. The minister will know that ACHR has called for at least a 10 per cent of new-build to be accessible. At the committee, the minister said that the target was arbitrary, but could he commit today to request information on the volume of accessible housing that is currently available through local authorities and makes this information available to Parliament? I have been quite clear to local authorities around about the delivery of wheelchair-accessible housing. I have said that, while we have the benchmark figures for housing, we will be very flexible with local authorities who want to build wheelchair-accessible homes or housing with more bedrooms if there is a need in their areas. I recently visited a new development in Cooper and Fife in Ms Baker's region, where it has done very well in relation to new wheelchair-accessible housing and houses with more bedrooms. The key thing in all of that is to ensure that the local housing strategy targets are right. I said that we will publish shortly that new strategy guidance. It will happen later on this week. We will be keeping a very close eye on all of that, but I would urge local authorities to use the flexibility that they have at this moment in subsidy to deliver for the people of their communities. Jeremy Balford briefly. Minister, would you recognise that accessible housing is not just about wheelchairs but involves many disabilities? Would you also recognise that, often for local authorities, it is an afterthought and often houses have to be adapted once they are built rather than having it at the front of planning so that accessible houses can be built appropriately for people with many different types of disability? My original answer is that I highlighted that, in 2016-17, 91 per cent of houses that were delivered in the affordable programme were housing-for-vary and need standards. That has risen to 99 per cent. I would say to Mr Balford—I have listened very closely to what stakeholders have had to say about that—that the housing-for-vary and need standard itself is a little bit old now. It has come out for 20 years old. I commit to reviewing that standard in the very near future so that we continue to build housing and deliver housing that is fit for purpose not only for today, for folks with special needs but also for tomorrow. Alex Rowley To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Shelter Scotland report, housing is a human right. We are committed to ensuring that Scotland is a modern, inclusive nation that protects, respects and realises internationally recognised human rights. The Scottish Government embraces constructive challenge and is happy to support action that pushes public institutions to go further in embedding human rights. In its recent report, the First Minister's advisory group on human rights leadership recommended a new human rights framework for Scotland, which would incorporate human rights treaty obligations, including the right to adequate housing into domestic law. The First Minister has welcomed the vision for how Scotland can show leadership on human rights. Scotland already has some of the strongest rights in the world for people facing homelessness, and we believe that that gives the strong platform from which we can do more. Our ending homelessness together action plan demonstrates our commitment to housing as a human right, setting out how we will achieve our vision, that everyone has a home that meets their needs and homelessness is ended. Alex Rowley I thank the minister for that answer. I think that he is saying that it will be incorporated, but can we confirm that? As he says, the First Minister's advisory group on human rights published a report in December recommending a new human rights act for Scotland. The question is, is that going ahead? Does he accept that the proposition for Shelter Scotland that housing should be a central element of that new act? If he does, could he give us an update on the timeframe for this legislation and, as he makes in representation, that housing will be a key part of that act? I can't give Mr Rowley the timeframe, but the advisory group has been quite clear, as has the First Minister and all of this. One of the key things that we must do at this moment in time, though, is ensure that the human rights legislation that we have is protected, because that is very much under threat, as far as I'm concerned, if we end up in a situation with a hard Brexit or even a softer Brexit, where we know that the UK Government has not made the commitment around about human rights. I think that, over the peace, this Parliament has done very well under all political guises in government in terms of enshrining people's rights. The homelessness legislation that we have shows that we can and should go further. I think that, in co-operation across the board in this Parliament, we should be doing all that we can to protect human rights legislation that could very well be at risk in leaving the EU. Fulton MacGregor, if you are brief. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Can the minister outline the work that has been undertaken to end homelessness and how that has affected the long-term trend in homelessness applications? Presiding Officer, the Scottish Government is fully committed to tackling and preventing homelessness. As the member will be aware, in November 2018, we published along with COSLA the Ending Homelessness Together High-Level Action Plan. That sets out our five-year programme to end homelessness and transform temporary accommodation in our country. That is backed by the £50 million Ending Homelessness Together fund, which will support the delivery of the action plan and help to drive sustainable change. The Ending Homelessness Together fund is being targeted towards transformative projects supporting local authorities and others. We have already allocated £23.5 million from the fund and from the health portfolio for rapid rehousing and housing first, which can make transformational change. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to owners of former social housing units who face compulsory cosmetic upgrades to their buildings. Owners who have acquired houses under the right-to-buy scheme are subject to the same rules as other home owners. The local authority can require them to carry out work on housing that is substandard, dangerous, defective or in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance. If they live in a tenement, they may also be obliged by a majority decision of other owners to contribute to common works to repair, maintain or install insulation or carry out other work that is required under their title deeds. I do not believe that such works can fairly be described as cosmetic, but if an owner needs support, the local authority has wide discretionary powers to provide assistance. It is for the local authority to determine what kinds of assistance should be provided in different circumstances in accordance with local priorities and resources. Alison Harris I thank the minister for his answer. A constituent of mine who owns an ex-council flat, which he rents out, has recently contacted me to say that he is required to pay £12,000 for compulsory cosmetic upgrades, and that is the council's word, not mine, to the exterior of the building. He is not in a financial position to pay this and would struggle to secure a loan. He does not want to be put in a position where he has to evict tenants in order to sell the flat to cover those costs. He is now in a catch-22 position. When support is not available from the council, what assistance can the Scottish Government offer my constituent who cannot afford the five-figure bill? The Minister for Public Health and Sport is very difficult for me to comment on an individual case. By the signs of it, this is the landlord in the private rented sector. There are, depending on where that person lives, opportunities for loan funding, but I cannot comment any more on that. If Ms Harris wants to write to me about this particular case, I will look into it, but, as I say, each homeowner, including private landlords, is responsible for their own properties. There will have to be a quick question, a quick reply and a quick supplementary. Stewart Stevenson, number eight. To ask the Scottish Government how much communities will receive from the Regeneration capital grant fund in 2019-20. Cabinet Secretary, briefly please. We were delighted to announce earlier in March that, for 2019-20, a further 20 million will have been invested in our communities through the Regeneration capital grant fund. That funding is offered to support locally-led regeneration projects in our most disadvantaged and fragile communities across the country. Stewart Stevenson, does the cabinet secretary expect that 20 million to be as successful as it has been in supporting projects such as BAM's silversmiths and the home bakery in McDuff in projects right across Scotland? Absolutely, and, importantly, for that fund is that these projects and this fund enables local people to be in the lead, to be engaged with, to be listened to and responded to, because it is those people, local communities and local organisations, that know their spaces and places best. That is the principle that underpins the RCGF and also the newly announced town centre fund. I am happy to engage further with the member around particular projects on his constituency. That concludes the questions in that section. I now move on to social security and older people question 1 game, Simpson. To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances it would introduce a universal basic income. Cabinet Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville. The Scottish Government is committed to reducing poverty and tackling inequality, and we are interested in any proposal that would help us to achieve that, including a citizens basic income. We have invested £250,000 over 2018-19, 2019-20 to fund a feasibility study that will set out the ethical, legislative, financial and practical implementation of a basic income. Graham Simpson. Europe's first national government-backed citizens income scheme in Finland has just been scrapped. It has found that it does not incentivise people into work, so does the minister think that universal basic income is a realistic option here? Will she take into account the reasons why Finland made their decision? Cabinet Secretary. We will take into account the evidence that is coming from across the chamber, and my colleague Eileen Campbell, who leads on universal basic income, will do just that. I have to say that I am rather disappointed by the member's tone to this one. I compare that to Adam Tomkins, for example, in the daily record, who considered the CBI a radical idea that could herald a revolution in social security provision and unite left and right. We should look at all options to be able to tackle poverty. We are doing that through the feasibility work that is going on with the four local authorities. The steering group is looking at all the evidence and we will progress on the basis of the analysis of that evidence, and I hope that that is something that all the chamber can get behind. Mark Ruskell. Cabinet Secretary, you are aware of the strong support in Fife for a CBI pilot. However, there are concerns that the Scottish pilot could be scupper due to a lack of co-operation from the DWP. What conversations has she had with her counterparts in the UK Government regarding this pilot? What further steps can she take to ensure that the DWP helps rather than hinders us? Cabinet Secretary. As I said, this is an issue that Eileen Campbell is leading on from the Government, and I know that there is a great degree of work that is going on with the DWP, because it is absolutely imperative that this is to go forward, that we have the co-operation from the UK Government to be able to help to build our understanding from that. We have had reassurances from the Secretary of State that she has offered co-operation, and we are taking her very much up on that offer because we need to build an understanding of the scale and the scope of that work. We need the UK Government to carry on that partnership with us on that process. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the most recent social security and child support tribunal statistics regarding employment support allowance, disability 11 allowance, personal independence payment and universal credit appeals. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Justice show that from October to December 2018, 70 per cent of appeals were found in favour of the claimant. That increased to 73 per cent for cases involving PIP. Those figures demonstrate that the system of decision making is effectively broken, leaving many vulnerable claimants facing a difficult and stressful journey as they apply for payments to which they are entitled. It is clear from those statistics that the DWP should look closely at its decision making process when impartial and independent scrutiny overturns so many decisions. Fulton MacGregor. I thank the cabinet secretary for that response. I know that many of my colleagues here will be like me and have countless constituents telling of their ordeal because that is exactly what it is dealing with the DWP. People with complex physical and mental health issues have been continually beaten down and often be traumatised by the system. Given the latest statistics, as I said thereby, the cabinet secretary showed that the majority of people are staggering 70 per cent that actually win their appeals. Does she think that that further demonstrates the fundamental flaws at the heart of how the DWP operates? I absolutely agree with Fulton MacGregor's analysis. There is no member within the chamber that has surely not heard such stories within their own surgeries when we have people dealing with the DWP, particularly the assessment process. We are determined to have a completely different approach up here for the devolved benefits. We will do all that we can to reduce the number of vulnerable people going to appeals by ensuring that we get the right decision made at the initial stage of application. That is getting the application process right, the desk-based decision making right and the face-to-face assessments only if information cannot be gathered in any other way. That is right for the individual, but it is also right for an agency fit for purpose. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it plans to provide to older carers of pensionable age providing care for over 35 hours per week. The Scottish Government is committed to building a system of support for all carers that recognise their needs and supports them to have a life alongside caring. We will fully consult on our plans to introduce carers assistance in Scotland. Any and all proposals to change carers allowance will require to recognise that it is a benefit with a number of complex interactions with the reserved benefits, including pensions, and I will not make any changes without ensuring that those interactions are fully understood. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. Older people aged 65 and over by far the largest group provide care, but recent figures show that only 1 per cent of the carers allowance supplement went to this group, as most pensioners only have an underlying entitlement. That additional payment could make a real difference to enabling pensioner carers to afford a few days' respite in their retirement. Can the cabinet secretary set out what assessment has been made of paying the supplement to those with underlying entitlement and whether older carers can hope and expect for payment in the future? I appreciate Claudia Beamish's point, but I refer her back to the point that I was making in my original answer. Because of the overlapping benefits rule, the DWP retained responsibility for under the defilutionary set-up. If we paid carers assistance to pensioners, the DWP could see it as an overlapping benefit and reduce the benefits and entitlements in other areas. Therefore, leaving the carer no better off. I am fairly committed to making changes to the carers allowance and to social security payments when there is a clear case to do so, but we need to do that with a full recognition of the complex interactions that we have, particularly with the reserved benefits system, which we have no ability to control. We cannot make any changes without the understanding of the interactions and the work that we must undertake jointly with the DWP to work through those. I ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to promote more community engagement with elderly people, given the Scotland's ageing population. I do not think that that is how it appears on the bulletin, but it is seven, so you should really read out words to have down as the question, unless I have the wrong question. It is a slight change to the phrasing, but never mind. That is for the minister. The Scottish Government backs a wide range of community engagement activities to support our ageing population. I have had the real joy of visiting and meeting with many of them over the past few months. We have also introduced our national social isolation and loneliness strategy that prioritises community empowerment and recognises the impact on loneliness at every age and stage of life. We are also working locally with our partners, including Age Scotland, to directly support initiatives that promote active community engagement in later life, such as in men's sheds and other organisations. The minister may be aware of initiatives in my constituency, such as the Holly's Dropping Centre in Musselborough, or the Men's Shed in Mayfield. Can she outline what steps the Scottish Government will take to ensure that such successful schemes will continue to thrive in both my constituency and across Scotland? I know very well from a previous life that the real benefit that day centres bring to local communities and the people who use them, and men's sheds and the both of them play key roles in supporting their local communities. The Scottish Government will continue to work with our partners, as I said earlier, to develop men's sheds and support the positive mental and physical health benefits that they provide. I am also delighted to chair the first implementation group meeting of our innovative social isolation and loneliness strategy in April. The strategy recognises the values of community initiatives, of the thought that the member describes, and we will build on that work when we take it forward. We will also shortly publish the older people's framework, informed by older people themselves. They have been in the driving seat of this the whole way, which will tackle the negative perceptions of older people, highlight the contributions that they make and tackle the barriers that they face. Those types of initiatives play, in my opinion, a crucial role for some older people who may be at risk from social isolation and loneliness, and I know that some of them have told me that they have even saved their life. To ask the Scottish Government on what date it took the decision to delay the low light of a second wave of social security benefits. We will take full responsibility for the remaining devolved benefits from the 1 April 2020. The timetable for delivery was determined after careful consideration of feedback from people with lived experience of the current system, who state very clearly that their priorities for their benefits are delivered safely and securely. They also took on board the views of stakeholder organisations. The timetable agreed is ambitious, but achievable and will protect people and their payments. It takes into account the joint nature of this project with the DWP. They need to link in with reserved benefits, as well as the level of change required to make those benefits fit for purpose, and in doing so deliver on our commitment to provide a system with dignity, fairness and respect. Jeremy Baill, please. I know disappointingly that the cabinet secretary still will not tell us what the exact date was, but would the cabinet secretary agree that the Scottish Government was never going to make the 2021 target when consultation documents such as disability assistance and terminate owners have only just been launched and most he apologised to the disability community who were expecting these benefits to be devolved by 2021 and yet you are failed to meet that promise? As I said in my original answer to Jeremy Baill, we will take full responsibilities for the remaining devolved benefits from 1 April 2020, but I will take no lecture from the Scottish Conservatives on how to run a welfare system. When we look at the counterparts in the DWP, we are six years too late for the universal credit roll-out. They are three years over late for PIP, and we still do not know when that full application will begin. I will take no lectures from the Tories on how to run welfare, and it is because of the scale of change that we are needing to make, particularly in the disability benefits that we need to ensure that we get this right because we need to ensure that those who have been so badly affected by the treatment from the DWP will receive an entirely different treatment up here through Social Security Scotland. Months of detailed consideration has gone in with the engaging of stakeholders, the position papers that I launched on 20 February, details a huge amount of detailed work that has gone on for planning for the next phase of delivery. As well as our research with experience panels and our expert advisory group advice that I have had, that is the basis for the 28 February statement, and I am proud that we will deliver a system based on dignity, fairness and respect. To ask the Scottish Government what impact UK Government welfare reforms have had on women in Scotland. The UK Government's welfare reforms have had a disproportionate impact on women who are twice as dependent on social security as men. Analysis by the UK Human Rights Commission estimates that the cumulative impact of tax on welfare changes since 2010 falls disproportionately on women. On average, women were estimated to lose £940 per year compared to £460 per year for men by 2021-22. The benefit cap, the two-child limit and its abhorrent rape clause also impact women disproportionately. Indeed, Philip Alston, the UN's special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, said that the UK Government's welfare system may as well have been created by a group of misogynists in a room. Is the cabinet secretary concerned that because of the lack of transitional protection for those who naturally migrate to universal credit, for example when they have a change of address, that this could have an adverse impact? That it may force women to stay in abusive relationships so that they do not lose those funds for them and their families? I absolutely agree with Shona Robison that it is very concerning that women who are forced on to universal credit without transitional protection now face further barriers to leaving abusive relationships. We will continue to urge the UK Government to halt the natural migration on to universal credit because thousands of people are losing out on transitional protection while none of the fundamental flaws of universal credit have been dealt with. The Scottish Government is also concerned that the UK Government's policy of making a single payment of universal credit to a household can act as an enabler for domestic abuse, and we are working with the DWP to identify how best we can introduce split payments on universal credit in Scotland to give women access to independent income. To ask the Scottish Government what input disabled people, disabled persons organisations and other stakeholders will have into the design of the assessment descriptors for disability assistance for working-age people. Disabled people and their carers have had significant input into the development of disability assistance in Scotland. Their experience and views have helped us to shape the proposed policy changes outlined in the consultation on disability assistance. The consultation invites views on all of the activities and descriptors associated with disability assistance for working-age people, and that will provide an opportunity for disabled people, disabled people's organisations and stakeholders across Scotland to input into the design of the policy. Thank the cabinet secretary for her response. May I ask whether the Scottish Government shares concerns that the PIP criteria are not always appropriate for people with mental health conditions, and how will it be working with people and organisations representing them to ensure that the descriptors for disability assistance are fair? Alison Johnstone is quite right to point out the concerns that people have had about the current system under PIP that it does not deal adequately with mental health conditions or, indeed, fluctuating conditions. That is something that we are very cognisant of as we move forward with that. It is very important, as we move through the consultation responses, that we ensure that what we are building is fit for purpose for every single case that will come forward. I am happy to work with Alison Johnstone and stakeholders in this area to ensure that we get that right under our replacement for PIP, particularly those with mental health and fluctuating conditions that have been so badly served under the current system. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on delivering additional payments of the best art grant to help with early learning costs. We are on track to deliver early learning and school age payments by summer 2019. On 6 March, the Parliament approved the regulations that create the new payments. We continue to build the IT systems that are needed to process the applications and make payments to eligible individuals. Social Security Scotland is recruiting and training the staff who will provide operational support. Mary Fee. I thank the minister for that answer. To ensure that the nursery and early learning payment delivers for children, how will the Scottish Government assess what the payment is being used for and how will it reach the most vulnerable children, such as children of prisoners, BME children or gypsy traveller children? We do not assess how people are making any requirements on how people will use their payments. It is for the individual to decide how to use their payment as it is their entitlement. Many of you bring up an important point about ensuring that we get the process right to ensure that all demographics on all parts of Scotland's population are aware of the payments and ensure that they get support to apply for those. As we did with the pregnancy and baby payments, we will take very seriously our obligations to encourage take-up and ensure that that not only works for the majority of applicants, but we are looking at the particular lemographics, for example the gypsy travellers communities or the BMA communities. That is an aspect that we are determined to get right. I am more than happy, as I said on a number of occasions on this, to work with members, including Mary Fee of their particular aspects around communication, that she would like us to look at on that. I realise that it is important that we get that right and that we are open to learning on that process. That concludes questions on social security. Older people have a short pause to allow the front benches to take their place for the next item of business.


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This situation is so mixed up with Chinese custom family and honor, I don't know where to turn. I'm afraid any move I make might endanger Hey Boy's life. Bill Travel, starring Mr. John Daner as Paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man called Paladin. Mr. Paladin. Hey Boy, what in the world are you doing hiding behind that potted palm? Sorry. Not hiding to seek, Hey Boy? Oh, it's not frivolous matter, Mr. Paladin. More serious. Is Missy Wong coming down the hallway? No, she turned into the linen room. If you're hiding from her, you can come out now. Oh, good. Mr. Paladin, may I see you in room, please, for a discussion of most disturbing matter? I certainly, Hey Boy. Come on. Trouble? Oh my, plenty trouble, Mr. Paladin. Best selling records. Here's a familiar tune about America's best selling filter cigarette.  Full rich tobacco flavor. That's because only Winston has filter blend up front. Choice flavorful tobaccos, specially selected and specially processed for filter smoking. No wonder Winston tastes good. Like a cigarette should smoke Winston. Now, what's the idea of trying to dodge Miss Wong? What have you been up to this time? Oh, Mr. Paladin, Hey Boy cannot come face to face with Miss Wong at this moment. Hey Boy confused. Hey Boy crushed under a weight of most distressing problem. Oh, come now. It can't be that bad. Oh, you saw it. It's much worse. Here. A DC letter come from China today for Hey Boy. Oh, I see. Well, of course I could probably make a more intelligent comment if I could read Chinese. Oh, Mr. Paladin, this is letter from May Chen or how you say go between. Go between? Yes, sir. Or the same like the marriage broker. DC letter say go between is come to San Francisco to settle arrangements for Hey Boy's marriage to his betrothed. Your marriage to your betrothed? Yes, sir, Mr. Paladin. That's what it says. Well, no wonder you didn't want to face Miss Wong. Hey Boy, do you think you've been exactly fair to her in considering you're engaged to be married to a girl in China? Oh, but Hey Boy forget all about engagement to marry. No, wait a minute. Engagement to marry is not the sort of thing that just slips one's mind. Oh, Mr. Paladin, you have no understand. Well, shall we try again? Marriage contract made when Hey Boy nine years old. Hey Boy don't know girl, never see girl. Parents make deal. Oh, I like that. When Hey Boy fifteen, he come to America. Oh, so different many things happen. He forget. Yes, I see. These are Hey Boy like America. Hey Boy like Miss Wong, but now come go between to settle arrangements for marriage in China. We got Hey Boy never seen. Hey Boy must leave America. Hey Boy must leave Miss Wong. And for my... Surely you're not obligated to go through with this thing. Well, here is most distressing problem, Mr. Paladin. Hey Boy, mother, father, now dead. But aunts, uncles, cousins, and girl, girl, father, mother, aunts, uncles, cousins, all live in same village in China.  And Hey Boy in pretty pickle, huh? Yeah. You help, maybe? Well, I don't know. It's a little out of my line, Hey Boy, but I can try, I guess. Oh, thank you, Mr. Paladin. Well, it seems to me, Hey Boy, that you're going to have to make a stand. Make a stand. That's right. Now, I realize how important it is to save face and to avoid bringing dishonor to the families, but you'll just have to be firm. What's the girl's name? Her name is Mei, her father, Guy Kung. Guy Kung. Any connection with the Guy family here in San Francisco? Well, yes, sir. Is it the Guy family that controls the Guy Sonyap Tong? Yes, sir, same family. I guess that's the most powerful Tong in San Francisco's Chinatown. Oh, yes, sir. Well, they can call it a Chinese Mutual Benefit Association, but I guess you know as well as I do that they have their fingers on every underworld activity on the Barbary Coast. Yes, sir. Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute. How about Guy Kung Ho, the Tong Hatchet Man, also known as Bloody Pete? Oh, Bloody Pete. He means brother. Oh, you see, Mr. Paladin, very essential, hey, boy, not bring dishonor to family. Oh, yes, I'm beginning to understand. Losing face takes on a new meaning.  Oh, my.  Oh, no. Oh, yes. Oh, my. Can you make the passing grade in driving? In other words, do you know and do you use what you know about safe passing practices? Almost every driver finds it necessary to pass other drivers at times. The problem is doing it safely. Here are some passing tips from the National Safety Council. Be sure there's plenty of time to pass before meeting another vehicle coming toward you. See that no other vehicle is about to pass you. Give a left turn signal for the driver behind and make sure he sees it. Sound your horn for the driver ahead and make sure he hears it.  Don't cut back into the right-hand lane too soon. And always pass on the left, unless the driver ahead has signal his intention to make a left turn. Pass, friend, but do it safely. I wanted to help, hey, boy. But when I began to weigh the odds, I was doubtful of success. The opposing force was too strong. 4,000 years of custom and tradition and the most powerful organization in San Francisco was Chinatown, Yugi Sung Yap Tong. Even more discouraging was the fact that, hey, boy, his prospective brother-in-law was none other than the high binder known as Bloody Pete, chief of the Tongs professional murderers. I felt I would never fully understand Chinese custom, but I knew all I needed to know about killers. I thought about it all through the night, and in the morning it seemed so hopeless that for a moment I allowed myself to wonder what San Francisco would be like without, hey, boy. It was very depressing.  Come in. Oh, good morning, Miss Wong. Oh, yes, yes, of course, Miss Wong. Go right ahead. Miss Wong, you... you seem so light-hearted this morning. Oh, he's light-hearted. Have you seen Hey Boy? Yes, sir. But did he have a chance to talk to you? Oh, yes, sir. Regarding a very grave matter? Hey Boy, tell Miss Wong about marriage contract with girl in China. But you... Miss Wong... Miss Wong, Mr. Paladin. Nothing, I guess, except that it's... it's constantly being brought home to me. What, Mr. Paladin? You can't figure women. I thought you'd be heartbroken or at least angry. Oh, you smart man, Mr. Paladin. Hey Boy, smart man. You fix? It's nice you have such confidence in us, but I'm not so sure. Oh, almost forgot. This letter come for you. Oh, thank you. This is from Mr. Sui Li Tsung. Yes, sir. He go-between. Come to make arrangements for Hey Boy. You see now, the illustrious great one who bears noble firearm and whose honorable will it is to journey forth always in benevolence, yet reaping great treasure will receive the lowly inferior self of the Sui Li Tsung on the fifth day of the seventh moon of the fourteenth year of Kuang Su. Yes, sir. What does that mean? He want to know if man who have gone will travel will see Mr. Tsung week from next Tuesday. Why didn't he say so? He did. Well, I wonder why he wants to see me. On Tuesday, the fifth day of the seventh moon of the fourteenth year of Kuang Su, I serve tea to the lowly inferior self of Sui Li Tsung. Mr. Tsung was a short, round man with a smooth, plump face and shrewd eyes. He wore an elaborate purple brocade robe and carried a delicate ivory fan in his small, dimpled hand. The fan fluttered continuously as he talked, and he talked a great deal. But as the afternoon wore on, I wondered when he was going to say something. Excellent tea. This pitiable one is indeed honored to be at one time know the pleasure of such a cup of tea and to realize its pleasure in the presence of the esteemed one. May I fill your cup, Mr. Tsung? No, thank you. The great one of benevolent travel has been the given of vast treasure to have permitted this unworthy to share his costly time thus far. Oh, well, I'm sorry you have to be leaving. At last the joy of such a meeting, rare and precious as it is, must, like all good things, come to an end. Deplorable one that I am. What? So entranced was I with the delight of each passing moment partaken in the presence of the noble one that this poor muddlehead has experienced a lapse of memory. But now it comes to me a matter to bring to the great one's attention. Sit down, Mr. Tsung. Now maybe we'll get to the point. I beg your pardon? What's on your mind? I'm sure you didn't ask to come up here today so we could have a cup of tea together. If the great one will only allow this unworthy soul... Please, Mr. Tsung, Mr. Tsung, I don't wish to be rude, but if the unworthy one doesn't wish to waste any more of the great one's costly time, let's stop all this nonsense and get down to business now what do you want? Very well, to business. We will discuss conditions of the wedding of Kim Chang. Hey, boy. Yes, hey, boy. The small name by which he is known to you. Now, you as his benefactor... Benefactor, I'm his friend. We will assume that as his friend you will in this case wish to place yourself in the position of benefactor as well. Now, there's the matter of the prescribed wedding gifts you're offering in the tradition to the family of the bride. Well, I don't understand, Mr. Tsung. Is it according to tradition to go outside the immediate family in this case? Gi Kung, father of the bride, is generous enough to allow you as benefactor to share in their rejoicing. I see. Mei is the only daughter of Gi Kung. In view of this fact, he feels that besides the conventional ceremonial gifts there should be an offering of substantial reality. How substantial? I believe he estimates in American dollars 5,000 would be of sufficient substance. Well, Mr. Tsung, it is more than kind of Gi Kung to permit me to take part in this happy occasion and to share in his rejoicing to the amount of a $5,000 donation, but you see, I'm opposed to this marriage and if there's anything I can do to stop the ridiculous thing, I will. Oh, my. That would be most unwise. The Gi family is a proud one. They could not bear the loss of face. May I humbly suggest it would be far more prudent to accept Gi Kung's indulgent offer. More prudent? What do you mean?   Yes. He is so devoted to his only sister, I'm afraid he would feel the necessity to avenge any dishonor brought to her. That sounds pretty much like a thread. As an occidental, you would never understand. I don't know, Mr. Tsung. I believe a deal like this is recognized all over the world as blackmail. When I mentioned blackmail to Sui Lich Tsung, he merely smiled and bowed his head a couple of times, fluttered his fan, and assured me that the lowly one soul had known a feast in the times spent in the illustrious one's presence or something like that, and he left. He apparently felt we had reached an agreement. As a matter of fact, I wasn't quite sure of myself. The whole thing was so outrageous I was confused. Several weeks passed, and we heard nothing from the Gi family. I was getting anxious. Hey Boy was getting pale and thin. Only Miss Wong seemed undisturbed. You don't finish your breakfast, Mr. Paladin. I don't have much appetite. This situation with Hey Boy seems to me I should be doing something. Poor Hey Boy. Well, I'm at a loss, Miss Wong. I'm afraid any move I make may endanger Hey Boy. Bloody Pete, bad man. Well, even if I faced him, there'll still be the rest of the Gi sung yap-tongued to uphold the honor of the family.  You have to fight all China. You believe in the stuff, Miss Wong? Miss Wong, Chinese girl. Miss Wong understand, but Miss Wong raise in missionary school. Miss Wong think different. You don't seem to be as upset about all this as we are. Miss Wong, no one thinks girls, girls, boys, boys. Well, yes. I've been aware of that for some time. Hey Boy, not see girl in China. He not want to marry? Yeah, like Miss Wong. Girl in China, not see Hey Boy. Maybe she not want to marry. Maybe she have boyfriend. Oh, Miss Wong, as I understand, it doesn't work that way. No, no. Chinese girl wouldn't dare go against her parents' wishes in a case like this. No, that would really bring disgrace on the family. Sometimes Chinese girl do, Mr. Paladin, sometimes. Well, I don't think it's anything to depend on. Wait and see. Mr. Paladin, Mr. Paladin. Well, that's Hey Boy. Come in, Hey Boy. Oh, Mr. Paladin. What's the matter? Downstairs, in lobby come this way. Bloody Pete, Sui Li Xiong, many men carry baskets around shoulders. Oh, many things. You mean they're coming up here? Yes, sir. Well, don't worry, Hey Boy. They wouldn't dare start anything here in the hotel. Oh, I can't see what reason. Well, anyway, I'd better have my gun ready. Oh, did you already, Mr. Paladin? Well, we'll see what they have to say. Now you just stand back, both of you. Mr. Xiong? Most illustrious one. I come with bowed head to your door as escort to the first son of the House of Guy who walks in shame to this meeting. What are you talking about? All right.  All right, now? What's on your mind? Kim Ho of the afflicted House of Guy wishes to prostrate himself at the feet of Chang of the noble House of Kim, family name of the one you call Hey Boy. Look at that.  What did he say? He said, I'm not a human being. Very sad thing to say. Mr. Paladin, what happened? I'm not sure, Hey Boy. What's the meaning of this, Xiong? The House of Guy mourns the loss of its only daughter. Hey Boy's betrothed? You mean she's dead? She is dead to the House of Guy. She has brought shame and dishonor to her family and brought a great wrong to bear on Kim Chang whom you call Hey Boy. What has come that she has in disgrace deserted her home to secretly marry and unworthy from the next province? Oh, indeed. What humiliation. And how does the House of Guy propose to restore face to the House of Kim? The House of Guy grovels in the dust and begs that Chang of the House of Kim will in grace accept the gifts the bears hold. May I ask them to enter? We know those men out there have presents for Hey Boy, whom you call Kim Chang? Yes. Sure. Bring him in. You might as well tell Pete there. He can get up now. Well, that's quite a win for Hey Boy on those gifts. Oh, yes. Who are you, Mr. Paladin? Oh, my. Hey Boy, I'm pretty confused. So am I. About one thing. Miss Wong, how did this happen?  Oh, well... Oh, come on. I know girls are girls and boys are boys. You had it figured May had a boyfriend someplace, but now there has to be more to it than that. Now, what? Mr. Paladin, you know cousin to Miss Wong named Son Yap. Don't believe I do?  Uh-huh. Well, Miss Wong's and picture of Son Yap to a Chinese girl right on him Hey Boy name. So she thought it was a picture of Hey Boy? Oh, yes. Miss Wong will only take chance, but Miss Wong think maybe Chinese girl rather lose face and spend all her time with face of Son Yap. See? Oh, good place, must get to work. Uh... Women. Oh, you saw Miss Paladin. Whoo, women. This miserable cold and my sinuses. Haven't you heard about Dristan? Dristan? Dristan decongestant tablets not only help drain all eight sinus cavities, critical areas of colds infection, but circulating through the blood, Dristan reaches all congested areas. 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Everybody Matt here for late in sports cards ripping 2023 tops chrome baseball hobby 12 box full case break number one pick your team We have Anthony P Giants Brandon s d-backs Brett v twins Chris F. Orioles Brewers David D. Blue jays David C. Rays Eric e Dodgers Erwin e Tigers Frank y Astros Marlins Gabriel C. Braves Jared W. Mariners John L Yankees Masanori M. Cardinals Matthew B. A's Michael F. Guardians Mike D. Phillies Ph127 with the Angels Nate Z White Sox Nathaniel s Rockies Royals Patrick E. Pirates Paul N. Metz Robert P. Padres Rangers Rory B. Cubs Sean D. Reds Von B. Red Sox and Wenchu L. Nationals All right, let's do it tops chrome baseball is here Adley on the cover let's do it Plenty of time on these breaks So we're going to start off here on this first box I'm going to take my sweet time on this first box and then we'll pick up the pace a little bit as we go I need to rush around You always think that's you it's Michael Tuglia And future stars George Kirby To get used to that design Don't trick me and think I've got an orange or something Um, you know Vargas and Cade Cavalli It's 2023 tops design. It really looks good on chrome John Feneron de rookie and 88 style miggy There's mookie and Gabriel Moreno Super yeah, no pressures I can do it It's Alex Bregman. Come on. There we go And Titans insert Adley Rochman Nice rookie insert That's cool with the stadium The background there not background but part of the design Those Titans inserts are One in 12 packs. Yeah, one in 12 packs I'm here for tacos too, Adam Tyler O'Neill There's J rod refractor Riley green rookie And Goldie They do have the 20 23 um our 2022 tops MVP buyback autos In this and they also will have the buyback program again Uh drew waters and green refractor to 99 Matt Olson Oh, it's stamped on the front on this one 75 of 99. That's interesting Used to that being on the back No, there is a sub zero frozen fracture. I think it's number two negative five Let's just let's pull one and see it for ourselves Or we'll see how the time goes, but yeah, we'll do that on the first one Ryan Nelson rookie refractor Mike trout Garrett Mitchell rookie prism refractor Bolton bar show. There's Scherzer. Oh, did you mill? That's awesome Ezekiel Tovar rookie 88 There's Gunnar Henderson rookie Mayhew Nelson Shea Langaliers rookie Rookie refractor Oscar Gonzalez We ran Suzuki. Oh, yeah, I just actually typed that out Tom Um, yeah, they are jumbo exclusive on the uh Sub-zero frozen fractors Mount castle Nate Eaton rookie prism refractor Joey Manessis Porter Carroll super I'm on board There's Ryan Mount castle refractor Tristan Kossis rookie and James Altman rookie And we'll pick up the pace a little bit as we go. Um I'm gonna kick off this first case here. Take our time. There's a topson technicolor insert Raphael Devers These are One in 24 packs. So about one per hobby box Alex Bregman 88 Josh Smith rookie Titans Max Scherzer Cody Clemens rookie and Libertor Castellanos refractor Future stars Mackenzie Gore and That is Alec Minoa gold wave. We're on the front there 36 of 50 Kuchin and Ramirez refractor Bryce Harper Correa and Rendon Kate Cavalli rookie prism refractor Rizzo and Gallon 88 style Kitey Kyle Tucker Paraza and DL Hall Jordan Walker super Yeah, I'd be all right with that Kodai Senga rookie And our first auto that is rookie auto Cory Lee That's interesting I actually like that. It's on a chrome car, but with a white border there That looks nice That was astro. Sorry Dermis Garcia Is hobby worth it? I mean, yeah, it's um Byron Buxton Cal Mitchell and bellow Yep, I agree Dan. Yeah, I like that white background on the autos Cal Stevenson rookie prism refractor Buri and a braille Yeah, typically it seems like on the hobby the you get a little bit more color So xander Fractor colos and ladolo. All right one box in What's up? What's up mt? Got him some breakers delight ones later this week. Nice This is rookie prism refractor Tristan Casas right on rookie 88 Nolan Gorman By as in Tyler O'Neill and jay melinda's future stars riley green rookie and goldy rookie refractor james outland prism refractor mitch hannaker Trout cj chrome refractor diversario mark vientos rookie jones. This is 88 kyle tucker Stanton titan sozea ramirez Kyle stowers and cabrera Joey meneses rookie refractor Javier Assad rookie nice color coming That is bray in bellow rookie orange refractor to 25 nice one red socks eight of 25 first orange refractor of the day nice and boston Jordan walker rookie Kate Cavalli Zach Wheeler prism refractor Dylan doesn't sniff Yeah, that would be awesome Love to pull one of those Riley green rookie 88 Clemens This is aqua wave refractor rookie auto to 199 oswald paraza yankees There you go yanks Kershaw refractor Ramirez Kodaisenga rookie I believe so that's the way it's been in the past adam cj chrome prism refractor Kray and rindow Trinacion and rookie refractor spencer steer Kind of quietly having one of the better rookie seasons this year It's a tops in technicolor trait turner. That's not a rookie, but there's a rookie logo on that one Gunner Henderson rookie springer tristan casas rookie And shea langoliers titans ronald acunya Suzuki refractor blad jr. That was just an error. There's austin haze That's magenta speckle It's the 350 James outman rookie meneses musgrove Vlad Again, there is a 2023 tops mvp buyback program So if there's somebody you're banking on winning the mvp in one of the leagues Load up on their base cards for sure Yeah, it's just an error. There's just a rookie logo where there shouldn't have been one That happens. There's Javier Baez prism colas Lenya and sosa miggy 88 small Jeremy Pena future stars Michelle and freeman I don't think there's a fixed number rookie refractor jordan walker go cardinals pascantino and thompson prism Salvador Perez But looks like we've had what maybe two or three Salvador Perez Like two or three per box so far I think um, Luis Castillo we're going to um include All the uh, there's adley rookie Titans Juan Soto will include all the color Praza and DL hall um in the recap At least on this first case. We'll see where that puts us in terms of time. Javier Assad rookie refractor and smith jigba Imagenta refractor catel marté to 399 and debacks Cal Mitchell and bellow marcus simian refractor paul guldschmidt prism Yeah, we are sold out for the day. We do have some spots left for tonight and then uh This is alex braggman 88 minutes Kyle has a couple cases of hobby what I checked his first one was sold out And he just had one left in the second one, but he'll be doing personals as well tonight. This is Dodgers That's rookie purple speckle auto to 299 michael grove Three autos two of them numbered so far. There you go Dodgers freeman kate cavalli rookie refractor wander and carlos pares haze Prism refractor albert pooholst Is anybody at the national or going to the national? Brett Beatty Ezekiel tovar rookie refractor Nolan gorman rookie masatake Yoshida Rookie tops in technicolor freddy freeman rookie 88 Ezekiel tovar price harper devours Garrett Mitchell rookie refractor Manny machado purple speckle to 299 albert pooholst refractor Love that card Crawford, yeah, I'd probably just put it in a ticker or something After like probably 25 times Now we do that. We are represented at the national. Um, be sure to check out our booth There's uh, michael harris rookie future stars Kyle Tucker Corbin carol rookie Kytons Ramirez call Anthony volpe rookie Miguel Vargas rookie refractor Shintaro fuji nami max mire fuji nami, uh He's with the uh, what orials now is that right? Yeah sail will be on tonight freddy freeman aqua refractor to 199 Josh young rookie Am I at the national in spirit? In spirit.  We don't have the shack, uh Stand up there This is a keel tow bar rookie prism refractor mark bien toast Yeah, those tops chrome authentic are really cool. I like them Tyler stephenson refractor Nolan jones This is topsend technicolor gunner henderson rookie insert nice gunner There's kyle stowers and cabrera My jordan walker pc. I don't have any jordan walker cards yet. There's uh, george springer a sod. Um gorman I don't think I have any gorman jet either titan zacuña Mitchell and jordan walker Mookie betz refractor Little ding on that top left corner of the uh freddy freeman aqua refractor Royce lewis future stars and nicastiano's blue refractor to 150 fillies o'neill cruz Tyler o'neill Yeah, they might be then true waters micah strimsky Prism refractor riley green rookie baldy Yeah, they are riley green rookie 88 an orange coming Nice. This is tigers rookie orange refractor auto to 25 cody clemens 12 of 25 nice one detroit. That's four autos three of them numbered Nice, uh secondary color match for the tigers there too mini rocket There's a tyler o'neill scherzer Tyler stephenson prism refractor gunner henderson rookie What may he write nelson christopher morrell rookie refractor Tristan casas rookie here we go box number five So we have five hobby cases today again. They are all sold out grab up your spots for tonight About half of sam's brakes are uh sold out already And then kyle's live over on the latin 2 channel tonight with two cases of topchrome hobby and then Personals o'neill cruz oswald peraza Dl hall, um, they'll get them in their more recent uniforms sometimes but they get the autos out very early lat Dermis Garcia, so they I mean They just wouldn't have time to produce the uh Updated cards and get them signed. I mean we would if they tried to do that. We'd probably end up with a ton of redemptions This is titan's adley ruchman rookie insert Cal Mitchell rookie and bray and bellow So yeah, that's that's fairly common to see them. Um, there's josh smith rookie refractor in one uniform and they like their old uniform but with their old team in the uh autos and then Our newer uniform newer team um in the base cards u darvish and max fread His wave refractor It's a 75. I didn't see that on my list back in here Just want to make sure I didn't skip over one. I thought blue wave was to 75 So that's a waiver fracture to 75. Um On the info I have it says blue wave Oscar colas rookie Key brian haze Yeah, that's that's been just about everything this year, right? saia sazuki prism christopher morrell rookie josh young rookie 88 baba thompson rosa reyna francisco alvarez rookie jay melendez refractor von grissom joe muskrow prism refractor wilson contraris refractor Robbie ray prism refractor soto and tyler freeman rookie traris austin riley 88 Launder This is cubs rookie auto justin steele I really like the choice to love the uh white background on the base rookie autos I'm probably gonna say that like 10 times today, but I mean it every time Cody clemens rookie refractor has a filly there. Nolan gorman rookie and jeremy pania The lonzo spencer steer rookie prism refractor kwan and tork killer ward refractor tani So again, like if you think a tani is gonna win the al mvp load up on his base cards rice harper tops in technicolor You can cash in on the mvp buyback program if you wins xander titan scherzer thomas matthew libertor rookie refractor Stephen kwan future stars and danzby swanson negative refractor One in 96 packs, I think jose maranda refractor morning camera how are you there you say that Here we go box number six It's andre seminez prism rookie 88 josh young It's cal stevenson francisco alvarez rookie future stars No, but in tops chrome they're the refractors Likely easy to spot. There's goldy refractor You take a look here kodaisenga rookie o'neal cruise prism Oswald paranza rookie andy l. Hall Let me scroll down to the bottom here. Um, I don't see it yet. Yeah, I don't see the codes yet For the sp and ssp Jeter downs rookie refractor We're seeing mullins I think this is going to be a radiating rookies That is rookie radiating rookies adley ruchman There you go. Congrats orioles. These are one in 686 packs That is awesome pig card for the o's awesome card Stand ready there Vlad there's adley titans rookie I think that's maybe the third one of those we've seen outman rookie Yeah, I know I I liked it when I saw the riley green on the uh cell sheet, but they ain't in person. They're even better Bayez Vlad bone. There's byron buckson purple refractor to 250 Good first case here so far first half of the case Sean murphy christian yellich prism refractor Hive me in a browser Yep, I agree dan. I agree. What's up, mike? Yeah, happy release day Drinking coffee and watching me There's uh merrell aronato yeah, mike Sean murphy and angels rookie auto ryan aguilar Angels on the board Mrimski Yeah, there were some growing pains last year, but I don't know man. I'm really happy with what I've seen so far Francisco alvarez rookie Christopher merrell rookie prism refractor diverse von grissom rookie von grissom rookie refractor This is tops in technicolor corbin burns Calmichael rookie imbello xander 88 pooholz titans max scherzer chauvin rookie riley green rookie refractor This is rookie green wave refractor to 99 michael grove Dodgers francisco alvarez rookie refractor Been a lot of rookie refractors of the top names No, that's the uh They were halfway through um top card so far rookie radiating. That's a radiating rookies insert of adley ruchman The radiating rookies are one in 686 packs Main channel mat. That's right All right Again, we're gonna do a hit recap at the end Including all of the color. We'll see where that leaves us in terms of time Um, definitely want to stay on schedule for you guys today Uh, but we have an hour and 20 per case so We should be good um to include all the color in every recap Along with the autos and relic, of course Yeah, looking good on time right now corbin burns. They ask zuki future stars, but when I pull that uh Like a big super refractor rookie auto put us a few minutes behind It's tristan casas rookie 88 needs some merch boba shed titans Yeah, hasn't been it's been over 20 years since anybody's made any merch of me. There's andres senes Joe musgrove mj melendez magenta speckler yeah magenta speckle to 350 or tyler freeman Yeah, those titans inserts are awesome. Spencer siren corbin burns wander Mike trout Prism refractor berlander trellis christopher morrell rookie nolyn gorman rookie We'll check here Yes, there are parallels on the on the uh inserts including titans Stand up she's a cardinal on the checklist christian yellets refractor carthy shon murphy prism refractor call marty and refractor shohio tani It might be a 40 card After he wins the mvp this year fuji nami and meyer I'm going off of what the mvp buyback was last year. I don't There's a max scherzer John carlo stanton yep for the 2023 mvp's A base is worth 20 refractors worth 40 um A refractor parallel numbered to more than 100 is a hundred dollars and a refractor numbered to less than 100 is 200 dollars Jose Ramirez kyle stowers and cabrera I mean it's Almost the end of july I mean as long as he stays healthy I I just don't That is marlins rookie blue ray wave auto to 150 patent verdict Nice color match auto for the marlins Have your assot. I just don't see how tani does not win a lmvp Max scherzer Fractor garret mitchell and jordan walker Yeah, that's true jim. There's duran jeter downs rookie Prism refractor michel vargas I'm on. Yeah. I'm on board. I'm ready timmy. Let's see one Mookie marino You don't think he's gonna be traded There's austin reilly and tops in technicolor ronald akunja Awesome looking insert josh young rookie Is jeter downs a bust? I don't think so. I mean, I don't he wasn't really like Aaron judge 88 With I know imagine getting traded to like the rays and Now i'm gonna pay state income tax police sorties clayton kershaw Um, but no, I don't think I don't know jeter downs wasn't really super hyped lube out Mike trout refractor I think if he becomes a serviceable major leaguer He's probably met expectations and he's been involved in some trades and stuff But there's tort future stars and austin haze. That is an awesome card negative refractor Dude, if I was austin haze, I'd be on ebay buying up every one of those Logan ohapi rookie. I think he's gonna be a dodger yawn austin riley refractor or fientos good morning to everybody watching us this morning and uh For those of you watching from the national, we appreciate you Appreciate you swinging by the booth. Um, have a good time there. Hopefully, uh, find some good deals find some Stuff you're looking for i'm sure there'll be plenty of it. There's nelson belasquez dalton bar show prism refractor Wheeler and rookie tristan casas petal anzo 88 jd martinez future stars rookie adley bow nailer It's dj lamehu refractor james outman rookie max freed and rookie prism refractor francisco alvarez kershaw and blad Yeah, it's lubeb refractor yachty everyone right now rookie 88 uh riley green rookie blackman titans mike trout bar show says magenta refractor to 399 alex bregman rookie refractor louis sorties Langa lears and gunner hinderson rookie jelomahue prism refractor brambello rookie paul gulchman 88 count michael garcia this is padez rookie auto matthew batten ghost san diego jane langa lears rookie refractor scolos longoria and von grissom rookie prism refractor hunter green michael harris rookie tops in technicolor shea langa lears rookie insert clemens and liberator rosa rookie 88 fordon titans that's a cool card bays do which he was this is rookie refractor gunner hinderson correa i'll show in a minute breckon this is adley ruchman rookie what's up roger yeah man yeah i'm gonna show it off here again shawn murphy purple speckle to 299 the all hall so shawn murphy wins the uh mvp i'd be a hundred dollar card hans smith and jigba josh bell refractor prasa there's another look at that's the uh radiating and rookies adley ruchman radiating and rookies come one in 686 packs i think who do y'all think uh is the front runner right now for nl mvp tyler freeman good really good so far cs so the radiating and rookies are one in 686 hobby packs the only parallel is the superfractor but 20 cards so to pull the adley would be about one in 13 000 plus packs christopher morrell rookie 88 wander and pares jared's got a cunha wandsotto titans saint carol sherser nullin gorman rookie that's a wave refractor to 75 jacob de grom i'm just gonna call that a wave refractor it doesn't look like a blue wave to me um even though that's what it was showing on the uh info helanzo refractor yeah that was just a base refractor just checking the code on the back the base code is uh 20 in 21 kyle stowers rookie prism refractor alex call yeah i'm up for it there's hunter brown and erin judge 88 shintaro fujinami and max meyer and jay melendez which one was the case hit josh young i've got uh ultra violet all-stars and uh topchrome authentic chrome relic which we've already seen oh it's not there's a dalton bar show von herrera brennan crawford michael grove rookie prism refractor jake mccarthy refractor castianos yeah he could be zack especially starting off on the isle this year there's goldy tops in technicolor logan ohapi was a ramirez vientos yeah people kind of uh gave up on it a little bit because i mean he was awesome last year in the time he was in majors titans brice harper started off on the isle and then when he did finally make it back he had a slow start but yeah he's turned that around it's le mayhew refractor stowers this is magenta refractor to 399 tray turner sod and huskens no they're competitive this year starling marty refractor gareth michael and jordan walker did we get breakers to light yeah we have some breakers to light tonight michael harris rookie riz huskens prism rookie 88 that is padres rookie auto a guy versario san diego i think that's the second hit for the pod race bobby witt jr riley green adley rookie could i send a rookie prism refractor it is it's a loaded class austin riley trout and yellich box number 10 and we are sold out for the daytime breaks grab your spots up for tonight's breaks all the top's chrome is sold out for tonight's breaks kyle's doing a couple hobby cases over on the latin tube channel and then sam has some on the main channel he does have some other spots open for tonight though there's j rod future stars baba thompson breakers to light is one pack per box it's just uh colors and auto there's louise castillo masatake yoshida and titans won soda come on let's see a taco fractor rookie refractor tristan casas it is count michael rookie aqua lava to 199 pirates can see cobert there you go where'd you find that info james i was looking i was looking on the uh internet for it and couldn't find it gunner henderson rookie prism refractor sleepers delights just base vets yeah that's true timmy when you when you come in when you come in for a day of breaking and you're sold out for the day already yeah that most definitely is a delight for sasa zuki refractor oh did they nice corvin berns prism refractor awesome so far rupert yep j j blade rookie refractor top sin technicolor swan soda Brett betty rookie azekiel tovar rookie 88 matte fractor rice harper titans nolyn gorman rookie and jeremy panya robbie ray refractor future stars alex thomas and christopher morrell this is rookie green sonar rookie green sonar to 99 there you go cubs first look at the uh green sonar so if i understand the information correctly that we um the hobby and jumbo will have blue sonar and below and then um the higher numbered sonars are retail nice one cubs we're going to mag that one for you that's an awesome card lindore over carol rookie there's tray alex call yeah the centering has looked good anthony falte shea langaliers rookie prism max meyer little grossions bregman 88 rookie josh young rizia morrell yeah he's having a good year he's hitting what in the 270s sounds like 16 home runs or so that is dodgers rookie refractor auto to 499 miguel vargas go dodgers what's up rob go great man ready to pull a super here rookie refractor bow nailer j rod secret shohio tani prism refractor so uh prism refractor is not numbered so that would if he wins the mvp on the buyback i think that's a $40 card same as a refractor pile talker rookie refractor is z field ran logano hoppy rookie yes trout does have uh some autos in here he has the tops in technicolor autograph and uh ultraviolet or no not ultraviolet uh in tops chromothinix relic auto yeah let's pull one and find out there's box 11 bow nailer rookie prism logano hoppy rookie jay ploday here's morrell rookie 88 dentos future stars rookie gunner hinderson peterson stowers and cabrera prado and key bryan haze prism sod carthier refractor jorm walker rookie i don't know i don't know why i laughed reading that ruff alex call tristan casas rookie 88 kujinami and mayer titans bobe shea garcia and josh young rookie kawralli refractor von herrera rookie and wit this is magenta refractor to 399 jd martinez j rod and miggy fetal anzo refractor flasquez and joey meneses rookie prism refractor maro's gunner hinderson rookie this is astros rookie purple refractor auto to 250 cori lee nice and houston tristan casas rookie erin judge andre mccutchen refractor max freed wilson contrast prism refractor nailer evan Diaz rookie refractor nick prado james altman rookie hunter brown and bow nailer tops in technicolor rookie insert miguel vargas seren judge jd eight titans kershaw o'neill hosay ramirez refractor rightly green rookie india matt Chapman aqua refractor to 199 the ogre baguero starling martin refractor mike trout last box of case number one appreciate y'all filling up these breaks today grab your spots for tonight we do have tops chrome hobby and jumbo boxes on the website if you want personals there's a gold refractor 88 kyle tucker for the astros cj abrams josh young rookie 88 last four pieces here logan ohapi uh titans mike trout yeah grab your boxes uh kyle will be doing personals tonight over on the lady two channel josh bell danzby i think he goes live at four eastern with the two tops chrome hobby cases um and then he'll be doing personals as soon as he's done with those i think 640 start time on the personals nice that is blue sonar to 125 jt real muto these sonars are awesome looking cal stevensson rookie refractor habiar asad um i'll show you in just a minute ryan i'll be doing a recap here mookie prism here at mitchell and jordan walker rookie it's called the radiating rookies insert but yeah it's pretty cool i'll show it fidel anzo miguel vargas prado and ryan yeah no problem asvaldo cabrera rookie refractor and carnasiel rookie prism riley green rookie yaddy michael grove rookie refractor michael harris tops in technicolor rookie insert trout and yelich proffered asvaldo parasa rookie 88 thon titans gunner henderson rookie kyle stowers rookie refractor tristan casas rookie hunter green future stars dj lemeku negative refractor susuki alaskas and rookie refractor codis enga tyler o'neill prism james outman rookie paul gulchman 88 erin judge and padres rookie auto agai risario auto for san diego second uh risario huskens plinons and lever tore ebondias marcus simian prism refractor michael harris rookie and carnasiel rookie refractor those they were mirrors on the back all right give me just a minute here and uh we'll do a recap so we had orioles topscroll authentic's game use jersey ryan mountcast so that is a case hit parallels we had magenta refractors to 399 dodgers jd martinez phillies trade turner astros alex bregman debacks catel marté magenta speckle to 350 royals mj melendez and orioles austin haze purple speckles 299 brave shon murphy padres mani machado purple refractor to 250 that is twins byron buxton um aqua refractors to 199 dodgers freddy freeman and blue jays matt chatman this is an aqua lava refractor to 199 that is pirates rookie cow michael uh blue refractor to 150 that is phillies nick castellanos blue sonar refractor to 125 phillies jt real muto uh green wave to 99 dodgers rookie michael grove green refractor to 99 braves matt ulson and then a couple of golds here we had a gold 88 for the astros kyle tucker and a gold wave to 50 alex manoa blue jays this is red socks with a rookie orange refractor to 25 brambello these are the parallels uh then our autos we had padres rookie auto the guy risario uh twice padres rookie auto matthew batten angel's rookie auto ryan aguilar cub's rookie auto justin steel astros rookie auto cori lee dodgers rookie refractor auto to 499 miguel vargas astros rookie blue or i'm sorry purple refractor auto to 250 cori lee dodgers that's rookie purple speckle auto to 299 michael grove yankees rookie aqua wave auto to 199 oswald peraza marlins rookie blue ray wave auto to 150 patent verdict had cubs rookie green sonar to 99 christopher morrell nice one cubs tigers rookie orange refractor auto to 25 cody clemens and orials with the hit of the break that is radiating rookies adley ruchman again that's a 20 card insert set 1 in 686 packs so polin and adley is super tough congrats orials great way to start off tops chrome and it looks awesome this year uh appreciate everybody we have case number two coming up next


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