The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.

My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.

I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.