 Angus MacDonald? To ask the Scottish Government for protections that is put in place for young offenders in custody. The Scottish Prison Service recognises the importance of providing a safe and secure environment for young people in custody. That is delivered through various policies and practice, including appropriate assessment, on entry into custody and programmes for managing those at risk. In addition, the Government has worked hard to keep children out of the criminal justice system. The whole-systems approach to young people who offend has been rolled out across Scotland since 2011 and aims to tackle the causes of offending supporting young people to change behaviour, avoiding them entering the criminal justice system unless absolutely necessary through early intervention and diversion from prosecution. The youth justice strategy promotes advancing the whole-systems approach and improving life chances, including supporting under-18s while in custody and planning their transition back into the community. For the last decade, the shift towards prevention has seen positive changes in youth justice, including reductions in under-18s health and custody. I am, of course, aware of concerns raised through recent cases around mental health provision in HNP Pullman. Any death of a young person is a tragedy for the individual and their family. As with any death in custody, there will, of course, be a mandatory FEI. However, I am determined that appropriate early actions are taken to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young people in custody. Angus MacDonald, I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer and share the thoughts that is expressed for the family of William Lindsay, whose case is truly a tragedy. Of course, our hearts go out to Katie Allen's family and others who have expressed similar tragedies. Aside from the protection's outline, what range of support is available to young people who end up in Scotland's criminal justice system? Will the cabinet secretary look closely at whether existing provision is sufficient in light of the tragic cases reported in the media in recent weeks? Let me express once again on record that our sympathy and condolence is both to the family of William Lindsay, also gone by William Brown, and Katie Allen, the family that I've just met—I've just met Katie's parents, Linda and Stuart, along with a legal representative, Emma Ranwar, just before this topical question. There is no doubt at all that they have questions that they want the answers to immediately. They understand, of course, that there is an FEI process there, and they have questions around that process, but clearly they have questions that they would like a more immediate answer to. The reassurance that I can give to Katie Allen's family and, indeed, to William Lindsay's family is that, if there are learnings—which I have no doubt there are—for us to learn here and now in the immediate and the short term, we will do what we can to enact them. In terms of support that exists, the member will be aware of the talk-to-me strategy, but again, of all the supports that exist for young people, what we want to do is try to prevent them from getting into the criminal justice system in the first place. I referenced the whole systems approach. I saw a good example of early effective intervention at West Lothian Council at a visit recently. That is what we want to be doing, whether it is children within the care system and outwith the care system, but that particular focus is on William's case around those young people within the care system. We have to take a cross-government approach to that, and I have spoken to many members of the Government, the Deputy First Minister of my life and, indeed, Marie Todd, on my right. We are determined as a Government to ensure that we are taking a cross-government approach to the support that young people have when they are within the criminal justice system, but, importantly, the preventative measures that we put in place to stop them from getting into the criminal justice system in the first place. Angus MacDonald. I thank the Justice Secretary for his reply and, of course, the cross-government approach to the issue. It is my understanding that a lack of secure places for young people in custody might have been a factor in the case that we are discussing this afternoon. Does the cabinet secretary recognise that there may be capacity issues in the system and will he commit to working with relevant institutions to make sure that secure care is made available wherever possible? Yes, again, I have had conversations with my Government colleagues. I think that it is important that facts are fully established in those cases, and we are endeavouring to ensure that we have all the facts in the case of, of course, William Brown, but also in the case of Katie Allen. It is important, though, that when it comes to secure accommodation, secure units, there is availability. There are difficulties and pressures of the system. We know that. We know that there has been capacity demands on secure units for a number of years now, so we will look to see what we can do to address some of that. I would say that there is a need in a space that is needed to make sure that we establish the full facts of cases, but we will certainly take a cross-Government approach to that. Liam Kerr, to be followed by Daniel Johnson. Can the cabinet secretary assure the chamber that any review will examine the anti-ligature measures that are in place at Parliament? When does he anticipate that the FAI will report? You will be aware that the FAI is, of course, a responsibility of the Lord Advocate, but they wear questions. I do not think that the Katie Allen family would mind me saying, but Katie Allen's family raised with me directly the issues that they had around fatal accident inquiries, the process, the length of time that Liam Kerr alludes to. I think that these are legitimate questions to ask, and certainly, again, I have had a conversation with Lord Advocate. I will continue to have conversations with Lord Advocate who rightly has responsibility for FAIs. In relation to the first part of the question, I am reflecting very carefully on how we take that cross-Government approach and cross-systems approach with various criminal justice partners and preventative partners to look at a variety of issues around how we deal with young people within the criminal justice system. It has been raised with me by the family of Katie Allen today around anti-ligature points within the prison estate itself. I have given them a commitment that whatever we choose to do, whatever action—and I will update Parliament on that—whatever action we bring forward, it is certainly making our prisons' estates as safe and secure as possible, we will be part of that conversation. Daniel Johnson to be followed by Liam McArthur. I begin by associating myself with the remarks that deaths of William Brown and Katie Allen were undoubtedly a tragedy. Following on from the points around capacity, I understand that William Brown was on-pullment on remand. Again, I was asked the specific question whether or not, when people are on-pullment on remand, that that gets kept under review so that there is a possibility of them securing secure accommodation that is found. Likewise, in the Katie Allen case, some of the details are troubling. She was offered a banana when she asked for a bandana. That sort of detail in terms of the level of care surely does not need to wait for a fatal accident inquiry is about taking action now in terms of the sensitivities and practice for vulnerable people on-pullment. Can I say that I agree with both points that were made by Daniel Johnson? In terms of looking at those who are on remand on-pullment, that work will be done. Where, of course, a young person or anybody from that matter is remanded in custody as opposed to a presumption on bail. That is, of course, a decision for a sheriff or other legal authorities. It is important that that decision remains independent of Government, but I hear what he says in relation to learning lessons. That is a question that I will reflect on and I will take back with my officials in relation to those who are on remand on-pullment. The second part of his question I also agree with and I gave this assurance to both Linda and Stuart Allen, which is that we will not wait for an FAI where there are learnings to be made immediately. In the short term, we will look to make those now inevitably when an FAI goes into the specifics of a case, the specific details of a particular case, some of which he has referenced. It is important that the FAI process, again, is free from Government, free from any interference and is allowed to take its course, but notwithstanding that, where there are lessons to be learned in the short term, we will look at it cross-Government-wise, look at how we can give best effect to that. Liam McArthur Thank you, Presiding Officer. I, too, associate myself with the comments that have been made expressing sympathy for the family's concern. I counted 76 deaths in prison that have yet to be subject to an FAI. The stretch is back to six deaths in 2014. In his analysis, Kenneth Roy, who sadly passed away last week, labelled it, quote, a catalogue of delay and obfuscation. Does the justice secretary agree, and I think from his earlier comments that he did, that no family, including those of William Lindsay and Katie Allen, should ever have to go through such an interminable way to find out what happened? And does he further agree that these delays are preventing lessons being learned, making it harder, therefore, to save lives? Cabinet Secretary. From my perspective, I will certainly reflect on what is being said, but, clearly, the family of Katie Allen that I make today, they have no desire, as I imagine any other family, to wait years and years down the line to learn lessons that they want immediate action. They have given me a set of requests that they would like me to consider, which I will, of course, give full consideration to of what they think can be done in the short and immediate term. In terms of FAIs, again, I will reflect this conversation back to the Lord Advocate, on what members can do. It is important to note that he does have the responsibility for fatal accident-quies, and it is right that the Government is kept, and politics is kept separate to that. Notwithstanding that, I am hearing from the chamber very loudly, very clearly and from others, that there are questions to be asked around the FAI process, and again, I will reflect those and conversations that I have with the Lord Advocate. Thank you very much to all the members and minister. That concludes topical questions. We will move on now to the next item of business, which is a debate on the age of criminal responsibility. We will just take a few moments for the minister and members to change seats.