but for goodness sake let's work to get it into the hands of this parliament. [ applause ] >> patrick harvey. >> thank you. can i add my congratulations to those who were successful. commiserations to those who lost their seats in the selection. i'm glad that the first minister chose to have an early meeting with the stuc given the very direct threat with the right to strike coming from the new u.k. government. it's ironic that government has formed with the direct backing of one of of four in those eligible to vote. despite the nature of their proposals on the right to strike. does the first minister agree even if there was a popular , mandate for this policy, there is no justification for this direct assault on the right to strike of people in scotland or elsewhere, and that the proposal , will she ensure that such proposals have no future in scotland. first minister sturgeon: well, i very much agree with that and give an assurance that they would have the backing of the scottish government and mark -- the backing of my party. i don't believe that is the priority in scotland. i don't belie

but for goodness sake let's work to get it into the hands of this parliament. [ applause ] >> patrick harvey. >> thank you. can i add my congratulations to those who were successful. i'm glad that the first minister chose to have an early meeting with the stuc given the very direct threat with the right to strike coming from the new u.k. government. it's iran ik that government has formed with the direct backing of one of of four in those eligible to vote. does the first minister agree even if there was a popular mandate for this policy there is no justification for this direct assault on the right to strike op people in scotland or elsewhere. will she ensure that such proposals have no future in scotland. >> well very much agree with that and given assurance to they would have the backing of the scottish government and indeed the backing of my party. i don't believe that is the priority in scotland. i don't believe it's what a majority people in scotland want to see efforts being spent on. instead i want to work with stuc to make sure we are doing what needs to be done to increase productiv