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stores. Even if there are, Mr Hancock in August this year said that his department would guarantee an extra six weeks of supply by March 29 2019. Only six weeks.

Uncertainty over the continuation of supply is adding unnecessary stress to many in Perthshire like me who cannot have their medication interrupted by even one day without serious consequences.

Advice that I have had from one local pharmacy that there should be “minimal” disruption are of no comfort; we need guarantees of long-term uninterrupted supply.

Not one region of Scotland voted for Brexit. The Scottish Government has for the past two years offered solutions which would keep Scotland and the rest of the UK in the single market and customs union, so avoiding many negative consequences such as this. We can only hope that this current Conservative government will listen and change direction before it is too late.

Picture: Getty Images. Both serving and former commandos march during the Commando Memorial Service in Spean Bridge yesterday. The event remembers the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts.