Jackie Baillie raises pigeons in the Vale of Leven hospital with the First Minister
At First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Jackie Baillie raised the problem with pigeons having been…
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Vale of Leven Hospital (Out-of-hours Service)
Scottish Parliament debates
The First Minister might be aware that the provision of out-of-hours services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde continues to be a significant problem. Last year, the out-of-hours service at the...
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Social Work Services (Funding)
Scottish Parliament debates
The minister might be aware that social workers, social work assistants and support staff in West Dunbartonshire Council’s children and families services are balloting for strike action in...
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Social Work Services (Funding)
Scottish Parliament debates
4. To ask the Scottish Government what funding is provided for social work services, and how it ensures that these services are adequately staffed and have the appropriate facilities and...
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Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Parliament debates
Thank you, Presiding Officer. You and the previous occupant of the chair are nothing if not generous with time. I welcome the bill and its intention to ensure that there is support for children...
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Immigration (Economic Contribution)
Scottish Parliament debates
I want to push the cabinet secretary further on that, because, despite immigrant-led SMEs generating £13 billion and 107,000 jobs, they struggle—growth is erratic and export activity...
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Infection Control (Hospitals)
Scottish Parliament debates
Following the Easter weekend, pigeons were found roosting inside the Vale of Leven hospital. Given that Cryptococcus, an infection that is derived from pigeon droppings, contributed to the deaths...
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Further and Higher Education (Student Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
As the minister knows, my constituent Abigail has lived with her grandfather in Scotland since June 2018. Her parents sold their home in England, as her father is being transferred to Faslane....
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Further and Higher Education (Student Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to young people from armed forces families when applying for further and higher education. (S5O-03158)
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Parkinson’s in Scotland
Scottish Parliament debates
I, too, thank Miles Briggs for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I welcome the staff from Parkinson’s UK, those who are living with Parkinson’s and their friends and...
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Rail Services
Scottish Parliament debates
The problem is not confined to the east of Scotland. Performance in parts of the west of Scotland is at a record low. In March, 56 per cent of trains arrived on time in Dumbarton. In Balloch, the...
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State Pension Changes (Compensation for Women)
Scottish Parliament debates
I, too, thank Sandra White for bringing the debate to the chamber. I know that the fight for state pension equality is one that we both care a great deal about, as co-conveners of the cross-party...
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NHS and Social Care Staff (Workplace Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
I thank the cabinet secretary, who helpfully met me recently to discuss payment of the living wage to overnight care workers. Despite local authorities having the resources to do so, some of them...
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Disabled People
Scottish Parliament debates
That is clearly bad timing on my part, Presiding Officer, but I welcome the opportunity to take part in the debate. Judging from the briefings that we received prior to this afternoon’s...
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Disabled People
Scottish Parliament debates
Although I welcome the refreshed framework, does the minister acknowledge that it is quite late in the day and the majority of the recommendations in the keys to life framework will not be met?
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Public Finances (North East Scotland)
Scottish Parliament debates
In the north-east and, indeed, across the country, small businesses account for 98 per cent of our business community, yet a recent Federation of Small Businesses report revealed that only about...
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Financial Scam Prevention
Scottish Parliament debates
That is absolutely right. In fact, I recall that there was a period not that long ago when MSPs were receiving similar fake emails with invoices attached. We cannot rely on a judgment that is...
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Financial Scam Prevention
Scottish Parliament debates
Of course.
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Financial Scam Prevention
Scottish Parliament debates
I join others in thanking Maurice Corry for bringing the debate to the chamber. As his motion rightly points out, financial scamming, with the effect that it has on an individual and the...
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Jagtar Singh Johal (Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
The First Minister will be aware that my constituent Jagtar Singh Johal has spent more than 500 days detained in prison in the Punjab. There have been accusations of torture and he has now faced...
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Student Support
Scottish Parliament debates
It will be, Presiding Officer. A young person from Helensburgh has been told that she is unable to receive a tuition fee waiver for a college course because her parents have not bought a home...
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