JACKIE BAILLIE MSP RAISES DELAYS IN SELF-ISOLATION GRANT PAYMENTS WITH NICOLA STURGEON
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has raised the fact that many local people…
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General Practitioner Services
Scottish Parliament debates
More and more people are going private. In effect, the Government is privatising the dental service by the back door. We all value the primary care team, which has GPs at its heart. I think that...
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General Practitioner Services
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Yesterday, we debated the extent of the crisis that is being experienced by the NHS, with services struggling to meet demand and waiting lists at a record high. Today, we are talking about GPs....
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Cervical Screening (Update)
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The matter remains, unfortunately, a huge scandal. Concerns were raised in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2016, there were 29 inappropriate exclusions and in 2017, there were 11 inappropriate...
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Health and Social Care
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It is absolutely right that we express our deepest gratitude to those who work in health and social care, for all that they have done not just during the pandemic but, equally, before it. They...
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
I have had several recent cases of people who have applied for a self-isolation grant but eight to 11 weeks later are yet to receive any support. That puts enormous pressure on household...
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Vaccination Passports
Scottish Parliament debates
This week is freshers week. Students from the UK and all over the world will be congregating in pubs, cafes and restaurants, and, for the next two weeks, students from outside Scotland will be in...
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Covid-19 Vaccine Certification Scheme
Scottish Parliament debates
T he one thing that all of us in the chamber can agree is that we want to control the spread of Covid-19. The more people who get Covid, the more people who will end up ill, with some ending up...
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Long Covid
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Health professionals and Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland have today published a long Covid action plan. At least 74,000 people are living with long Covid and the numbers are rising. Many of...
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Drowning Prevention Strategy
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The minister will be aware of the tragic drownings that have occurred at Loch Lomond this summer; indeed, there are tragedies every year. Last year, following the tragic death of Ava Gray, I...
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
For months, members across the Parliament have raised concerns about test and protect being overwhelmed and underresourced. Today’s contact tracing figures from Public Health Scotland...
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Rest and Be Thankful Landslips (A83)
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The minister has acknowledged that £15 million has been spent and a further £8 million is in the pipeline, and £1 million has recently been spent on extending the catch pits at the...
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Rest and Be Thankful Landslips (A83)
Scottish Parliament debates
4. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent, and plans to spend, over the next four years, on the mitigation of landslips at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83. (S6O-00076)
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Covid-19 Recovery (Communities)
Scottish Parliament debates
The cabinet secretary will recognise that carers are a key section of our community. They are struggling, and many of them are still isolating as case numbers rise to record levels. In some...
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Scottish Government Priorities
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I will leave aside the obvious confusion of a Government that has been in power for 14 years having a document that is entitled “First Steps” when it is clear that these are not the...
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Scottish Government Priorities
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Included in the 100 days programme was the establishment of the cross-party Covid recovery group, on which I and other members across the chamber serve. On 28 June, I replied to the cabinet...
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Scottish Government Priorities
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Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?
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Scottish Government Agreement with Scottish Green Party
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In February 2021, the Greens supported Scottish Labour’s demand for a minimum of £15 an hour for social care workers in the budget. Less than two weeks later—having clearly been...
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Covid-19
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I want to ask the First Minister about long Covid clinics. I know that the Scottish Government has funded research into long Covid, and a recent report from the University of Stirling and the...
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Covid-19
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An 81-year-old man tested positive for Covid on 27 June. He was very ill, despite being fully vaccinated. He was not contacted by test and protect until 11 July—some 14 days later. We will...
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Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill
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I associate the Scottish Labour Party with the remarks that the Deputy First Minister made about the sad death of Andrew Welsh. I offer condolences to his family. I recall Andrew as a gentlemanly...
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