BAILLIE SLAMS ‘PAINFUL’ WATER RATE HIKE 03 Feb 2023 Commenting on news that Scottish Water bills will increase by five percent, Dumbarton constituency MSP…
BAILLIE RESPONDS TO “SHAMEFUL” HOMELESSNESS STATISTICS 02 Feb 2023 Jackie Baillie has responded to newly-published homelessness figures which show a growing housing crisis across…
BAILLIE URGES RESIDENTS TO APPLY FOR HELP THROUGH WARM HOMES SCHEME 01 Feb 2023 Jackie Baillie has urged residents to apply for help through the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme…
Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 1 02 Feb 2023 Scottish Parliament debates I have to say that it is a bit rich for Ross Greer to falsely claim that we were moving money out of the health and social care budget. I remind him that it was, after all, the Greens who... Read more →
Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 1 02 Feb 2023 Scottish Parliament debates As ever, the SNP presents a sleight-of-hand budget, in which its cuts are magically spun as generous settlements, particularly for those who are in local government, but, otherwise, it is always... Read more →
Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 1 02 Feb 2023 Scottish Parliament debates I traipsed round the streets to campaign against Brexit. Can Michelle Thomson explain why the SNP spent more on the Orkney by-election than it did on opposing Brexit in Scotland? Read more →
ME Services 02 Feb 2023 Scottish Parliament debates I thank Sue Webber for bringing to the chamber this debate on the Scottish Government-commissioned review of ME services. I welcome the review, although it is important that this is not the end... Read more →
Menopause Specialist Network 02 Feb 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Last week, the Scottish Government published its women’s health progress report, which was delayed by six months. Can the minister explain why the establishment of a dedicated menopause... Read more →
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine 26 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates I welcome the First Minister’s announcement. However, it has come 18 months later than was originally intended. The World Health Organization’s target for fully vaccinating girls... Read more →
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine 26 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates 6. To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to increase uptake of the HPV vaccine, in light of warnings from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust that girls in the most... Read more →
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Non-urgent Elective Operations) 25 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates In the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area, there are something like 11,000 patients waiting more than a year and nearly 2,000 waiting more than two years for elective surgery, which... Read more →
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Non-urgent Elective Operations) 25 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates 5. To ask the Scottish Government when non-urgent elective operations will resume in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. (S6O-01816) Read more →
Key Diagnostic Tests (Backlog) 19 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates A woman in my constituency has waited a year since her initial smear test, which reported an abnormality, to receive an appointment for a follow-up colposcopy. The appointments that were offered... Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Does Emma Harper recognise that when Nicola Sturgeon was health secretary, she failed to pass on to the NHS funding for it that would have meant that we would be £1 billion better off today? Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Will the member take an intervention? Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Will the member take an intervention on that point? Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Will the member take an intervention? Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates We have been asking for that for some time now. It is not an overnight request. Does the member agree that £10.90 represents only a 3.8 per cent pay rise during what is an incredible cost of... Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates We have outlined over two successive budgets how we would pay for that. I point out to the member the £1.3 billion that the SNP is about to spend on a national care service that nobody... Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Will the member give way on that point? Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Will the member give way? Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates I do not wish to be pedantic about it, but I believe that it was a statement that the Opposition had demanded that the cabinet secretary make. Read more →
National Health Service and Social Care 18 Jan 2023 Scottish Parliament debates Thank you, Presiding Officer. The SNP turns its back on Scotland’s front-line medics and nurses, while we are listening to their concerns and their ideas for rebuilding the NHS. They tell... Read more →