SNP U-TURN ON DENYING OLDER PEOPLE SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER 30 Nov 2023 Jackie Baillie has declared a victory for older women after the SNP government back-tracked on…
HEARTBREAKING DEATH TOLL REVEALED AS HOUSING EMERGENCY CAUSING MISERY IN DUMBARTON, VALE OF LEVEN, HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND 29 Nov 2023 Jackie Baillie has declared a housing emergency across Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven after…
BANK OF SCOTLAND URGED TO CONSULT RATHER THAN ENFORCE KILCREGGAN BRANCH CLOSURE 29 Nov 2023 Jackie Baillie has urged the Bank of Scotland to consult with local communities after they…
“Unique Among Cancers” 26 Jun 2025 First Minister’s Question Time Scottish Parliament debates Cancer is Scotland’s biggest killer, whether it is a rare sarcoma or a more common cancer, yet waiting times for cancer treatment in the first quarter of this year were the worst on record.... Read more →
Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 25 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. I am afraid that my app would not connect. I would have voted no. Read more →
Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 24 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. Unfortunately, I could not connect to the digital voting platform. I would have voted yes. Read more →
Defence Sector (Economic Contribution) 18 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates Will the cabinet secretary give way? Read more →
Defence Sector (Economic Contribution) 18 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates No. Can the cabinet secretary explain to me why Ferguson’s shipyard, which is owned and funded by the SNP Government, is able to do contract work for BAE Systems, which builds... Read more →
Defence Sector (Economic Contribution) 18 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates No. Apparently, it is SNP Government policy not to fund any jobs relating to munitions—a policy that is not fit for the world as it is now, a policy based on ideology, not... Read more →
Defence Sector (Economic Contribution) 18 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates Four minutes is not a lot of time in which to sum up the debate, so let me get straight to the point and start with the wise words of Stewart McDonald, the former MP who used to be the... Read more →
Defence Sector (Economic Contribution) 18 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer, could you give an indication of whether the cabinet secretary’s time has been cut again? Read more →
Defence Sector (Economic Contribution) 18 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention? Read more →
Health and Social Care 17 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates —coming from a Government that is running out of ideas and fast running out of time. Read more →
Health and Social Care 17 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates —with announcements of measures that will never deliver— Read more →
Health and Social Care 17 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates Today’s statement amounts to little more than gaslighting the people of Scotland— Read more →
Health and Social Care 17 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates Of course. In this year alone, services are being cut to the bone— Read more →
Health and Social Care 17 Jun 2025 Scottish Parliament debates This is simply tinkering around the edges. The Scottish National Party Government’s plan would simply merge two special boards rather than implement effective reform. It amounts to gesture... Read more →
National Health Service (Ambulance Turnaround Times) 17 Jun 2025 Topical Question Time Scottish Parliament debates The cabinet secretary should tell that to the almost 2,000 people who are stuck in a hospital due to delayed discharge. Not only are ambulances unable to attend calls, doctors cannot... Read more →
National Health Service (Ambulance Turnaround Times) 17 Jun 2025 Topical Question Time Scottish Parliament debates The cabinet secretary will agree that, although our paramedics do a wonderful job, they simply cannot cope with the scale of the challenge. This is the fifth recovery plan that has been published... Read more →
National Health Service (Ambulance Turnaround Times) 17 Jun 2025 Topical Question Time Scottish Parliament debates To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to reduce ambulance turnaround times at hospitals, in light of figures showing that so far in 2025 more than half of conveyances recorded... Read more →
Private Hospital Admissions 12 Jun 2025 General Question Time Scottish Parliament debates Scots are forking out thousands of pounds—some are having to use personal savings or borrow from family members—to pay for cataract procedures, for hip and knee replacements and even... Read more →