Transvaginal Mesh | Scottish Parliament debates
Does that mean that it will urgently consider a follow-up aftercare service?
Transvaginal Mesh | Scottish Parliament debates
I am grateful to the member for taking an intervention. We have debated the Cumberlege report before, which proposed a redress scheme. Can the member shed any light on why that has not happened, and would he support it being implemented quickly?
Transvaginal Mesh | Scottish Parliament debates
Mesh campaigners have had to fight for many years for action on their concerns and the reality is that, despite the parallel universe set out by the minister, that fight continues. The Scottish Government has promised to listen to and support the women involved, but progress has been glacial. There are reports that the complex […]
Health and Social Care (Winter Planning and Resilience) | Scottish Parliament debates
I welcome the cabinet secretary’s statement and thank him for an advance copy. I also thank the many staff in our NHS and social care services who support us all year round. I, too, will raise the report from National Records of Scotland that revealed that 24,427 people died in Scotland last winter. That is […]
Gaza and Israel | Scottish Parliament debates
I very much agree with the First Minister’s comments about solidarity and inclusion in Scotland. However, across the UK, for this month alone, a 1,300 per cent increase in antisemitic hate crime has been recorded and Islamophobic hate crime is up by 140 per cent. We are, of course, united in saying that hatred, violence […]