I wish to speak against the business motion. I agree with many of the comments from Meghan Gallacher, but standing orders prevent me from speaking directly to the amendment.

However, I wish to express disappointment that there is not a statement on the Cass review in the business for next week. The report from Dr Hilary Cass is of considerable importance for the Scottish Government, the clinicians involved in the Sandyford specialist service and children and young people with gender dysphoria.

Despite that, the Scottish Government’s position is, to be frank, incoherent. First, ministers said that the matter is nothing to do with the Government and that it is for clinicians to decide. Now, we have the Government involved in working groups to consider the recommendations. It simply cannot have it both ways.

Ministers, and now back benchers, say that they need time, but they have had Dr Cass’s interim report since February 2022, they received her recommendations on puberty blockers more recently, and Scottish Government officials and clinicians have been talking to her during the whole course of the review. Therefore, her recommendations should not come as a surprise.