I start by thanking all health and social care staff, including those who work in the third and independent sectors, for their valiant efforts over Christmas and new year, despite the lack of vision and support from the SNP Government.

When the cabinet secretary announced his winter plan, there was not a penny extra for delayed discharge. The latest data, from October, has a record high of 2,000 people stuck in hospital. While I welcome the announcements about the hospital at home service, they relate to the next financial year and will be cold comfort to those who are waiting to get home now.

It is early for a statement on winter pressures, but perhaps the cabinet secretary is trying to get ahead of the statistics on delayed discharge next week. Can he tell us what the level of delayed discharge is today and whether it has gone up or down on his watch?

I turn quickly to the Scottish Ambulance Service. Winter has barely begun and we are seeing real pressure on the system, with ambulances routinely queueing up outside hospitals and a level 4 emergency declared. Can the cabinet secretary tell us what he has done to address that, over and above the winter plan, in order to support our hard-working paramedics?