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6. To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to reduce hospital waiting times. (S5O-05151)
I thank the cabinet secretary for her answer and wish her well for the future. I draw her attention to an article in this morning’s edition of The Times in which Chloe Scott, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, highlights the unprecedented levels of lengthy waiting times for surgical operations. Even a 20 per cent increase in those would mean that it would take four years to clear the...
I join other members in congratulating Neil Bibby on securing the passage of his member’s bill on tied pubs later this evening. As many have recounted, it has been a long journey for Mr Bibby—a bit of a bumpy ride with regard to getting the bill through the committee and to this stage—and it is a tribute to his persistence that he will achieve that tonight. I remember going into his...
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007 — Election
Left the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2021 — Dissolved for election
Also represented Rutherglen; Glasgow Rutherglen
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