Free Personal Care

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 10:10 am on 25 October 2007.

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Photo of Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party 10:10, 25 October 2007

One of my principal obligations is to reassure people when there have been misunderstandings about the ruling. For example, the Liberal Democrat amendment suggests that free care payments for self-funders are ultra vires. That is the opposite of what the judgment says. The judge specifically ruled out that argument. My obligation is to reassure people who have been misled by the misreporting of the implications of the judgment.