Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 25 May 2022.
The Deputy Presiding Officer:
Before the Minister answers, I will repeat the lead question, which was:
“To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of long waiting times for women’s health screening in Glasgow.”
The supplementary obviously goes well wide of that. However, I appreciate that it has been asked, and whether the minister wishes to give a short response to it is up to her.
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