To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to secure provision for care for elderly people in south Lochaber while the application for the closure of Glencoe Hospital by NHS Highland is pending, while the Parliament is dissolved and until a new Executive in established.

NHS Highland has assured Scottish ministers that elderly people in south Lochaber will continue to have access to a comprehensive range of health care services pending a ministerial decision on the boards proposals for the future of Glencoe hospital.