Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2018
14 Nov 2018 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Social Care
I move amendment S5M-14717.3, to leave out from “services; notes a central theme” to “Scottish Government to work” and insert:
“, primary care and mental health services over the current parliamentary session; further believes that protection of the health budget, and its investments in social care, is necessary to ensure that the NHS can be sustained long into the future; notes that, with investment from both the NHS and local authorities, almost £9 billion per year is managed by integration authorities; believes that the additional investment of £66 million in this financial year to support social care, including for delivering the real living wage for adult social care workers, supporting the implementation of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 and increasing payments for free personal care, should be utilised for that purpose, and recognises the publication of the medium-term financial framework for health and social care, which was advanced by the Scottish Government”.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame)
SNP
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Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
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The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman)
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Alex Rowley
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The Minister for Mental Health (Clare Haughey)
SNP
Will the member take an intervention?
Alex Rowley
Lab
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
I call Jeane Freeman, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, to speak to and move amendment S5M-14717.3. You have six minutes, cabinet secretary. 14:49
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman)
SNP
In this role, I have the privilege of meeting people who benefit from social care and people who provide it. Although those who I have met and heard from hav...
Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
Has the cabinet secretary read the Enable Scotland briefing? It says: “Third sector providers like Enable Scotland are forced to either fund uplifts in staf...
Jeane Freeman
SNP
I am grateful for that question. I have read the briefing—I have read all the briefings that came in for today’s debate, as I properly should. My response to...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
I am afraid that you must conclude there, cabinet secretary. I am terribly sorry, but this is a short debate.
Jeane Freeman
SNP
I took an intervention.
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Yes, but even with that you have had nearly another minute. Please move your amendment.
Jeane Freeman
SNP
I move amendment S5M-14717.3, to leave out from “services; notes a central theme” to “Scottish Government to work” and insert: “, primary care and mental he...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Thank you. These short debates are always awkward for the chair. I call Miles Briggs to speak to and move amendment S5M-14717.1. 14:56
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con)
Con
I am pleased to take part in today’s debate and I thank the Labour Party for bringing this important matter to the chamber. Social care is one of the most im...
Jeane Freeman
SNP
Will the member take an intervention?
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
I warn you, Mr Briggs, that there is no time in hand. You will have to absorb the time taken by any interventions.
Jeane Freeman
SNP
I will say this very quickly. Does the member recognise that in Edinburgh there is particular pressure in the labour market and that both the local authority...
Miles Briggs
Con
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
You must conclude there, I am afraid. I have to be the same with everyone. I am sorry about that—I beg your pardon.
Miles Briggs
Con
To conclude—
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
You have had five minutes. Sorry, Mr Briggs, but I have no time in hand. Please move your amendment.
Miles Briggs
Con
I move amendment S5M-14717.1, to insert at end: “, and further calls on the Scottish Government to focus on improving workforce planning and consider new m...
Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green)
Green
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Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD)
LD
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani)
SNP
We move to the open debate. We are already behind time, so speeches of under four minutes would be useful. 15:10
Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab)
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Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP)
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Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab)
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