Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 01 September 2021
01 Sep 2021 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Insulin Discovery Centenary
What Sandesh Gulhane describes in relation to Ramblers and outdoor access is often referred to as social prescribing. Does he think that there are challenges in how we market that language? Some folk do not know that outdoor access might be social prescribing.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
The next item of business is a members’ business debate, in the name of Emma Harper, on 100 years of insulin. The debate will be concluded without any questi...
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP)
SNP
I welcome the opportunity to bring the 100 years of insulin debate to the chamber this evening, and I thank all colleagues who have supported it. I thank Di...
David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)
SNP
I thank Emma Harper for bringing to the Parliament such a noteworthy motion, which is an acknowledgement and celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the d...
Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con)
Con
I thank Emma Harper for bringing the debate to the chamber. I declare an interest as a practising doctor, as noted in my entry in the register of members’ in...
Emma Harper
SNP
What Sandesh Gulhane describes in relation to Ramblers and outdoor access is often referred to as social prescribing. Does he think that there are challenges...
Sandesh Gulhane
Con
Absolutely—social prescribing is a very important part of general practitioners’ armoury. It is about getting patients to understand the importance of eating...
Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I thank Emma Harper for helping to bring the debate to the chamber and I recognise how close the issue is to her heart. I also thank Diabetes Scotland for it...
Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)
SNP
I am pleased to speak in this members’ business debate on 100 years of insulin, and I thank my friend and colleague Emma Harper for bringing it to the chambe...
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I thank Emma Harper for bringing the debate to the Parliament. I was really interested to see the motion on the agenda and to hear Emma’s contribution this e...
Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green)
Green
I, too, thank Emma Harper for bringing the debate to the Parliament. As the motion states, “there are more than 312,000 people living with diabetes in Scotl...
The Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport (Maree Todd)
SNP
I am absolutely delighted to respond to the debate on behalf of the Government, and I thank Emma Harper for lodging the motion. Given that almost the full m...