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Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I confirm that my vote is yes.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Hopefully you can hear me. I certainly do not believe that it would be fair if a patient were told that at the point of diagnosis.On Rona Mackay’s point about Australia, when it first legislated, the legislation was all about coercion and protecting vulnerable people, and it p...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Made a request to intervene.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Made a request to intervene.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Textile Waste (Recycling and Repurposing)

I thank the cabinet secretary for that response and for recognising the innovative work by ACS Clothing in my constituency when she responded to my written question earlier this month. The company was delighted, and I trust that she will keep championing its work and the work ...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“Scottish National Investment Bank”

What does the Scottish Government have in place to ensure that there is direct engagement and feedback from people in those communities?

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Committee

“Scottish National Investment Bank”

Good morning. We have spoken about the bank’s mission-led approach, which involves ensuring that its investments deliver meaningful social, environmental and economic benefits, not just financial returns. Those outcomes are central to achieving the bank’s 2030 impact ambitions...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Gaza (Humanitarian Aid)

UN Women’s latest analysis reports that more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed by Israeli forces—that is an average of one every hour. A UN commission has documented Israel’s use of gender-based sexual and reproductive violence as a strategy of war, including attack...

4. Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Gaza (Humanitarian Aid)

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its provision of funding for humanitarian aid, when it last engaged with the United Kingdom Government in relation to the on-going humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (S6O-04837)

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

That is a really interesting prospect. I have not yet had a chance to read yesterday’s report. I have a final question. From what you have said already, I wonder whether there is any intention to consider incorporating, for example, mental health issues or adverse childhood e...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I will move on. The recent programme for government aims to target the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Will you explain how you expect that to improve overall access to general practice?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Is there a recognition of the importance of GPs having that holistic view of a patient’s overall health?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Is that enough? We heard earlier that the continuity and trust in the personal relationship with GPs are really important for patients. Have we got the balance right? Does there need to be more focus on that aspect? What are your thoughts on that?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Presumably, that is about increased pressure, with the older demographic increasing. The committee has also heard about the impact of waiting lists for secondary care. I am also interested in the plans that are in place to improve the public’s understanding of the changes to t...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I ask Caroline Lamb whether she can explain the reasons why patients are struggling to access GPs and why they are less satisfied with GP services relative to 2017-18.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I am hoping that you can hear me okay, convener; my sound was a bit strange earlier.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Yes—thank you, convener.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

On that point, would having those 10 afternoon sessions back have a huge impact, or have things moved on from there so that you would now be looking for something different?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I will move on to GP clusters. The Auditor General’s report stated—I think that this is something that can be agreed on—that the Scottish Government has made limited progress on creating the necessary conditions for GP clusters to succeed. What has been the impact of the recom...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Sorry—I am happy for someone else to come in, but I am really interested in the issue of the Scottish general practitioners committee supporting GPs to provide effective comms and tackle the current negative narrative around GPs. If you could comment on that, that would be great.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

It sounds like it is about trust and confidence in GPs. You were talking about physiotherapy. Your confidence in GPs’ expertise perhaps also plays a role. Is there anything else that the Scottish general practitioners committee could be doing to help to tackle that issue?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Are there any specific things that the Scottish Government should be doing to support you?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Thanks. I would be happy to take other comments.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Do you have any positive examples just now of GP practices where that has been working quite well? Can we learn lessons from that? Could information be shared that would help improve the process across the board?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

It is interesting that all of you have mentioned the importance of the feeling of continuity of care and trust from patients. That is an absolute priority and it is so important to patients’ wellbeing. I will touch on health inequalities later on. In your view, what action sh...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I appreciate that.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Perhaps you could expand on that a bit and say what differences, in your view, those websites have made on the ground.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I thank all the witnesses for joining us—it is much appreciated. We all know that general practice is changing; the difficulty lies in getting that message across to patients so that they understand the evolving roles of the multidisciplinary teams. They need to understand th...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

My camera is on.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Sorry, convener. I could not unmute myself. We have talked about families and how it is often difficult to get information when patients are very ill, which makes family support all the more important. Often, families will know the individuals best and will have the strongest...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

Pandemic Preparedness

That is fine. Thank you, convener. I am aware that the line is quite bad.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

Pandemic Preparedness

The inquiry report also recommended that guidance should be kept in a single UK-wide online archive, which would make it much easier from the sharing and access point of view. What work is under way to develop the UK online archive, and is there an expected timeline for comple...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

Pandemic Preparedness

I am wondering how confident you are that those actions and follow-ups will happen, because that has certainly been quite a weakness in the past.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Committee

Pandemic Preparedness

Sorry, convener. I could not unmute myself. Given the 5 to 25 per cent chance of a new pandemic that has been mentioned, learning from past experiences will clearly be crucial. I will focus on the planned autumn exercise, which is not that far away. The UK inquiry identified ...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Vocational Skills Training (Onshore Wind and Solar Industries)

The report shows that meeting Scotland’s 2045 net zero target will require major growth in the sector. It also highlights the need for a versatile workforce, including people with broad skill sets who can work across various energy sectors. To the Scottish Government’s credit,...

3. Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

Portfolio Question Time · Vocational Skills Training (Onshore Wind and Solar Industries)

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the provision of vocational skills training, whether it will provide an update on its response to the 2025 ClimateXChange report, “Training provision in Scotland’s onshore wind and solar industries”. (S6O-04666)

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

That is great, because building trust is absolutely critical. At a local level, that can be quite powerful. I do not know whether you would want to comment on this, but, earlier, we were talking about the drop in levels of satisfaction in NHS Lanarkshire, which might be a sym...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

Yes, absolutely, Stephen—you are bang on there. It is a really big and important topic for the people who we represent. I am also a bit curious about whether it is the role of only the Scottish Government to explain to people what is happening in GP practices, the fact that p...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

There is certainly some good stuff to hear about. We need to value the third sector. It will be good to have that report when it is published next year and to have a wee look at it. I go back to the issues around people’s understanding of the changes to GP surgeries. What act...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

That is really helpful. To a degree, you have pre-empted my next question. I am interested to hear about the case study that the Auditor General mentioned.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

“General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract”

I am interested in the progress on improving patient care. We have already spoken a bit about the fact that people are finding it more difficult to access healthcare at their general practice. It is no surprise that the Scottish Government has been commissioning some initiativ...

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Committee

Just for the record, I was a councillor in South Lanarkshire Council until 2022.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

General Question Time · Transmission Impact Assessment

Solar Energy UK recently published a report that showed that solar and battery projects could contribute more than £5 billion in gross value added to the UK economy by 2035 if the sector continues to grow. For Scotland to secure its fair share of those economic benefits, it mu...

2. Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

General Question Time · Transmission Impact Assessment

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the United Kingdom Government, transmission operators and the National Energy System Operator, to explore the possibility of reviewing the transmission impact assessment, in light of reports that this limits Scotland’s s...

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

General Question Time · “Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender”

I will ask specifically about recommendations 2 and 23. Does the cabinet secretary agree with recommendation 2, which says: “Data on sex should be collected by default in all research and data collection commissioned by government”? She has already commented on recommendatio...

4. Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

General Question Time · “Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender”

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further detail on the approach it is taking to consider the recommendations set out in the independent report, “Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender”, also known as the Sullivan review. (S6O-04595)

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

University of the West of Scotland Foundation Academy

I thank my colleague George Adam for bringing the debate to the chamber today. There are few things that matter more to me than supporting our young people to achieve their potential, so it is a great pleasure to be part of the celebration of the University of the West of Scot...

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill

Thank you, Presiding Officer. I wish that you had a better photograph of me on the screen, but we will let that pass. Again, I thank Daniel Johnson for bringing to the chamber today’s debate on the learning disabilities, autism and neurodivergence bill, which is often referre...

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no.

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

National Planning Framework 4 (Annual Review)

Yes. Thank you very much, convener. Craig McLaren has covered quite a bit of this. He talked about ideas for the future and the young cohort of planners, accelerated mentors, apprenticeships and so on. The Scottish Government has bursary funding for planning postgraduates. Ha...

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Committee

National Planning Framework 4 (Annual Review)

Good morning. I am interested in resourcing of local authority and national planning departments. Has there been any improvement in resourcing? What impacts are the proposed changes to planning fees and available resources expected to have?

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Chamber

General Question Time · Hatton Lea Care Home

The termination of HC-One’s outdated contract with university health and social care North Lanarkshire has led to the closure of three of its five Hatton Lea care home units, as the physical layout is considered no longer suitable for residents with advanced dementia. Vulnerab...

3. Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP Chamber

General Question Time · Hatton Lea Care Home

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of reports that HC-One plans to terminate the contract for the hospital-based complex clinical care service at Hatton Lea care home. (S6O-03382)

Stephanie Callaghan SNP Committee

Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1

I will do that, too. As far as what goes in the classroom and in schools is concerned, is this a matter of children learning about and having a wider understanding of the different dialects across Scotland? Robert McColl Millar talked about empowering teachers. Is that partly...

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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 18 March 2026 [Draft]

18 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament

Item of business

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Callaghan, Stephanie SNP Uddingston and Bellshill Watch on SPTV

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.

In the same item of business

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendment...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

Group 1 is on aftercare. Amendment 91, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 6 to 8, 92, 93, 9, 96, 97, 13 to 15, 33, 209 and 88.

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise (Natalie Don-Innes) SNP

My amendments in group 1 all relate to the provision of aftercare and are needed to deliver quality care for young people in a transparent, organised and rig...

Roz McCall (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con

I put on record my thanks to the minister for the work that she has done with me and the rest of us on the amendments. I am going to speak only to my amendme...

Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab) Lab

I remind members in the chamber, and those who are watching, of my entry in the register of members’ interests.With regard to group 1, I echo Roz McCall’s th...

Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) Green

I will make just a brief contribution on this group. At stage 2, I lodged a series of amendments to include estranged young people in various provisions of t...

Natalie Don-Innes SNP

I thank all members for their contributions to the debate on group 1, and I thank Ross Greer for raising the important issue of estrangement, which we discus...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

The question is, that amendment 91 be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

There will be a division.As this is the first division of stage 3, I will suspend the meeting for around five minutes, to allow members to access the digital...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

We come to the vote on amendment 91, in the name of the minister. Members should cast their votes now.The vote is closed.

Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I had trouble connecting. I would have voted no.

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

Thank you. I will ensure that that is recorded.

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) SNP

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

Thank you, Ms Callaghan. We will ensure that that is recorded.

ForAdam, George (Paisley) (SNP)Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an I...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

The result of the division is: For 92, Against 15, Abstentions 0.Amendment 91 agreed to.Amendments 6 to 8 moved—Natalie Don-Innes—and agreed to.Amendment 92 ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

Group 2 is on provision of accommodation and continuing care. Amendment 99, in the name of Martin Whitfield, is grouped with amendments 100 to 102, 98, 103 t...

Martin Whitfield Lab

I have the privilege of having lodged all the amendments in the group, so I look forward to hearing comments from members around the chamber.There are essent...

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow Southside) (SNP) SNP

Amendments in this group relate to sections 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of the bill, and, as Martin Whitfield has said, those sections reflect amendments in my name th...

Natalie Don-Innes SNP

I am grateful to Ms Sturgeon and Mr Whitfield for their engagement ahead of stage 3 on these sections of the bill.Every member wishes to protect children’s r...

Martin Whitfield Lab

I am very grateful for members’ contributions on the group and, indeed, for Nicola Sturgeon’s articulate description of not only the situation but the challe...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

Group 3 is on family group decision making. Amendment 10, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 94, 95, 79 to 83, 203 and 84.

Natalie Don-Innes SNP

I welcome the opportunity to speak to amendment 10. I thank Children First, whose advocacy for children in respect of family group decision making has brough...

Willie Rennie LD

I thank the minister for her collaborative approach on this important issue. I also thank Children First for its very strong support in making sure that we g...

Martin Whitfield Lab

Will the member give way?

Willie Rennie LD

Martin Whitfield Lab

I am grateful to the member for taking an intervention. I merely want to articulate my thanks for the cross-party work with regard to this group, and to conf...

Willie Rennie LD

On that point, I will conclude. I urge members to support the amendments.

Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) Con

I am pleased to speak to amendment 79 and the other amendments in my name in this group, which relates to family group decision making. As the minister and W...