Hansard

Cathie Craigie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (Lab) Lab

4. To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of NHS Lanarkshire. (S3O-13338)

The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing (Nicola Sturgeon) SNP

I meet all health board chairs regularly. The most recent meeting with NHS Lanarkshire representatives was on 28 February.

Cathie Craigie Lab

At a public meeting in Kilsyth 10 days ago, I met representatives of NHS Lanarkshire, who were there because of the serious concerns that people have about l...

Nicola Sturgeon SNP

I am sure that the member will be aware that health board allocations were advised in response to a parliamentary question a couple of week ago. That informa...

Jamie Hepburn (Central Scotland) (SNP) SNP

In any of her recent meetings with NHS Lanarkshire, has the cabinet secretary been able to discuss the U-turn on the future of Monklands accident and emergen...

Nicola Sturgeon SNP

I have to confess to Jamie Hepburn that it is an interesting election strategy for Labour to make a point of reminding the voters of perhaps its most unpopul...

Cathie Craigie Lab

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am sure that you would not want to preside over a meeting at which people were giving wrong information to this Par...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Lab

I am sorry, Ms Craigie, but I am not happy with your accusing the minister of telling lies. In the first instance, I ask you to withdraw that particular comm...

Cathie Craigie Lab

I apologise, Presiding Officer and I withdraw the word “lies”. I will rephrase my point of order. Is it in order for a minister of this Government to mislead...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Lab

The minister is responsible for what she says to Parliament; I am not responsible for that. You can take the matter up with the minister later.