Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott) Con

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15801, in the name of Maureen Watt, on the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill. I cal...

The Minister for Public Health (Maureen Watt) SNP

I am delighted to open the debate on the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill. I thank the Finance Committee, the Delegated Powers and Law...

Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) Lab

First, I thank the staff of the Health and Sport Committee, the legislation team and all the others who helped with the bill process, as well as all those wh...

Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) Con

This afternoon sees the completion of the fifth piece of legislation to be scrutinised by the Health and Sport Committee in the last few months of this parli...

Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) SNP

The bill marks another staging post in the long journey towards improving public health in Scotland and our aim of limiting exposure to smoke and discouragin...

Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab) Lab

As Nanette Milne said, this is the fifth bill that the Health and Sport Committee has scrutinised recently—in the past five months, to be precise. I know tha...

Jim Hume (South Scotland) (LD) LD

As I mentioned back in December during the stage 1 debate, the Scottish Liberal Democrats welcome plans to help many people live healthier lives, with better...

Nanette Milne Con

I begin my closing remarks by returning to parts 2 and 3 of the bill. I grew up in a paternalistic NHS, at a time when patients expected and received little ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Elaine Smith) Lab

I should have said at the start of closing speeches that we have a few minutes in hand if members are inclined to take interventions or wish to take a little...

Rhoda Grant Lab

This has been a good debate. It is sometimes difficult to debate a bill that covers such a range of different issues. To sum it up, we all want and look forw...

Maureen Watt SNP

Rhoda Grant raises an interesting point that highlights the need for a person-centred approach and the provision of some leeway. Increasingly, however, the e...

Rhoda Grant Lab

I was not suggesting for one moment that those options should not be available, because addictions of any kind have an impact on people’s mental health and s...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Lab

I can allow you the time to touch on that.

Rhoda Grant Lab

Thank you. At First Minister’s question time, I raised with the First Minister the Sue Ryder report about the treatment of patients with neurological disord...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Lab

I would be grateful if you would draw to a close now.

Rhoda Grant Lab

I simply reiterate that we will support the bill at decision time. 15:41

Maureen Watt SNP

I thank members for their contributions. I welcome the breadth of support that the bill has received throughout its parliamentary stages and the constructive...

The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) NPA

Thank you, minister. That concludes the debate on the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill. I say to members that it is likely that we wi...