Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 03 March 2016
03 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc and Care) (Scotland) Bill
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 disorders. The provision on communication equipment is a step towards dealing with that matter, because a lot of people who have neurological disorders also have issues with communication. However, it is important that the provision in the bill should be only one part of that. We have to go back and examine closely how we provide care for those with neurological disorders and produce a strategy in the next session of Parliament to ensure that people, especially young people or people who have lost the ability to speak—such as the friend that Nanette Milne talked about—get the care and treatment that they want.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott)
Con
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The Minister for Public Health (Maureen Watt)
SNP
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Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Lab
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Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
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Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)
SNP
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Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab)
Lab
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Jim Hume (South Scotland) (LD)
LD
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Nanette Milne
Con
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Elaine Smith)
Lab
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Rhoda Grant
Lab
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Maureen Watt
SNP
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Rhoda Grant
Lab
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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
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