Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame) SNP

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-05165, in the name of Emma Harper, on celebrating international nurses day on 12 May 20...

Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP

I am really pleased to be leading this members’ business debate celebrating international nurses day, which is on Friday. The motion states “that nurses ar...

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP) SNP

I thank Emma Harper for lodging the motion. Like her, I come from a family of nurses: I am married to a nurse and both my brothers are nurses. I am not sure ...

Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con

Sadly, I cannot make it three nurses in a row. I feel as though I am letting the side down. I thank Emma Harper for moving the motion. I, too, want to put o...

Maree Todd (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) SNP

I apologise for intervening during a members’ business debate—I know that that is not the usual form—but I just wanted to state for the record that Elsie Ing...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

By the way, it is possible to intervene in members’ business debates; it is not a precious regime.

Donald Cameron Con

I might take that up with the member at a later date. My information is that Elsie Inglis was a nurse. Nurses are the lifeblood of the health service. Witho...

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

I thank Emma Harper for securing the debate and I congratulate her on her immense service, and that of her family, to the NHS. I am always struck by the numb...

Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green) Green

I am proud to join other members in celebrating international nurses day. I thank Emma Harper for securing the debate, for her contribution to nursing and fo...

Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) SNP

I thank Emma Harper for providing the opportunity to discuss this important subject. The thing that I most noticed in Emma Harper’s motion was the name Mary...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I never fail to wonder where you are taking us with your speeches, Mr Stevenson, but I never fall asleep. 17:37

Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) Con

It is a great pleasure for me to speak in this members’ business debate led by Emma Harper, not least because my own mother was a nurse. I well remember her ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Thank you very much, Mr Lindhurst. It is always interesting to hear about members’ backgrounds, which we would not hear about otherwise than in members’ busi...

The Minister for Mental Health (Maureen Watt) SNP

I thank Emma Harper for bringing this important debate to the chamber, and I congratulate her and her sisters on their amazing contribution to the NHS. Nur...