Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani) SNP

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-10464, in the name of Clare Haughey, on the everyone’s business campaign. The debate wi...

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP) SNP

I thank the members who signed my motion, which welcomes the everyone’s business campaign to Scotland. The campaign is incredibly personal to me; I have been...

Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) Con

I thank Clare Haughey for bringing the debate to the chamber today, especially during mental health awareness week. I offer my support to the everyone’s busi...

Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP) SNP

I congratulate Clare Haughey on bringing the important topic of perinatal mental health to the chamber, and I acknowledge her significant experience and expe...

Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) SNP

Will Ruth Maguire take an intervention?

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Are you going to teach her how to say it?

Fulton MacGregor SNP

No—but I thank my colleague for taking my intervention. She is aware of my campaign to increase paternity leave to up to four weeks in organisations in the p...

Ruth Maguire SNP

I thank Fulton MacGregor for that intervention, which gave me a chance to put my teeth back in. I absolutely agree that children having both their parents a...

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

I start by congratulating Clare Haughey on bringing forward this important debate, particularly as we are in mental health awareness week. I thank the charit...

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) LD

I echo members’ thanks to Clare Haughey and the everyone’s business campaign for securing parliamentary time for us to debate this important issue. “Welcome...

Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green) Green

I, too, thank Clare Haughey, for securing the debate and the Maternal Mental Health Alliance for its campaign on perinatal mental healthcare and treatment. I...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

A few members still want to speak, so I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 8.14.3, to extend the debate by up to 30 minutes. I ask Clare...

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) SNP

I, too, thank Clare Haughey for bringing this important subject to the chamber and for an informative and moving opening speech. I also thank her because thi...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I call Michelle Ballantyne, to be followed by Mary Fee.

Alex Cole-Hamilton LD

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am terribly sorry, but I neglected to refer members to my entry in the register of interests, which shows that I wa...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Thank you very much for putting that on the record, Mr Cole-Hamilton. I am sure that everyone in the chamber will forgive you. 13:21

Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con) Con

I, too, thank Clare Haughey for bringing forward this debate on what is a really important subject. Why is perinatal health everyone’s business? The latest ...

Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab) Lab

I welcome the opportunity to speak in this afternoon’s debate on the everyone’s business campaign. I, too, thank Clare Haughey for securing the debate. Ment...

The Minister for Mental Health (Maureen Watt) SNP

I commend Clare Haughey for bringing the motion—and, indeed, her knowledge and expertise in this area—to the chamber today. I also welcome the change agents,...

Anas Sarwar Lab

The minister says that we have a shared aspiration. Can we have a timeline for when we expect every health board, not just half of the health boards, to have...

Maureen Watt SNP

I will come on to that. The focus of the perinatal mental health MCN is not just on what we usually expect of MCNs—that professionals will talk and share go...

Maureen Watt SNP

I am not going to give Anas Sarwar a timeline until I know exactly what is required and where, and until I have taken the advice of experts who will tell us ...