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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame) SNP

As I said, we lose time even at a changeover, so I am afraid that I am going to move straight on. I think that Mr Rowley is ready. The next item of business...

Alex Rowley (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab

Labour lodged the motion for debate today in order to highlight what we see as some of the challenges that are faced by providers of health and social care. ...

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman) SNP

I am sure that Mr Rowley will recognise that I have had very similar comments from the health service about local government. That is why it is really import...

Alex Rowley Lab

We suggest that another way of doing that would be to look at the Scottish Government directly funding the IJBs. However, another main point in our motion is...

The Minister for Mental Health (Clare Haughey) SNP

Will the member take an intervention?

Alex Rowley Lab

I am sorry, but I do not have time. In a survey of care workers conducted by Unison, almost half of carers said that they were limited to specific times wit...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I call Jeane Freeman, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, to speak to and move amendment S5M-14717.3. You have six minutes, cabinet secretary. 14:49

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport (Jeane Freeman) SNP

In this role, I have the privilege of meeting people who benefit from social care and people who provide it. Although those who I have met and heard from hav...

Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lab

Has the cabinet secretary read the Enable Scotland briefing? It says: “Third sector providers like Enable Scotland are forced to either fund uplifts in staf...

Jeane Freeman SNP

I am grateful for that question. I have read the briefing—I have read all the briefings that came in for today’s debate, as I properly should. My response to...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I am afraid that you must conclude there, cabinet secretary. I am terribly sorry, but this is a short debate.

Jeane Freeman SNP

I took an intervention.

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Yes, but even with that you have had nearly another minute. Please move your amendment.

Jeane Freeman SNP

I move amendment S5M-14717.3, to leave out from “services; notes a central theme” to “Scottish Government to work” and insert: “, primary care and mental he...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Thank you. These short debates are always awkward for the chair. I call Miles Briggs to speak to and move amendment S5M-14717.1. 14:56

Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) Con

I am pleased to take part in today’s debate and I thank the Labour Party for bringing this important matter to the chamber. Social care is one of the most im...

Jeane Freeman SNP

Will the member take an intervention?

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I warn you, Mr Briggs, that there is no time in hand. You will have to absorb the time taken by any interventions.

Jeane Freeman SNP

I will say this very quickly. Does the member recognise that in Edinburgh there is particular pressure in the labour market and that both the local authority...

Miles Briggs Con

I have been calling for that for two years and I met the health board to say that it needs to be put in place. We have an overheated market here in Edinburgh...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

You must conclude there, I am afraid. I have to be the same with everyone. I am sorry about that—I beg your pardon.

Miles Briggs Con

To conclude—

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

You have had five minutes. Sorry, Mr Briggs, but I have no time in hand. Please move your amendment.

Miles Briggs Con

I move amendment S5M-14717.1, to insert at end: “, and further calls on the Scottish Government to focus on improving workforce planning and consider new m...

Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green) Green

I thank Labour for bringing this debate to the chamber and I welcome the opportunity to discuss the future of social care in Scotland. I am heartened by the ...

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) LD

Every year, 500,000 bed days are lost to the NHS because of delayed discharge. The issue is one that was supposed to have been resolved almost three years ag...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani) SNP

We move to the open debate. We are already behind time, so speeches of under four minutes would be useful. 15:10

Elaine Smith (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lab

On many occasions in Parliament, members have commended the skills and professionalism of people who work in the social care sector, and rightly so, because ...

Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP

Today’s motion on investing in social care for Scotland’s future states that the “health and social care system” is “based on human rights, where people r...

Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) Lab

Will the member take an intervention?