Hansard

The Convener Con

For our next petition, which was lodged by Lynne McRitchie, we are joined by a galaxy of talent—Laughter. Mr Ewing, please. Lynne McRitchie is not with us t...

Richard Leonard (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lab

I have been once before in relation to the treatment of young footballers.

The Convener Con

That is right; I recall it now. Welcome to you both. The petition calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to stop the planned downg...

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Lab

Thank you, convener. I do not know whether the collective noun is a suite of MSPs. I thought of a posse of MSPs, but I like your description even better: a g...

The Convener Con

Thank you, Jackie Baillie. I should say that we, too, welcome Alfie. The tones of the committee members were soporific and he was very quiet earlier, but I n...

Jackie Baillie Lab

They were sounds of approval, convener.

The Convener Con

We have a few minutes each for Monica Lennon and Richard Leonard to speak. We have a fixed amount of time, so please be mindful of that.

Monica Lennon Lab

Thank you, convener. I appreciate that this is my second appearance at the committee this morning. I will reinforce Jackie Baillie’s comments about safety. ...

The Convener Con

I encourage you to sum up now.

Monica Lennon Lab

In conclusion, we fear that, if the issue is left in the hands of the Government, with its flawed data and lack of meaningful consultation, we will have a ve...

The Convener Con

Thank you. I am interested to hear whether Richard Leonard passes the Alfie test, because he was very quiet during Monica Lennon’s evidence on this occasion....

Richard Leonard Lab

I will get straight into the points that I want to raise. First, the recommendations that led to the proposals to downgrade Wishaw neonatal unit have not bee...

The Convener Con

Thank you. I have been enjoying and reflecting on the evidence that has been given by the three of you. At the risk of creating panic among the clerks and my...

David Torrance SNP

I agree with your comments. Could the committee write to the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health to ask whether clinicians and staff at neonatal in...

The Convener Con

I also suggest that we invite the relevant members who have been involved in the petition to accompany us on our visit. We could liaise with them about peopl...

The Convener Con

Thank you. I hope that we can don something with this petition and make some progress on if. We can speak again in an effort to progress that. That brings u...