Hansard

Joe Long (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab

My entry in the register of members’ interests will show that I was employed by Scottish Autism until my election in May. To ask the Scottish Government what...

The Minister for Community Care (Alison Thewliss) SNP

We established the dynamic support register in 2023 to ensure that people with learning disabilities and complex needs are visible and as a tool to support t...

Joe Long Lab

Notwithstanding the progress that has been made, the figures that were published last week by Public Health Scotland are stark. There are 29 adults with lear...

Alison Thewliss SNP

We should be concerned about anybody being inappropriately stuck in hospital for too long, and action is ongoing on that issue. It should be remembered that ...

The Presiding Officer NPA

Minister, please wind up—this is a long answer.

Alison Thewliss SNP

That includes the introduction of learning disability annual health checks, which are being rolled out across Scotland.

Cara McKee (West Scotland) (Green) Green

What assessment has the minister made of the number of young people with learning disabilities and complex needs who remain far from home or in adult setting...

Alison Thewliss SNP

I do not have those specific figures in front of me, but I am more than happy to discuss that issue with Cara McKee in greater detail, because it has a signi...

Pauline Stafford (Bathgate) (SNP) SNP

I point members to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which states that I am an elected member on West Lothian Council. Will the minister provid...

Alison Thewliss SNP

The Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities have undertaken several actions to ensure that local government and the NHS are work...