Chamber
Plenary, 17 Feb 2000
17 Feb 2000 · S1 · Plenary
Item of business
Car Parking Charges (West Lothian)
Speaker
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Motion debated,
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The Presiding Officer (Sir David Steel):
NPA
We have a final item of business today, which is the members' business debate on motion S1M-475, in the name of Bristow Muldoon, on car parking charges. Inte...
Motion debated,
That the Parliament notes with concern the decision by West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust to introduce car park charging at St John's Hospital in Livingston; ...
Bristow Muldoon (Livingston) (Lab):
Lab
I want first to state clearly that, in raising the issue of proposed car parking charges, I intend no general criticism of West Lothian NHS Trust. Along with...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Mr George Reid):
SNP
Four members have asked to speak. All will be called if speeches are kept to about four minutes.
Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP):
SNP
I, too, welcome this debate. This issue is of major public concern in West Lothian and, indeed, in west Edinburgh, and it has generated considerable heat. I ...
Mrs Mary Mulligan (Linlithgow) (Lab):
Lab
I support much of what Bristow Muldoon and Fiona Hyslop have said, so I will not repeat it. On a number of occasions when I have been to St John's, it has be...
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con):
Con
Bristow Muldoon is to be warmly congratulated on securing this debate, which raises matters of great concern. When I visited the hospital, there was tremendo...
Dr Richard Simpson (Ochil) (Lab):
Lab
I, too, congratulate Bristow Muldoon on raising this issue, not just because of what is happening at St John's, but because of the wider national implication...
The Deputy Minister for Community Care (Iain Gray):
Lab
The issue of charging for car parking in hospital grounds is one that generates a lot of attention. I recognise that it is doing so in West Lothian—although ...
Meeting closed at 17:32.