Hansard

The Presiding Officer (Sir David Steel): NPA

The members' business debate is on motion S1M-1389, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, on home and community safety.

Motion debated,

That the Parliament congratulates East Ayrshire Council for working towards achieving a community safety strategy that encompasses safety at home, on the roa...

Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): Lab

I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in this debate, which is the last debate of the year, on the important issue of home and community safety.First, I...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Patricia Ferguson): Lab

As a large number of members want to speak in the debate, I ask members to keep their speeches to four minutes.

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): SNP

I congratulate Cathy Jamieson on raising the issue of home safety, which tends to fall off the agenda and is never debated properly. Members' business debate...

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): Con

I will be brief—for no other reason than that Alex Neil has used up half the time for my speech.I welcome this debate about safety at home, on the roads and ...

Mr John Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD): LD

I congratulate Cathy Jamieson on securing this debate, in which I am pleased to take part. I support everything that has been said about accidents in the hom...

Margaret Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab): Lab

I congratulate my colleague Cathy Jamieson on securing the debate and join her in congratulating East Ayrshire Council on its efforts. This is the last debat...

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): Green

I will be brief. Two groups have been identified as most at risk: the elderly and the poor, particularly families on benefit. One minor way forward might be ...

Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP): SNP

Home is where the heart is, but it is also where the danger is. Members may recall that in April I lodged a motion calling for a home safety bill and statuto...

Dr Richard Simpson (Ochil) (Lab): Lab

Does Fiona Hyslop agree that the people who have most access to the groups that we have been talking about are health visitors, who work with young families,...

Fiona Hyslop: SNP

Indeed, we must ensure that we have joined-up, commonsense thinking. I am worried that the cut in the number of home helps might mean that that opportunity i...

Maureen Macmillan (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): Lab

What I wish to say has a narrow focus, but I thank Cathy Jamieson for giving me the opportunity to say it. A few weeks ago, I went to a seminar on home safet...

Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con): Con

I will start by explaining why I did not sign Cathy Jamieson's motion, despite the fact that it congratulates East Ayrshire Council. I have no problem with t...

The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care (Malcolm Chisholm): Lab

Once again, we have had a most useful debate. Members' business debates have made a massive contribution to the new politics in Scotland. The debate highligh...

The Deputy Presiding Officer: Lab

You have a minute and a half.

Malcolm Chisholm: Lab

Is that all? I will have to hurry, as I know that Cathy Jamieson will want me to respond to the point that she made on the statutory duty. Many bodies are in...

Meeting closed at 17:00.