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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Mr Murray Tosh): Con

The final item of business is a members' business debate on the Wick ambulance service.

Motion debated,

That the Parliament recognises the vital work of the Wick ambulance service; is concerned at the lack of additional funding that was made available to the Hi...

Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD): LD

When eventually I finish work tonight, after we have concluded a short meeting on the Holyrood project at perhaps 7 o'clock or 8 o'clock, I shall drive home ...

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): SNP

I congratulate Jamie Stone on securing the debate on this important issue for his constituency.As Jamie Stone said, there was when I was elected a similar si...

Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con): Con

I congratulate Jamie Stone on highlighting the ambulance service in this way, because the service is of the utmost importance to people's lives. In a perfect...

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

I am thankful for the opportunity to take part in this debate and I thank Jamie Stone for bringing it before Parliament.Much of what Jamie Stone has told mem...

Mr Duncan Hamilton (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): SNP

I have two initial points, one of consensus and one of discord. I join other members in welcoming the debate and congratulating Jamie Stone on securing it, b...

The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care (Mrs Mary Mulligan): Lab

I welcome Jamie Stone's motion and am pleased to be able to take the opportunity to discuss the ambulance service, particularly in relation to the Wick area....

Mr Hamilton: SNP

Will the minister take an intervention?

Mrs Mulligan: Lab

I will not give way to the member just yet. I may do so later, if I have time, but I have a lot of points to respond to.As the first session of the new Parli...

Mr McGrigor: Con

I hear what the minister is saying about upgrading, and I agree with that. Wick has Caithness general hospital, yet trips have to be made all the time to Rai...

Mrs Mulligan: Lab

Almost all the out-of-hours calls are dealt with locally in Wick. Transfers are the exception, not the rule. We must see the picture as it is.In addition to ...

Meeting closed at 17:36.