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Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I think that the petitions would be best placed with the Health and Sport Committee.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the Public Petitions Committee. I have some prior knowledge of the field, as I worked in social work for a while before coming to the Parliament. You mentioned younger children being admitted to adult wards, and it is quite scary...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I am sure that this was part of the e-petitions system and a lot of signatures were involved. I think that it is important that we see it through thoroughly, and to enable us to do that we must look at all the information that has been requested before we decide what happens w...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

I welcome the petition. I would encourage any MSP to encourage their constituents to utilise the services of the Public Petitions Committee. Maureen Watt has indicated that all the points that have been raised in the petition are being covered elsewhere. Can she clarify that p...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Thank you for your presentation, Mr Ronald. Loads of fathers who want access to their children have presented at my surgeries, and they have had grievances with the legal system and the police. I am a huge supporter of mediation and think that your idea is great. You are corre...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

Have we kept other petitions open for that length of time?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

It is quite concerning that the health boards are aware of what the cabinet secretary has announced and yet are ignoring it, in a sense. We should most definitely keep the petition open. Like Sandra White, I am interested in pursuing the issue in Glasgow, which I know has a lo...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

Are we going to write to NHS Western Isles, as Mark McDonald suggested?

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

My point will be brief. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their extremely energising presentation. I come from a community development background, so that was music to my ears. You are exactly right—what is being done must change. Because of the lack of resources, del...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Yes—absolutely. I have studied some of the Pacific Institute materials, which are about different thinking. Your concept is music to my ears and it could be tested in short pilot versions.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

I agree with what has been said. We should continue the petition and wait for the report to come out at the end of April or in May.

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I agree with that.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

I welcome May Barker, Teresa McNally and Susan Douglas and thank them for their petition. I speak with a vested interest, as my background is in social work and I have dealt a lot with kinship carers, who provide value and not just monetary value. Being able to drop kids off w...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

We often use the phrase “preventative spend”. That just sums up the fact that it would be much better to spend money before people go down the statutory route of being looked after and accommodated.You mentioned that kinship carers might look after an elderly relative as well ...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

I empathise with you, and I hope that we will keep the petition open and make progress with it.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

That is an excellent idea, convener. If we do pass the petition on, we should ensure that the petitioners get the opportunity to go along and express their concerns and give their thoughts to the Education and Culture Committee.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

I agree that we should write to the organisations that Mark McDonald mentioned, including COSLA and the SPTC.

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

I fully support the petition. It is imperative that we go with the twin-track mode and get some answers from the people who have been mentioned before Keith Brown comes to the committee.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

It is important that we seek more information from the Scottish Government and talent Scotland to pursue the petition further.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

To open it out, we should seek evidence from the care inspectorate to find out its views. John Wilson talked about writing to local authorities, but it is important that we get an overall view from COSLA, too.14:45

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

It is important to get not just the views of those local authorities, but also the overarching COSLA view.

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Current Petitions

We have some information in our papers about the cost refinement exercise. Nigel Don talked about a flyover, but what alternative options have been costed?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

What about traffic lights or even something that goes under the road as opposed to going over it? Have those ideas been considered?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

You made a great plea on television last night in favour of the option. It was fabulous. The matter is extremely concerning and I hope that we get some results soon.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I agree. If the Scottish Parent Teacher Council, among others, does not back the petition, we should take that seriously.

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

I am concerned about the impact assessment and the timescale—or lack of timescale. We are talking about a serious number of jobs. I do not think that I have ever passed the Glasgow office without seeing people queueing outside. I cannot believe that all those people will start...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Elaine Smith MSP brought the issue to Parliament and the cabinet secretary Nicola Sturgeon replied on it, but it is important to go back to the cabinet secretary, because she gave an assurance that she would involve her officials, so some answers might be available already. It...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I declare my interest in that I am a member of the cross-party group on Poland, which has obviously tried to explore the issue. We should explore the issue in greater detail because it is cause for concern—most certainly in the cross-party group. I think, our having received t...

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Welcome. Nanette Milne has covered the funding issue that I wanted to raise, so I have no questions.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I agree. It is important that we continue the petition so that we get further evidence from the working party.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

We need to act on this issue, as it has been raised as a huge concern not just by constituents in Glasgow but with the cross-party group on Poland. Moreover, having spoken to the West of Scotland Regional Equality Council, which runs a project in the department, I know that it...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I agree that we should write to the Scottish Government on the issue and that we should continue the petition, given the evidence from yesterday’s exceptional meeting. As well as asking the Scottish Government about sanctions that may be imposed for not meeting the targets, we...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

It is important that we continue the petition, given that we are waiting for the results of the study. Also, the questions raised by Rhoda Grant have not been answered—as a committee, we can ask the Scottish Government those questions.15:15

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

My major concern is that Glasgow will lose 67 jobs. Although I appreciate Jackson Carlaw’s experience of visiting the DVLA offices, we have to take on board the fact that more than 30 per cent of people do not have access to computing systems and that it is sometimes better to...

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

I have enjoyed the discussion on the petition. The consultation on the children and young people bill provides a great opportunity for us to hear the views of the Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell, on the topic of the petition. I have listened to all the ...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

It is such an important issue, for all the reasons that have been mentioned in the past hour and 10 minutes, that it would be important for the minister to attend.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

We need to ensure that the issue is not kicked into the long grass.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I want to put on record that Barnardo’s Scotland does fabulous work in this area. However, it is hugely important for the committee to undertake an inquiry on this issue.

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

I would like to hear more information about Wales, or have some evidence sent from there, so that we can compare and contrast.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

According to the information that we have received, a new smoking strategy is due to be published in the new year. Although there is no indication that there are any plans to introduce the petitioner’s proposal—it is not discussed in the strategy—it will be important for us to...

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I read in the clerk’s paper that the formal working party is going to finalise its review in spring 2013. It is important that we continue the petition until we hear the outcome of the working party’s review.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I agree with the convener. It is important that we keep the petition open and do not allow it to stagnate. We should write to the Scottish Government and the health boards that have been mentioned for updates so that the issue remains fresh in their minds.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

Sorry, convener. Are we also writing to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing to inform him about the figures and our work?

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Thank you for your presentation. Does the illness recur?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Wow!You mentioned that you contacted the Royal College of Midwives and looked at training. I am not a doctor and neither are you, I suspect, but will you elaborate on the reason for not giving training?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

So no specific tuition is given on the illness.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

If we are seeking GPs’ views, should we also contact the British Medical Association?

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Good morning, Sandra and Lorraine, and thank you very much for your opening comments. To follow on from the convener’s question, can you describe to us any evidence that you have collated from United Kingdom sources or even further afield?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Where is that physician from?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Could you elaborate on what communication you have had with the Scottish Government and the Westminster Government?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Thank you for doing what you are doing today. It is great to see you along here.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

My question has been answered; it was about the gender-specific nature of the condition. You have said that it is 10 times more common in women.

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Current Petitions

I was saddened to hear that we still await those two replies. Is it possible for us to continue the petition until we hear from those organisations to ensure that we give it a fair hearing?

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Current Petitions

To carry on from what John Wilson has just said, I think that it is important that we consider the petition once we have all the facts and that we hold off making a judgment until we get the report.

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab Committee

Good morning, Maureen and Elizabeth. I want to drill down a wee bit further into some of your points. What do you feel would assist these women in their communities and what needs to be put in place?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

Adam Ingram referred to the policy document “A Refreshed Framework for Maternity Care in Scotland”. What are your views on that?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

You said, though, that the situation was better in some areas than in others. Are those specific geographical areas or national health service areas?

Anne McTaggart Lab Committee

With regard to Jackson Carlaw’s point that a woman would need to have had a miscarriage before any testing could be carried out, do you think that the evidence from that testing could be used to ensure that other women did not reach even the first stage of miscarriage?

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Committee

Public Petitions Committee 06 March 2012

06 Mar 2012 · S4 · Public Petitions Committee

Item of business

Current Petitions

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (Access to Therapy) (PE1401)

McTaggart, Anne Lab Glasgow Watch on SPTV

I think that the petitions would be best placed with the Health and Sport Committee.

In the same item of business

The Convener Lab

We will consider the next three petitions together. The first is PE1398, in the name of Alastair Kent, on behalf of Rare Disease UK, on access to therapy for...

Nanette Milne Con

Orphan diseases, their treatment and the difficulties with individual patient treatment requests are, quite rightly, moving high up the political agenda. Peo...

Anne McTaggart Lab

I think that the petitions would be best placed with the Health and Sport Committee.

The Convener Lab

Do members agree to refer the petitions, under rule 15.6.2 of standing orders, to the Health and Sport Committee, for consideration of the issues raised?Memb...