http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Plenary Session: 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Portfolio Questions Health and Wellbeing 1. Hanzala Malik: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed. (S4O-02382) 2. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all families with children up to two years old have regular access to a health visitor. (S4O-02383) 3. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the effectiveness of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing's letter of 22 February 2013 to NHS boards encouraging them to support a culture of openness among staff. (S4O-02384) 4. Anne McTaggart: To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that people who care for stroke patients are given a carer's assessment. (S4O-02385) 5. Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government to what extent personal circumstances are taken into account when considering middle-aged men for a free health check. (S4O-02386) 6. Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Government how much the NHS pays each year in PFI service charges. (S4O-02387) 7. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to The Review of NHS Pharmaceutical Care of Patients in the Community. (S4O-02388) 8. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of female genital mutilation have been made to the police by NHS staff since 2005. (S4O-02389) 9. Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the filling of vacant positions. (S4O-02390) 10. Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Grampian and what issues were discussed. (S4O-02391) 11. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's decision not to recommend the introduction of the meningitis B vaccine. (S4O-02392) 12. Michael McMahon: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the effectiveness of the Douglas Street treatment suite in Hamilton and whether NHS Lanarkshire plans to introduce similar services elsewhere. (S4O-02393) 13. Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the inspection of older people programme to include NHS continuing care beds. (S4O-02394) 14. Alex Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to reduce waiting times at accident and emergency departments. (S4O-02395) 15. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle bowel cancer. (S4O-02396) 16. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to warn parents and carers of the danger from children swallowing laundry or dishwater tablets. (S4O-02397) 17. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government what the implications are of the proposals in the Draft Budget 2014-15 for the resource budget of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. (S4O-02398) 18. Margaret Mitchell: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the changes to the treatment room suite in Hamilton, what action it is taking to review the patient experience. (S4O-02399) 19. Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to NHS Highland to assist the delivery of services in island communities. (S4O-02400) 20. Chic Brodie: To ask Scottish Government, in light of its investment in support of grassroots football, what recent discussions it has had with the football authorities regarding clubs being owned on a cooperative basis. (S4O-02401) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland's Future S4M-07721 Alex Salmond: Scotland's Future—That the Parliament agrees that Scotland has an abundance of resources and talent and can more than afford to be a successful, thriving independent country; notes that successive UK administrations have pursued an economic policy that has led to the UK having one of the most unbalanced and unequal economies in the developed world; agrees that it is wrong and costly for policies to be imposed on Scotland that have been overwhelmingly rejected by Scotland's political representatives, and welcomes evidence that shows that there are gains for families and communities when decisions about Scotland are taken by those who care most about Scotland, the people who live and work here. followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion 5.00 pm Decision Time

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