In Parliament

I am pleased to speak in the debate, and I will direct my remarks to the Scottish Conservative amendment, in the name of Liz Smith.

The cabinet secretary and Mr Balfour have made that point exceptionally well.

Good-quality, accessible and affordable childcare is essential to addressing child poverty and enabling parents to re-enter the workforce.

I start by echoing comments that have been made by members from across the chamber about the passing of Christina McKelvie.

The worrying finding of the FAI was that information that was available to the court was not shared with the SPS.

Yes—I thank Paul Sweeney for that intervention, and if I had longer to speak today, I would have raised that as my second point.

First, I congratulate my friend and colleague Liz Smith on securing the motion for debate in the chamber.

I thank Michael Matheson for bringing this extremely important issue to the chamber. His contribution was excellent.

I am aware of the National Robotarium, and I have visited it. It is fantastic.

It is a privilege to contribute to the debate this afternoon on innovation in health and social care.