David Barratt
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement. I will pick up on investment in community health hubs and, specifically, the replacement of Lochgelly health centre. Can the cabinet secretary advise whether a decision will be made on the funding model—for example, the potential use of the mutual investment model—in the coming months?”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“The focus now, post the statement, is on taking forward modern facilities that support multidisciplinary working to improve access to services for local people.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“Will the member give way? Stephen Kerr: I am happy to give way, if I have time. David Barratt: Would the member reflect on why it took the French Government to identify that the Scottish National Party was a target of threats from abroad such as hacking and attacks on our social media channels?”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“During that time, I undertook hundreds of flood risk assessments across the UK for housing and commercial developments and for energy infrastructure. Over those 15 years, I watched climate change move from something that was discussed largely as a future risk to something that is increasingly reflected in day-to-day engineering practice.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“I refer to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which shows that I am a councillor in Fife and a principal hydrologist for Kiloh Associates.”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗
“Does he think that it is right that constituents in his home constituency of Galloway are subject to huge pylons and are not able to oppose the massive wind farms and solar and battery power plants that now cover our landscape when local communities should have more say?”
Scottish Parliament23 June 2026Source ↗