Clare Haughey
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“I note that the Deputy First Minister has confirmed that vape shops will be excluded from eligibility for relief from 1 April 2027, and I welcome that commitment. How will that contribute to the Scottish Government’s public health commitments and build on the progress that has been made on reducing the harm that vapes can cause?”
“That is exactly why we are taking action to ensure that vape shops contribute to the high street, recognising the growth of the sector in recent years, and also to ensure that rates relief aligns with our public health commitments, to answer the member’s point.”
“In the 1970s, the then- Labour Glasgow City Council proposed demolishing the People’s Palace building to put in a motorway—a potential work of historical vandalism of epic proportions.”
“I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests: I hold a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Queen Elizabeth university hospital in Glasgow was recently ordered by Healthcare Improvement Scotland to make 26 improvements.”
“With that in mind, we always want to encourage women to access the care that they need. In my statement, I intimated that I quickly met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and, separately, Healthcare Improvement Scotland.”
“Being able to communicate your needs and have them be understood is fundamental to care. I also took the opportunity to engage with Healthcare Improvement Scotland, which confirmed the proactive leadership and ownership by the chief executive and the board.”
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“Uptake in the highest-risk groups, such as people who are living in care homes and those aged 75 and over, remains strong—although it is slightly lower than we achieved in the winter of 2023—with 82 per cent of care home residents and 78 per cent of those aged 75 and over having been vaccinated against flu this winter. Health boards have been heavily advertising their drop-in clinics, with many citizens accessing vaccination over Christmas and new year. Therefore, we expect the figures to have increased when Public Health Scotland publishes the next round of data later this week. A range of tailored resources and promotional materials have been prepared by PHS and disseminated through partners, including local NHS boards and the community and voluntary sectors, as well as the Government, to encourage uptake by all who are eligible.”
“I remind members that I am employed as a bank nurse by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. I recognise that there has been increased concern, not just in Scotland but across the United Kingdom, about the high level of flu infections in all age groups this winter. Will the cabinet secretary outline what work has been done to encourage uptake of the flu vaccination and say what the current rate of uptake is? Neil Gray: I thank Clare Haughey for highlighting a critical area. Again, I encourage anyone who is eligible for a flu vaccination, or who is part of any of the vaccination programmes this winter, to take up the opportunity to be vaccinated. As of 15 December 2024, we had administered more than 1.2 million adult flu vaccinations and more than 517,000 child flu vaccinations.”
“The group met on 18 November and 11 December. It brings together key stakeholders, including from social work, police, health and education, as well as local authority representatives, expert practitioners, representatives of charities, researchers and academics. As I have stated, it includes the former chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. The group will share outputs of its discussions shortly, but I am pleased to report that significant progress was made at the first meetings towards identifying some potential priorities, and work is now under way to further explore those priorities, with the aim of identifying actions for the group’s consideration when it meets again in the coming months.”
“In her earlier answer, the minister spoke of the child sexual abuse and exploitation national strategic group, which has been set up by the Scottish Government. Can the minister update the Parliament on how she envisages that that group will support survivors of sexual abuse as well as prevent and tackle child sexual exploitation? Can she provide details on the issues that it will be looking into this year? Natalie Don-Innes: As I have set out, the Scottish Government is working closely with partners to deliver a co-ordinated multi-agency response in order to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. However, in recognition of the need to go further, we have established the new group to provide national leadership and further improve our shared response to child sexual abuse and exploitation in Scotland.”