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Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament am ar 21 Chwefror 2024.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

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I have only a brief time to close the debate on behalf of the Government. I will try to respond to as many as I can of the points that have been raised.

As a mental health pharmacist who spent 20 years working for NHS Highland, far from experiencing the “nationalist ministerial disinterest” that Alex Cole-Hamilton described, I was so inspired by our SNP ministers’ leadership of our health and social care system in Scotland that I became one.

Mr Sweeney raised the challenging financial pressures that we face and their impact on our mental health budget, which is an issue that is close to my heart. The pressures that we face are recognised as some of the most challenging since devolution. Welsh Labour colleagues recognise that situation; I only wish that Scottish Labour colleagues would do likewise.