– in the Scottish Parliament am ar 21 Chwefror 2024.
There are nine questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is agreed to, amendment S6M-12214.3, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, will fall.
The first question is, that amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12214, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on improving access to primary care, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow access to the digital voting system.
17:16 Meeting suspended.
17:19 On resuming—
I remind members that, if amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is agreed to, amendment S6M-12214.3, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, will fall.
We come to the vote on amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12214, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton. Members should cast their votes now.
The vote is closed.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My phone has something wrong with it, beginning with the letter B. [
Interruption
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The Presiding Officer:
Members, could I please hear Mr Kidd?
I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you. We will ensure that your vote is recorded.
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is: For 63, Against 53, Abstentions 0.
Amendment agreed to.
Therefore, amendment S6M-12214.3, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, falls.
The next question is, that amendment S6M-12214.1, in the name of Paul Sweeney, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12214, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on improving access to primary care, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12214.1, in the name of Paul Sweeney, is: For 53, Against 62, Abstentions 1.
Amendment disagreed to.
The next question is, that motion
S6M-12214, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on improving access to primary care, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The app did not work. I would have voted no.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you, Ms Baker. We will ensure that that is recorded.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My screen went blank and it has remained blank since I voted. I voted yes.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you, Ms Constance. We will ensure that that is recorded.
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on motion S6M-12214, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, as amended, is: For 63, Against 53, Abstentions 0.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament notes that, every day, public services continue to face the aftermath of the biggest shock faced since the establishment of the NHS – dealing with the combined impact of a pandemic, Brexit, which Scotland overwhelmingly rejected, and a cost of living crisis, amplified by catastrophic UK Government mismanagement; recognises that, in the face of over a decade of UK Government austerity, the Scottish Government’s draft Budget will invest over £2.1 billion in primary care to improve preventative care in the community; welcomes that the Scottish Government’s commitment to NHS staff has meant that Scotland is the only part of the UK not to lose any days to strikes; further welcomes an increase of 271 additional GPs in headcount terms since 2017, and a record expansion of GP speciality training, which will see over 1,200 GP trainees in Scotland in the next year; recognises the unique challenges that rural and island communities face and therefore welcomes the Scottish Government’s intention to publish a Remote and Rural Workforce Recruitment Strategy by the end of 2024; welcomes the expanded primary care multi-disciplinary team workforce, with over 4,700 staff working in these services, including physiotherapy, pharmacy and phlebotomy; notes the doubling of mental health spending in cash terms from £651 million in 2006-07 to £1.3 billion in 2021-22, and that, as a result of that investment, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staffing has more than doubled; highlights the investment of over £100 million in community-based mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and adults since 2020; acknowledges that the Scottish Government has exceeded its commitment to fund over 800 additional mental health workers in numerous settings, including over 350 in GP practices; welcomes the ongoing £1 billion NHS Recovery Plan to increase capacity and deliver reform, and pays tribute to, and thanks, the entire health and care workforce for its unstinting efforts to provide services through a very challenging period.
I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Neil Gray is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane will fall.
The next question is, that motion S6M-12215.2, in the name of Neil Gray, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12215, in the name of Willie Rennie, on crisis in national health service dentistry, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
There will be a division.
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division is: For 63, Against 53, Abstentions 0.
Amendment agreed to.
The amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane falls.
The next question is, that motion S6M-12215.1, in the name of Paul Sweeney, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12215, in the name of Willie Rennie, on crisis in NHS dentistry, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Can you confirm that my vote was registered?
The Presiding Officer:
I can confirm that your vote has been recorded, Ms Baker.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My vote does not appear to have registered. I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer:
Thank you, Ms Mackay. We will ensure that your vote is recorded.
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12215.1, in the name of Paul Sweeney, is: For 85, Against 31, Abstentions 0.
Amendment agreed to.
The question is, that motion S6M-12215, in the name of Willie Rennie, on crisis in NHS dentistry, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
The Presiding Officer:
The result of the division on motion S6M-12215, in the name of Willie Rennie, as amended, is: For 84, Against 32, Abstentions 0.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament recognises the significant challenges in dental services, compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, high inflation, and Brexit on public services, dentistry and the available dental workforce across the UK; welcomes that the Scottish Government has confirmed the sustainment and improvement of access to NHS dentistry as a strategic priority; acknowledges that payment reform, as introduced on 1 November 2023, is the most significant change to NHS dentistry since its inception and the most meaningful intervention to realise the Scottish Government’s ambition at this time; recognises that payment reform correctly prioritises public resources on securing access to NHS dentistry by incentivising delivery of NHS care through improved fees; is confident that the changes are the appropriate basis for further reforms to NHS dentistry, which will be focused on improvements in workforce and access to services across Scotland; thanks NHS dentists and all staff working across Scotland for their continued commitment to the sector and provision of a vital service to the people of Scotland, and recognises that the world-leading Childsmile programme, which was implemented by the last Scottish Labour Party-led administration in 2006, has been widely recognised as one of the most effective public health interventions of the devolved era and has transformed child dental health.
The final question is, that motion S6M-12235, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on designation of a lead committee, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.
That concludes decision time.
Members’ business will be published tomorrow, 22 February 2024, as soon as the text is available.