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On this page you will find speeches that Jackie has made in Parliament on various local and national issues. |
Official Record of Speeches
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Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): I welcome the opportunity to debate prescription charges and consider the NHS's spending priorities. Given the short time that is available to me, I will focus on prescription charges. I hope that there will be further opportunities in the months to come for us to debate priorities for the NHS at greater length. It is no secret that, in the previous session, Labour members did not...
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Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): I congratulate Jim Hume for securing this important debate. We have heard from local members about NHS Dumfries and Galloway's consultation on three options for service change, which would lead to varying degrees of change on the ground. I will concentrate on the board's preferred option—option C—not least because it is the most radical and involves the closure of five community hospitals. Option C also involves...
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Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance
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Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): I think that that is truly wonderful, Presiding Officer, but I am not sure whether the rest of the Parliament necessarily agrees—[Interruption.] I hear Alex Neil from a sedentary position performing as the pantomime dame, which he does so well in the chamber. I will start with something that Alex Neil said. In all the heat of the debate, we need to remind ourselves of the...
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Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): It will come as no surprise to members that this morning I will concentrate on health spending; however, I do so as a former member of the Finance Committee, where, I am pleased to note, consensus appears to have broken out in my absence. First, though, I must correct certain scurrilous remarks that Derek Brownlee made. My contribution to the Labour group's night out was indeed...
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Licensed Premises (Access for Disabled People)
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Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): I, too, congratulate George Foulkes on securing the debate and, more important, I congratulate Mark Cooper on his determination and perseverance. The barred campaign is all about improving accessibility for all patrons of Scotland's pubs. Disabled access to pubs affects pubs in Edinburgh and all parts of Scotland. Mark Cooper's success has been widespread. I am always impressed by people who have Facebook group memberships...
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