On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Further to Alex Neil's earlier point of order on his assertion that he made a submission to NHS Lanarkshire's consultation entitled "A Picture of Health: A Framework for Health Service Improvement in Lanarkshire", information from NHS Lanarkshire suggests that four MPs and seven MSPs responded to its consultation and, try as I might, I could not find his name. Elaine Smith, Karen Whitefield and Cathie Craigie responded, as did our former colleagues Carolyn Leckie and Janis Hughes. Margaret Mitchell and Michael McMahon also responded, but not Alex Neil. Therefore, I invite him to apologise to the Parliament for misleading members earlier today.
That is not a point of order.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Perhaps Jackie Baillie should do more research, as I submitted evidence as part of Lanarkshire health united. I drafted and led that submission. Unlike Jackie Baillie's Labour colleagues, I stuck by our principle of saving the accident and emergency unit in Lanarkshire when Labour wanted to shut it.
That is not a point of order either. I take the opportunity to say that members are themselves responsible for what they say in the chamber. I am not here to act as a policeman of some sort by adjudicating on the accuracy of what is said during exchanges. The fact of the matter is that those points have been raised and are now in the Official Report. I hope that members are satisfied at that and that we can now move to decision time.
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