On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
Members: Ooh!
Order! I will take Dr Simpson first.
Thank you, Presiding Officer. In answer to a question from Richard Baker, Jamie Hepburn, the Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health, said that the number of places for children and adolescents in mental health services has increased. However, last year, in answer to a question from me, the Government said that there would be 48 beds in 2015. Following the transfer from Yorkhill hospital to the Southern general hospital, the number of beds has been cut and there are now only 42 beds in Scotland, compared with the 56 beds that Labour planned in 2006. Will the Presiding Officer allow the minister to correct the record at an early opportunity?
As Dr Simpson well knows, the Presiding Officers are not responsible for answers that are given.
Mr Kelly?
I wish to raise a point of order in relation to the “Oil and Gas Analytical Bulletin”. For months, members across the chamber have been asking for the bulletin—[Interruption.]
Order. Let me hear Mr Kelly.
It has now been released on the last day of the parliamentary term. The bulletin has profound implications for the Scottish economy, with North Sea oil taxes projected to be £40 billion less than the figure in the white paper. [Interruption.] I note that the First Minister said that publication was two hours ago. It is no coincidence that the bulletin has been published after the deadline for the lodging of emergency questions.
Thank you, Mr Kelly. [Interruption.] Order! Order! I get the point, Mr Kelly.
The timing of the oil and gas report’s publication is not a matter for the Presiding Officer; it is a matter for the Government.
The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) rose—
Do you wish to say something, First Minister?
I wish to respond to the point of order, Presiding Officer. The “Oil and Gas Analytical Bulletin”—
It is not for the First Minister to respond to points of order; it is for me. That ends First Minister’s question time.