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Finally, I wish you all a very merry Christmas. 14:09 I want to start by paying tribute to and thanking Bob Doris for bringing this debate—the final debate before recess—to Parliament and for his work chairing the cross-party group on palliative care.
That is particularly important this year or next year, as we have consistent dates. The dates that we report are a cut-off in time—it is almost like a pass or a fail.
We are making it easier for healthcare professionals at all levels to access and navigate high-quality up-to-date information and resources in order to improve the quality of care.
It was very much about the timescales involved in introducing the bill prior to summer recess. That was my focus. I can only apologise again if we have not given the committee the fullest of answers in relation to that specific aspect of the bill.
Because there are only three weeks until the October recess, and stage 1 and 3 debates, committee debates and Opposition debates are already scheduled in that time, the earliest that I can bring the proposal forward is immediately after recess.
Because there are only three weeks until the October recess, and stage 1 and 3 debates, committee debates and Opposition debates are already scheduled in that time, the earliest that I can bring the proposal forward is immediately after recess.
In any situation where the harmful events all occurred before that date, there will be no liability on the compensator to repay any NHS charges (even if the injured person was treated after that date).
By the time I next have the ability to obtain parliamentary scrutiny, it will be past the date on which the measure comes in. It is one thing to hold a debate the subject of which we can totally agree on—I agree with Alasdair Allan on the fishing and coastal growth fund—but it is completely outrageous that, at the same time, such a decision has been announced on the last sitting day before the recess.