McMillan Highlights Labour Support for Private NHS Provision
Stuart McMillan MSP (SNP) has today (Thursday) highlighted how Scottish Labour Party's Deputy Leader Anas Sarwar and 31 of his Scottish Labour colleagues including West Dunbartonshire’s MP, Gemma Doyle, voted at Westminster in favour of "an important role for the private sector in supporting delivery of NHS care."
Mr McMillan MSP said:
"Scottish Labour’s MPs including the party’s deputy leader Anas Sarwar and West Dunbartonshire’s MP, Gemma Doyle, voted in favour of using the private sector throughout the NHS.
"Given that 32 Scottish Labour MPs voted in favour of privatisation is this now the policy of Scottish Labour? I note Dumbarton MSP, Jackie Baillie, and Shadow Health Spokesperson, argued against creeping privatisation of the NHS.
"With Labour joining the Lib Dems and the Tories to support the private sector as part of the NHS it is only the SNP that will ensure Scotland’s NHS remains the our NHS.
"One of the advantages of decisions about Scotland’s NHS being taken in Scotland is that the Scottish Parliament has been able to protect the NHS from the worst of New Labour and Tory/Lib Dem privatisation at the same time as meeting ambitious targets for treatment, waiting times and hospital cleanliness.
"Does this Labour policy apply to Scotland? Or were Scottish Labour MPs, under their new Scottish Labour leader saying one thing in London and hoping no one in Scotland would notice."
Mr McMillan MSP said:
"Scottish Labour’s MPs including the party’s deputy leader Anas Sarwar and West Dunbartonshire’s MP, Gemma Doyle, voted in favour of using the private sector throughout the NHS.
"Given that 32 Scottish Labour MPs voted in favour of privatisation is this now the policy of Scottish Labour? I note Dumbarton MSP, Jackie Baillie, and Shadow Health Spokesperson, argued against creeping privatisation of the NHS.
"With Labour joining the Lib Dems and the Tories to support the private sector as part of the NHS it is only the SNP that will ensure Scotland’s NHS remains the our NHS.
"One of the advantages of decisions about Scotland’s NHS being taken in Scotland is that the Scottish Parliament has been able to protect the NHS from the worst of New Labour and Tory/Lib Dem privatisation at the same time as meeting ambitious targets for treatment, waiting times and hospital cleanliness.
"Does this Labour policy apply to Scotland? Or were Scottish Labour MPs, under their new Scottish Labour leader saying one thing in London and hoping no one in Scotland would notice."
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