Chamber and committees

Thank you, deputy convener. Excuse my scepticism, but the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 set out a 12-week minimum treatment guarantee. That is a legal obligation, yet it is being failed all the time. How can we set minimum core obligations when even a legal mandate is not being followed?

My question was about international comparisons. Luis Felipe Yanes talked about retrogression and about equality among different groups.

I have another question as a follow-up to that. We have seen a lot of children arriving in Scotland from Ukraine. Have you had any contact with those children and young people, who obviously have little or no understanding of the English language?

Alison Hosie, do you want to add anything in answer to my original question?

I am sorry to interrupt, but how would a minimum core obligation work in increasing the rights of some people who have lower health, education and life expectations? The minimum core obligation would be universal, so people who have better life expectations or health outcomes would be getting the same commitment as those from poorer backgrounds. How does that work?

It would be interesting to find out how narrowing the equality gap through the private and public contribution to the health system works in the Netherlands, but perhaps that is for another day.

Rob Watts, in the previous session, you said that an MCO should withstand changes in leadership or government and that we should take politics out of this. How would that work in practice, particularly given the current political and global pressures that we face?

Morning. Nice to see you again. I first want to ask a very broad question. What have the MSYPs, in their roles, been doing to increase awareness of culture and heritage?

Ramiza, how do you take that forward in terms of policy or motions?

My question is to Luis and is about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. We heard from the MSYPs that they are disappointed that the Scottish Government has failed to bring forward a timetable for amendments and for bringing the bill back to Parliament. What can the SHRC do, using its current powers, to hold the Government to account?

May I ask another question on that?