I've called for a step change in support for people struggling with mental ill health as a new survey found that people with mental health problems and other “invisible” illnesses worry about telling others about their conditions.

I've called on the Scottish Government to support social work after an Audit Scotland report found services will not be sustainable in the long term.

The Scottish Government have announced an extra £9 million funding for A&E services.

I've called for a transformational investment in mental health services after new figures revealed 20% of adults reported one or more symptoms of depression – a 43% increase since 2008/09.

I've warned that Scotland is losing the battle of the bulge as new figures revealed waist sizes in Scotland are increasing and two thirds of adults are overweight.

I've called for action to cut waiting times for physiotherapy and other musculoskeletal services provided by allied health professionals.

I've called for urgent action to boost primary care as new figures from the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) suggested that Scotland is losing a GP every eight days.

I've called for support for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to be doubled as the party revealed children in Edinburgh treated for mental ill health in 2015/16 waited more than two years to be seen.

This past week parties across the Chamber united to defeat the SNP. Alongside my Liberal Democrat colleagues I supported Labour’s motion which urged the government to call in proposals to close or downgrade NHS services. I used my speech to pay tribute to the work of campaigners and to call on the Health Secretary to enlist us as champions for the redesign of services. You can watch my speech in full here. Amongst all the excitement it's important to remember that had we not won Edinburgh Western, the SNP would now have a majority and what happened - put simply - would not have been possible.

Edinburgh Airport’s airspace change programme consultation

A response prepared by Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP for Edinburgh Western