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MSPs call on Scottish Government to publish communications connected to hospital
['Rachel Keenan', 'Press Association Scotland Politics Reporter']
Irish News
MSPs have voted on a motion for the Scottish Government to publish all communications connected to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH).
The motion was tabled by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and calls on the Scottish Government to authorise the immediate full disclosure and preservation of all communications connected to the contaminated water and inadequate ventilation system and the premature opening of the hospital.
The vote comes as Scotland’s Health Secretary Neil Gray said attempts to force the inquiry to take more evidence would be against the law.
Scotland’s Health Secretary Neil Gray (Lesley Martin/PA)“All statutory public inquiries in Scotland operate under the Inquiries Act, which was passed by this Parliament.
After the vote, Mr Sarwar said: “The Scottish Parliament has spoken and the SNP Government needs to listen.