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On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. Earlier today, First Minister’s question time included an exchange between Anas Sarwar and the First Minister in which the First Minister referenced comments made by Mr Sarwar about the number of people using private healthcare in Scotland. The First Minister said that he believed that Anas Sarwar had previously claimed that one in six of the population were using private healthcare, describing that as “a ludicrously nonsensical figure”. However, when I checked the record of what Anas Sarwar said on 26 June, I found that, in fact, he claimed that “almost one in three” Scots were using private healthcare—which is an even more ludicrously nonsensical suggestion, given the reality that the figure is closer to one in 25.
Can the Deputy Presiding Officer advise whether the First Minister should correct the record, given the importance of accuracy and the fact that Mr Sarwar’s claim was even more ridiculous than was previously suggested?
Mr Brown, as you will be aware, the contents of members’ contributions are not a matter for the chair.
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