Submitted by:
Jackie Baillie,
Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:
Monday, 09 February 2026
Motion type: Motion For Debate
Motion reference: S6M-20731
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 11 February 2026
That the Parliament is concerned that the Scottish Government is unable to state clearly that the ventilation and water systems at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have been validated as meeting required safety requirements; recognises that thousands of patients are treated safely and expertly cared for by NHS staff in the hospital every year; welcomes the establishment of a Safety and Public Confidence Oversight Group, and calls on the Scottish Government to set out by what date it intends to carry out the risk assessment of the hospital’s ventilation system, as recommended by the inquiry, what mitigations are currently in place to ensure that the water is safe to use, how it intends to protect at-risk patients in areas that have not been validated, and when this validation will be carried out and the documentation shared with whistleblowers and infection control.
Supported by: Anas Sarwar, Paul Sweeney
Vote
Result63 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not voteAgreed