Thank you. That concludes general questions. Before we move to First Minister's question time,

I invite members to join me in welcoming to the gallery, Natalie Rois, MNA, President of the National Assembly of Quebec.

Thank you. The next item of business is First Minister's questions. At question number one, I call Douglas Ross.

Thank you very much, Mr. Officer.

Can I begin by wishing Scotland's men's team the very best of luck as they open the Euro-24 tournament tomorrow night against Germany. The

Tartan army have travelled in huge numbers to support Steve Clark and the team, and I know

we will all be cheering them on to success. This week, during the election debate in Glasgow, Anna McClintock asked John Swinney what he would do to improve Scotland's health service.

She spoke about her 93-year-old mother, who needed urgent care but waited six hours for an ambulance to arrive

and then another two hours outside the hospital before she was admitted. John Swinney didn't

have answers for Anna on Tuesday so what does he say to her now and so many other people across

Scotland who have found themselves in the same situation.

First Minister.

Before I address the substantive question that Douglas Ross has put to me, I also record

my good wishes to the Scotland's men's team who will play the host Germany in the opening

match of Euro 2024.

If I can say this to Parliament, it is great to see Scotland back in Europe where we rightly belong.

As First Minister, I want to wish Steve Clark's team the best of luck and wish the huge

numbers of Scotland supporters making the journey a safe and memorable trip.

I know the Tartan Army will be an absolute credit to Scotland and I know the team will

be a credit to Scotland because they have inspired so many of us by their success in getting

to Euro 2024.

I look forward very much to being present to encourage the Scotland team on Friday evening

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