Thank you. That concludes general questions. The next item of business is First Minister's

questions. Question number one, I call Douglas Ross.

Thank you very much, President. At the weekend, SMP members met in Dundee to have an

independence conference. During Hamza Yustin's speech, a brave woman spoke out.

Theresa Mallet protested on behalf of herself and a group of more than 100 other patients of the disgraced surgeon, Sam El Jumel.

Dr El Jumel left NHS Tayside patients who came for help, scarred, broken and devastated.

Teresa wants answers.

She is demanding a public inquiry.

But when Hamza Yusuf was Health Secretary, he refused to grant one.

So can he tell Theresa and all of the victims of Dr.

LJMEL why he refused to grant that public inquiry?

First Minister.

I have agreed to meet with Ms. Mallet, and I'm due to meet with her, I believe, early next week.

And, of course, when I was Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, I also met a number of other victims of Professor El Jermel.

Let me start this answer by reiterating just how much sympathy I have for the trauma that they have undoubtedly suffered at the hands of Professor El Jemel.

Let me also put on record that a number of MSPs from across the backbenchers have raised

issues on behalf of their constituents, who again have been traumatised by the disgraceful actions

of Professor Elramel, including his own backbench colleague Liz Smith as well.

What I would say to Douglas Ross is that, as First Minister, Michael Matheson, as

Cabinet Secretary for Health, we will continue to not just engage with all of those who

have been affected by Professor El Jumel's disgraceful actions.

What will seek to do is to get the answers that they want.

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