Summary

  • PLEASE SCROLL DOWN DOWN FOR TEXT COVERAGE OF THE DEBATE

  • The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon; Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale and the Scottish Conservative's Ruth Davidson answered questions in the final TV debate before 5 May

  • Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie and Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie were also taking part

  • The debate was held before a live audience of voters at Hopetoun House, South Queensferry

  1. TV debate ends - join us for results night on 5 Maypublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    That brings us to the end of this final TV debate before election day.

    • For more information go to our special election page
    • The BBC news website will be bringing you a full results service starting at 22:00 on 5 May
    That's all from the final TV debate, from Hopetoun HouseImage source, bbc
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    That's all from the final TV debate, from Hopetoun House

  2. Postpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

  3. SNP leader recognises work lead of teacherspublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Ms Sturgeon says she hopes there is no industrial action and says a working group is looking at the workload facing teachers.

  4. Teacher discontent and pupil testingpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Kezia Dugdale says she would support the EIS who have threatened industrial action due to the workload of the Curriculum for Excellence.

  5. Hospital issue raised in debatepublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    A member of the audience asks about the future of services of the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Paisley.

    Ms Sturgeon says her party will "keep services as local as they need to be".

  6. Ruth Davidson calls for an inquiry into the Edinburgh schools building issuepublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    She believes it important to get to the bottom of what happened and to make sure schools across the country are made safe.

    The Scottish Conservative leader calls for the buildings inspection regime to be looked at and says the SNP have knocked back these requests.

  7. Scottish Green Party leader hits back over private partnership contractspublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Audience

    Patrick Harvie says the UK Labour government made sure the PPP/PFI contracts were the only game in town.

    The Scottish Green Party co-convener says the accountability of all of our public services and infrastructure must be looked at. 

  8. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says there should be an inquiry into the Edinburgh school crisispublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    She adds that the old contracts maximised public profit over public good.

  9. Kezia Dugdale criticises the Conservativespublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, whose party was in power with the Lib Dems when the contracts were signed, says the Tories had left the school estate in rack and ruin.

  10. Willie Rennie on the 'safety' of Scotland's schoolspublished at 20:53 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    The Lib Dems are reminded they were part of the coalition that signed the PFI and PPP contracts.

    Willie Rennie says it was the only game in town due to Gordon Brown.

    Mr Rennie insists the schools in Edinburgh must be made safe for the children as the first priority.

    Then there should be an inquiry into how this happened and how the contracts may have contributed to this. 

  11. Question Fourpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Schools
  12. NHS funding debate continuespublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Nicola Sturgeon says she is committed to raising more than £500m extra above inflation for the NHS but the Scottish Labour party is only promising to match inflation.

    Ms Dugdale says her party will increase NHS spending by inflation, but her tax raising plans will allow investment in public services.

    Ms Sturgeon accuses Ms Dugdale of being dishonest, to which she replies that the SNP is refusing to use the powers of the parliament.

  13. Ms Dugdale says her party has promised an appointment within 48 hours at a GP surgerypublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    She adds that may not be with a GP necessary, perhaps a specialist nurse.

    This would cost £100m per annum, she says, which can be paid for by extra tax.

    The Scottish Labour leader says her tax plans will raise four times as much as the SNP.

  14. Scottish Labour on Scotland's health servciepublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Kezia Dugdale says the Scottish Labour Party will continue not to charge for prescriptions and the NHS will be free at the point of use.

    Ms Dugdale says as well as the NHS, a healthy society must be invested in and this requires stopping the cuts and asking those with broader shoulders to pay a little more for public services.

  15. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is asked if she agrees there is a GP crisispublished at 20:46 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Nicola Sturgeon

    She says her party is pledging more in the NHS than any other party, with a rise higher by £500m more than inflation.

    Ms Sturgeon adds her party will spend an increasing proportion of the budget on GP services, social care and mental health each year.

    The SNP leader says Ruth Davidson will restore prescription charges for those earning as low as £16,000.

  16. Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says Scotland will be 740 GPs short by the end of the decadepublished at 20:44 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    He adds that there are young people waiting for months on end to get mental health treatment.

    Mr Rennie says his party will invest in both to address this.

    He says there must be mental health professionals in GP surgeries, with the police and in A&Es, but the most important of all is helping young people and adolescents with mental health problems.

  17. Postpublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

  18. Scottish Green Party co-convener says the NHS should be free at the point of usepublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 1 May 2016

    Patrick Harvie says income tax is the way to make sure people like himself pay more towards an NHS.

    He asks if going down Ruth Davidson's line would lead to charges for GPs next.