Labour MSP Daniel Johnson says submissions and bids have been made for the Royal Sick Children's Hospital in Edinburgh. 

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she knows how important this issue is and says there will be a new Sick Kids Hospital built.

Ms Sturgeon says ministers will give careful consideration to the application Mr Johnson refers to.

Ms Dugdale details a devastating story from a daughter who tells the experience of her mother after a mesh implant.

The Scottish Labour leader calls for mesh implantantation procedure to be banned.

The first minister says her heart goes out to the woman Kezia Dugdale described.

She says the health secretary will talk about the recommendations in the report this afternoon.

Ms Sturgeon says clinical advice must be listened to and she says she recognises that some women have lost faith and restoring that faith is the key.

An expert at the centre of the independent review group looking at the safety of mesh implants in Scotland has resigned.

The consultant, who does not wish to be named, stepped down following the revelation that an entire chapter of the final report had been removed.

It follows the resignation of two patient representatives who claimed the report had been watered down.

Health Secretary Shona Robison said no evidence would be hidden.

Ms Dugdale says that is a welcome apology, but says make no mistake there has been a cover-up and this is a national scandal.

She says the final report has lost the faith of all of those involved, hence the resignations from the review

The Scottish Labour leader says countless women whose lives have been destroyed say the report is a whitewash.

If they don't have faith in the report, how can the first minister, asks Ms Dugdale.

Ms Sturgeon says the recommendations in the report must be taken forward in a way the women affected have confidence in.

She asks MSPs to wait for the statement that Shona Robison will deliver this afternoon. 

Two campaigners against mesh implants say they are "dismayed and disgusted" at the publication of an independent report into their risks and use which they claim has been "watered down".

Olive McIlroy and Elaine Holmes,  who resigned from the mesh implants review group , said they felt "utterly betrayed" by the publication.

It was claimed that parts of the final report had been removed.

The Scottish government said it had accepted the recommendations in full.

• What's the issue with mesh implants?

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says: "I am deeply sorry for the suffering of these women."

Ms Sturgeon says the health secretary will make a statement this afternoon on the mesh implant inquiry.

She says the Shona Robison has met with both the survivors who resigned from the inquiry.

The first minister adds that she is very grateful to all the members of the review.

Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says the first minister has not delivered justice for survivors of mesh implants.

Ms Dugdale says these women's lives "have been destroyed by a procedure that was supposed to help them".

The Labour leader asks the first minister to apologise to the women affected.

The first minister details a long list of things the government is doing.

She says it is a pity so much of her government's time is taken up cleaning up the mess made by the UK government.

Ms Davidson says the government has not debated education since October on its own time and it has brought up independence every day.

Ms Sturgeon says the difference between the SNP and the Tories is "they debate and we deliver".

There is a raucous end of term response by her backbenchers.

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says the SNP government has been "asleep at the wheel for the last decade". 

Ms Davidson says Sir Tom Hunter asked if independence was the biggest priority.

Separation or education, which is it first minister?

Ms Sturgeon hits back citing again the increased exam passes, increase in positive destinations and the narrowing of the attainment gap.

The first minister says Ms Davidson is the one "who tries to shoe horn in the constitution".

Scotland's biggest teaching union voiced concern over a proposal to fast-track new teachers into classrooms i n December.

Education Secretary John Swinney has made public his "innovative plan" to "broaden" routes into teaching.

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said there was "much to welcome" in the raft of measures which include enticing former teachers to return.

However, it was unhappy at the idea of combining post-graduate learning with the one-year classroom probation.

Ms Davidson says Education Scotland said the recruitment crisis "is hitting the quality of education".

The first minister says there is a record number of exam passes and positive destinations for school leavers.

She accepts there is a challenge in teacher recruitment but the government has introduced measures to address this.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says teacher numbers fluctuate depending on pupil numbers.

Ms Sturgeon says the government has introduced 11 new routes into the profession to attract the "best and brightest".

She says the budget put £120m directly into the hands of treachers.

Ms Davidson says the first minister is standing there asking for applause for cleaning up her own mess.

Hundreds more teacher training places are to be made available at Scottish universities from September.

Education Secretary John Swinney said the number of places would rise by 371 to a total of 3,861 at the start of the next academic year.

Mr Swinney said the places would be funded by more than £3m of Scottish government cash.

The announcement follows criticism from political opponents over  falling standards in Scotland's schools .

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson asks the first minister if she believes Scotland's schools are staffed with enough teachers.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accepts there are recruitment challenges which is why the government is trying to attract the brightest to the profession.

Ms Davidson says: "The simple and correct answer was no there aren't."

She says teacher numbers are down by more than 4,000 since the SNP came to power.

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