FM: "The pact I'm most interested in this morning is the one I read about in the Times newspaper between Labour and the Tories to help the Liberal Democrats in Ian Blackford's seat. I'm confident Ian Blackford will see that off without too much difficulty." #FMQs
FM: "The position of the Tories, Scottish Labour and the Lib Dems appears to be to say to the Scottish people, 'we don't care how you vote, we're going to ignore you however you vote'." #FMQs
FM: "Whether it's the Tories or Labour, the Westminster system is broken. That's why the people of Scotland need the choice of independence, and it's only the SNP that will give people the choice over our own future." #FMQs
FM: "I don't know if this will come as a shock to anybody but let me nevertheless announce this. I think the leaders of both UK parties are completely and utterly useless and I don't think they've got Scotland's interests at heart." #FMQs
FM: "Scotland should be independent, I'm determined to give the people of Scotland that choice. On December 12th, if you want to stop Brexit and take charge of the future of Scotland, then vote SNP. That is the clear and unequivocal message from my party at this election." #FMQs
🗓 As @Jackson_Carlaw has highlighted, catch @NicolaSturgeon at the #IndyRef2020 rally this Saturday in Glasgow: facebook.com/events/4639808…
@Jackson_Carlaw @NicolaSturgeon FM: "I can understand why Jackson Carlaw is feeling a little bit irate. His party has so little confidence in him they've put the picture of a backbencher on their election letters instead of his. I can understand why he's feeling a little bit sensitive." #FMQs
@Jackson_Carlaw @NicolaSturgeon 📄 @NicolaSturgeon is referring to Tory election material sent out this week featuring former Tory leader Ruth Davidson.
@Jackson_Carlaw @NicolaSturgeon FM: "Had Scotland elected a Labour Government in 2016, the fact of the matter is, the NHS this year would be more than £750m poorer. It is only because there's an SNP Government in Scotland that this NHS is the best performing anywhere in the UK." #FMQs
@Jackson_Carlaw @NicolaSturgeon FM: "I know Tories are not particularly bothered about real threats to the NHS but there is one. I don't think there's any doubt that, if left to their own devices, a Boris Johnson-led Government would open up our NHS to Donald Trump in the interest of trade deals." #FMQs
FM: "We even heard Boris Johnson in the House of Commons yesterday I think almost threaten to take control of the NHS away from this Parliament and this Government, which should alarm people across Scotland." #FMQs
FM: "The way to protect our health service, invest in our health service, keep our health service in public hands and ensure it remains the best-performing NHS anywhere in the UK is to continue with the investment and reform this Government is taking forward." #FMQs
FM: "The latest statistics show an increase in the number of pupils registered for free school meals and we would want that to continue." #FMQs
FM: "The Tories in this chamber get up and say things and demand things of this Government and expect us to ignore the actions that their colleagues in Westminster are taking." #FMQs
FM: "It is the actions of a Tory Government in Westminster that are pushing more and more children into poverty, including food poverty. Food bank use is growing in this country because of Tory welfare cuts." #FMQs
FM: "We have recognised the importance of free school meals by introducing universal provision for primary 1, 2, and 3, and Brian Whittle would have more credibility asking that question, if the Tories hadn't voted against that policy!" #FMQs
FM: "Interestingly, I stand to be corrected, but my memory tells me that at no point over the last few years in the annual budget negotiations have Labour come to Derek Mackay and asked for more money for the National Health Service." #FMQs
FM: "For the last number of years we've increased the number of nurse students, and we have record numbers of staff in our NHS. The biggest challenge on NHS recruitment right now is Brexit, and the Tories should be hanging their heads in shame." #FMQs
