The deputy first minister, Malcolm Chisholm and Patricia Ferguson will be members of the Group.

BBC: McConnell statement in full

Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm said a lot had been done to tackle the issue but added there was no room for complacency.

BBC: Hospitals urged to clean up their act

Mr McConnell was joined by Enterprise Minister Nicol Stephen and Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm at the launch of the plan in Greenock.

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Labour's Malcolm Chisholm was interested to get the Water Commission's view of whether Scottish Water was meeting the 2010 - 2015 government targets.

BBC: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 2

Labour's Malcolm Chisholm said the proposals on Creative Scotland had initially come from the previous administration and welcomed the plans to carry this forward.

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Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm pledged extra funds to support an existing mental health information programme, but said boards were accountable for their performance in delivering services.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Mental health workplace concerns

Scottish Labour MSP Malcolm Chisholm questioned the minister about how Scotland's climate change targets could possibly be met when cycle and walking infrastructure budgets had been cut.

BBC: Capital Investment Committee