Ms Mary McLaughlin:

The First Minister of Scotland got involved at one stage. The chief medical officers were involved. The doctor in America hosted the Scottish surgeons. Every time he was meant to be coming into Scotland, there was delay on delay. At some point he felt as though he was being used with the promises of hope that he was coming. He was not prepared to be used any more. He said that the women thought he was coming in the spring but he told us that it was not on the table. Nobody had approached him in that regard. They had procured his services and to date not a single woman from Scotland has been sent out. On the face of it, there is progress but for the women, our lives are exactly the same. I lie in bed for 16 hours a day, as my son said me the other day.