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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

Cancer-surviving MSP says energy bills must be frozen to help those undergoing treatment

Christina McKelvie was going through breast cancer treatment when she won her seat at Holyrood

CANCER patients undergoing treatment should be “at the forefront” of UK ministers’ minds as energy bills soar to unprecedented levels, an MSP who survived breast cancer has insisted.

Equalities minister Christina McKelvie – who won her Holyrood seat last year while undergoing treatment – said many who are receiving chemotherapy or other treatments will experience fluctuations in temperature and being able to afford to put their heating on is “vital”.

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