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Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 23 July 2020 : 23 July 2020

Given that the cabinet secretary promised to offer all newly qualified teachers guaranteed employment for the next academic year, I welcome the funding to which h...

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 10 June 2020 : 10 June 2020

The scale of the crisis engulfing the National Trust for Scotland is becoming ever clearer. Hundreds of staff have been warned that they could face redundancy, af...

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 09 June 2020 : 09 June 2020

The community resilience that has been shown during the coronavirus pandemic has been nothing short of remarkable. When faced by this terrible, invisible enemy th...

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 03 June 2020 : 03 June 2020

Although I pay tribute to all teachers who have risen to the challenge of putting in place new ways of working during the pandemic, figures compiled by Fife Council show that 20 per cent of ...

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 03 June 2020 : 03 June 2020

I am delighted to participate in the stage 3 debate on the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill. The proposals in the bill make some...

Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 27 May 2020 [Draft] : 27 May 2020

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to Police Scotland reporting that nearly 1,700 cases have been recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018. (S5...

Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 27 May 2020 [Draft] : 27 May 2020

I thank the First Minister for her response. That indicates that, sadly, private spaces are not safe places for everyone. The “Stay at home” guidance also exposes...

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 19 May 2020 : 19 May 2020

I am delighted to be able to participate in this afternoon’s stage 1 debate on the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill. I pay tribute to the committee clerks, the convener, the members of the ...

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 12 May 2020 : 12 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it will take in light of reports of Covid-19-related attacks on police officers. (S5T-02152)

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 12 May 2020 : 12 May 2020

Police officers are on the front line of enforcing the lockdown, and they continue to do their usual jobs of detecting crime and keeping us safe. For that, we can...