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Scottish ParliamentWednesday 26 April 2006 Scottish ParliamentWednesday 26 April 2006 The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at 14:30Time for Reflection Time for Reflection Good afternoon.
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9 November 2006
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As an ambassador for the Parliament, you have worked tirelessly, visiting other Parliaments and organisations abroad and welcoming visitors from abroad to this new Parliament.
That is a huge step forward in the new politics. The bill is not a tired gesture, like a Westminster 10-minute rule bill, but new back-bench legislation prepared in a new way for a new Parliament.
During an evidence-taking session on school closures at the Education Committee's meeting of 26 May 2004, the Minister for Education and Young People stated that his officials were preparing draft material on the process that local authorities should follow and on the factors that they need to weigh up.
Community Hospitals (PE972) Our final petition this morning is PE972, from the Rev Jim Watson, who calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to fulfil its partnership agreement commitment to develop the important role of community hospitals and develop a strategy for sustaining small, rural and community hospitals especially in areas such as the Scottish Borders.At its meeting on 26...
That was exemplified in the previous discussion about Fife. Of course, the £26 million three-towns bypass helped to open up North Ayrshire to wider access and greater inward investment.
Food Chain (Supermarkets) (PE807) Our next petition is PE807, by James Mackie, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to conduct an inquiry into the influence of supermarkets on the food chain and to examine in particular safety issues arising from the use of chemicals to extend the shelf-life of products and from central purchasing and distribution, and the impact of supermarket trading on local economies and small producers. At its meeting on 26...
The petitioners are calling on the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to stop convicted murderers or members of their families from profiting from their crimes by selling accounts of them for publication.At its meeting on 26 May 2004, the committee considered a response from the Minister for Justice and agreed to invite the minister to confirm ...