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As far as being Don Quixote is concerned, perhaps I should study closely The Scotsman's psychiatric analysis of the Labour Party's new tactics in defeating Alex Salmond.
I also acknowledge her concerns about the one-year training course, although 150 new graduates this year is a great improvement on the 211 that graduated during a three-year period under the previous Administration.
Let us hope that we manage to secure more of the benefits of our second win in the energy lottery than we did from our first win on oil and gas. Despite the fact that 20 new fields came on line last year, overall our production has almost halved from its high in 1999.
I turn, beyond Scottish students, to the other young people who were let down by the Government this week. This week, 150,000 new modern apprenticeships were announced in the rest of the UK.
First, it is important that the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture come before the committee at an early opportunity to outline the new Executive's strategy for European and external affairs.
Retrieved from https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/Report/CEEAC/2023/10/24/6692fb8e-0bf0-47cd-a1ba-cff461d9395d [accessed 7 July 2025]The Labour Party's 2024 UK General Election manifesto included a commitment to "strengthen the Sewel Convention by setting out a new Memorandum of Understanding outlining how the nations will work together ...
This raises questions regarding arrangements for scrutiny of both the primary legislation implementing the agreement and the subsequent legislation (most likely secondary) required to comply with the new obligations for dynamic regulatory alignment of the UK with the EU.
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2024/resetting-the-uk-governments-relationship-with-the-devolved-governments-uk-government-response
The Scottish Government’s written submission states that the UK Government’s “tone and approach to EU relations has shifted significantly since the 2024 General Election and the new...
Much of the detail around the right is left to secondary legislation.
This new right of access is not to be confused with children's advocacy services, associated with the children's hearing system, and discussed later in relation to section 14 and section 18 of the Bill.
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/737/contents/made [accessed 24 February 2026]:
dissolve the Parliament and require an extraordinary general election to be held;
require the poll to be held on the day proposed; and
require the new Parliament to meet within seven days beginning immediately after polling day.1legislation.gov.uk. (1998)....