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We should all celebrate Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham.17:26 I thank Rob Gibson for giving us the opportunity to celebrate the life and works of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, and to recognise the recent publication of his writings in a new collection for modern readers.
The night-time industry has taken the Government to court, the Scottish Human Rights Commission has expressed grave concerns that it has not seen an evidential base for the scheme, and every Opposition party is opposed to it.
I welcome members, our witnesses, who I will introduce in a second, and our visitors to the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least to turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices, so that they do not interfere with the sound equipment.
I welcome the committee members, witnesses and any visitors who are with us. I wish those of you whom I have not seen so far a happy new year.I remind everyone to turn off—or, at least, to turn to silent—all mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they do not interfere with the committee’s work.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 2015
*The figures provided for personal officers reflect the data held for a point in time of 31 March in each of the requested years. 2011* Establishment Headcount Full Time Equivalent Aberdeen 24 24 Barlinnie 227 225 Cornton Vale 93 89 Dumfries 40 39 Edinburgh 145 140 Glenochil 111 110 Greenock 43 42 Inverness 39 38 Open Estate 43 43 Perth 113 112 Peterhead 52 52 Polmont 124 123 Shotts 112 111 Grand Total 1166 1149 2012* Establishment Headcount Full Time Equivalent Aberdeen 30 30 Barlinnie 226 223 Cornton Vale 93 90 Dumfries 30 29 Edinburgh 154 149 Glenochil 115 113 Greenock 46 43 Inverness 44 43 Low Moss 98 97 Open Estate 26...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 December 2015
The Emergency Food Aid Action Plan provides support to those working in the emergency food aid sector, helping to address food poverty by: Funding 26 emergency food aid projects in 17 local authority areas at a total cost of £523,000 over two years.
Scottish Power was represented at the meeting by Hazel Gulliver (Europe and Scotland Policy Manager). 26 November 2014 Fergus Ewing met with Mike Calviou (Director of Transmission Network Services, National Grid) to discuss the future of Longannet and emerging findings of National Grid’s System Study for Scotland. 21 January 2015 Fergus Ewing met with K...
I urge the Government to make good its commitment to see literacy and numeracy in the broader context of the right to education for all our young people. 16:26 I congratulate Liz Smith on her motion, which seems to have brought a degree of consensus to the chamber.
Therefore, we will maintain the existing credit rate of 5.6 per cent, ensuring that landfill site operators contribute more to community and environmental projects than is the case elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
Every person working on a road should receive disability awareness training and access training, and not just the ticketholder or the person who is in charge of that site. That ticketholder may be in charge of 20 or 30 sites.