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A Scottish connection can pop up in strange places too: on a visit to Zimbabwe in January, I was intrigued to find that the large pots that we had bought locally for cooking lunch for hungry schoolchildren had "Falkirk" embossed on them in large letters.Humanitarian agencies, their staff and their staff's families take risks and make sacrifices, because the...
Our background work on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill and pre-legislative work during visits were extremely helpful. That is not mentioned in the report and it probably should be.
The angel, we are told, declared unto Mary, and she proclaimed her "Yes". On the occasion of the visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, Elizabeth greeted Mary and Mary proclaimed that great hymn of praise, the Magnificat.
That was the beginning of several hilarious yet homely chats with two Bathgate worthies, who unfortunately have since left us to continue the conversation with their maker.As I continue to meet elderly people in houses, apartments and nursing homes near here in 2003, that first visit to Margaret and Janet stays with me.
Will the Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning do all that he can to encourage the First Minister, during his welcome visit to Stranraer tomorrow, to announce that the Scottish Executive will bring forward the start dates for the much-needed projects on the A77 and the A75 that have already been identified by the Executive?
Sarah Boyack, who is the local member of the Scottish Parliament, has visited the site, as has Mike Watson, who is the minister with responsibility for heritage.
I am pleased that John Farquhar Munro recognises my interest in rural housing and my awareness of the need to provide a range of housing options for rural communities. I have visited a number of those communities while I have been the minister with responsibility for housing and I think that Communities Scotland is engaged in an imaginative programme.I woul...