This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
The total number of jobs that are attributed to fishing and aquaculture is between 20,000 and 25,000, many of which are in rural areas, where secure employment is at a premium. Fishing is a great, traditional, Scottish-owned industry, which demands respect.
"Reaching Higher" is an excellent report, but there are ways in which it could be strengthened.Our organisation is a charity and we operate largely under the radar. We target at-risk youth and visit challenging neighbourhoods on Friday and Saturday nights.
If members say anything interesting in their motion, it is not allowed to be discussed.The Procedures Committee has been visiting other Parliaments. I visited Catalonia and Norway, which have a procedure called interpellations, which is not a word that comes to us readily.
We received scant evidence about the form it takes and its prevalence. When the committee visited Leith Academy, we found that any stigma around school meals attached not to those who receive free meals, but to eating meals in general.
As for costs, I agree that women should not pay if they do not have the money upfront when they first visit a solicitor.We should also consider the reform of enforcement.