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I want to outline briefly, mostly from memory, what took place in summer 1999 when I was appointed as the first finance minister in the new Parliament and the new Scottish Government.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation to deliver the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to create a new offence of abusing or assaulting a public transport worker at work.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential for new nuclear development at Torness to increase employment beyond the 851 civil nuclear jobs currently supported at the site.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the shortlisted sites of SSEN’s proposed Elgin new-build substation. It would not be appropriate for the Scottish Government to comment on the merits of any proposals.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to create any new offences to enforce restrictions on travel distances for the purpose of exercise and leisure and group size for the purpose of meeting other households.
To ask the Scottish Government whether acquiring a gender recognition certificate gives a prisoner any new legal rights regarding the decisions made by the Scottish Prison Service about their accommodation.
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on Scotland of a trade war between the United States and Europe following the recent imposition of new tariffs. S5F-02514
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
31 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister's meeting with the family of Shaun Woodburn, who was killed on New Year's Day 2017, what plans it has to enhance the rights of victims during court procedures.
If a letting agent has been removed from the register, can that letting agent set up as a new partnership, a new limited company or whatever, and reregister?