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Official Report Meeting date: 14 March 2017

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee 14 March 2017

Is that the right age and stage at which to capture children, or do we need to do something with pre-5s, too? My view is that the younger we start, the better.

Official Report Meeting date: 20 May 2020

Health and Sport Committee 20 May 2020

Due to the challenging nature of managing a virtual meeting, we will be a little less spontaneous than usual, and will take questions in a pre-arranged order. I will ask the first questions, and will then ask each member to ask questions in turn, to which I will invite you to respond.

Official Report Meeting date: 4 February 2020

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 04 February 2020

That probably touches on what Simon Cuthbert-Kerr said about respecting and not wanting to pre-empt the parliamentary process. Thank you.

Official Report Meeting date: 10 October 2019

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 10 October 2019

If we take a wider issue that is not directly affected by the bill—that of settled status—as MSPs, we know about the difficulties that individuals are having with that. A number of people are getting pre-settled status, which is confusing and difficult.

Official Report Meeting date: 29 June 2017

Social Security Committee 29 June 2017

I therefore respectfully suggest that it would be pre-emptive to make legislative requirements that relate to the budget process at this stage, before we have seen the outcome of the detailed work of the budget process review group, which was set up to come up with proposals for a revised budget process for consideration by the Finance and Constitution Comm...

Official Report Meeting date: 1 December 2016

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 01 December 2016

That is perhaps an interesting one to think about for the future. 10:45 As this is pre-budget scrutiny, and as the biggest portion of your £853,000 budget is staff costs, I will ask a few questions about staff composition and your workload.

Official Report Meeting date: 29 November 2016

Justice Committee 29 November 2016

Essentially, the provision gave arbitrating parties the ability to use the pre-existing arbitration law over the new law that was provided for in the 2010 act if they wished to do so.

Official Report Meeting date: 27 October 2016

Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee 27 October 2016

That is what we want to ensure—that we can keep the common travel area as it is at the moment, although I cannot pre-empt those negotiations. They do not just involve the UK Government and the Irish Government; there will be a degree of requirement for the other EU member states to agree to such an arrangement.

Last updated: 13 May 2024

Register of Interests for the Parliamentary Year 12 May 2020 to 5 May 2021

[Registered 14 June 2018] On 3 November 2018 my civil partner and I were invited as guests of Crucial Drinks, to a pre-display dinner at the Dumfries House fireworks event with an estimated value of £74.