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To reinforce this commitment, the Scottish Government also backed Andy Wightman MSP’s bill on the European Charter of Local Self-Government, which for the Cabinet Secretary “symbolises an opportunity to create the conditions for further and more ambitious reforms and strengthens our relationship with local government by putting it on a legal footing”.
Due to the urgent need for the bill, the Committee wrote to Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, rather than produce a report.
The Parliament also discussed assisted suicide for the first time as Margo MacDonald MSP introduced the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill in January 2010.
However, the public has other, similar expectations, which, I argue, we MSPs ought to have of ourselves. As an MSP of less long standing than Liz Smith but who has served for more than a decade, I will focus on one of those.
The Scottish Government needs to do more to directly support general practice, the bedrock of the NHS. Please contact your MSP.” That is the statement that the Fife local medical committee, which represents general practices in Fife, has written to its patients.
Occupational Health (Chairs) To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether an assessment has been made of the chairs in the MSP block for use by members and staff, in relation to occupational health and the latest standards.