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Official Report
Meeting date:
17 January 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 17 January 2013
That is particularly frustrating, as we all accept the need for a plan but, as we wait for one, marine developments are moving ahead and pre-empting it. As a result, the plan will have to fit around developments rather than setting the strategic direction.The consultation also highlighted the need for sufficient funding.
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 December 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 13 December 2012
It talks about the heartbreak of learning the diagnosis pre-birth, together with the depressing prognosis for the condition; getting to know and love a little baby girl while facing the certainty of her premature death and the uncertainty of when that would be; the ups and downs and serious illnesses of her short life; and the early celebration of a Christm...
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 December 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 04 December 2012
We will find the balance between the expectations of the public and the essential freedom of the press, and we will ensure that in Scotland, the seventh inquiry into press regulation secures more enduring results than did any of its six predecessors.15:07 I confirm that I am willing to work on a cross-party consensual basis to try to progress the debate, but I hope that the First Minister is not pre-judging the outcome. It did rather feel, on Thursday last week, that he had set a course that was not to be moved from.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 November 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2012
It is such a pity that Mr Bibby and Mr Findlay are relying on a report—Mr Findlay is waving it around—that is a year old and which pre-dates the introduction of the opportunities for all initiative.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 October 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 25 October 2012
Further, in a significant step forward, as I announced yesterday, we are recommending traffic-light colours on all pre-packaged foods sold in Scotland, which will make it easier for consumers to make healthier food choices.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 September 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 25 September 2012
I thank the Law Society for its tholing—if I can put it that way—and constructive approach to our recent discussions on matters that pre and post-date the Cadder decision.The Government cherishes the independent role of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, which is a critical part of the checks and balances in justice.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 May 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 30 May 2012
Thereafter, events could unfold pretty quickly, which is why it is critical that the Scottish Government does everything that it can now to prepare us for that.Let us hear from the Government in its summation speech what pre-emptive action it is taking. Last week, I asked the First Minister how many times the Council of Economic Advisers has met since the c...
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 February 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 29 February 2012
I will also look at ways to improve our engagement with employers, and we will develop a more flexible approach to pre-employment training to ensure that that support is better aligned with the needs of learners, the labour market and our economic priorities.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 December 2011
Meeting of the Parliament 14 December 2011
Criminal offences should only ever be redefined through the formal bill process, which demands full pre-legislative scrutiny—the bill was sadly lacking in that, due to the Government’s gung-ho mentality.Bill scrutiny involves three distinct stages, two parliamentary debates, a committee report and the opportunity to lodge amendments, whereas the affirmative...
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 May 2011
Meeting of the Parliament 26 May 2011
Having said that, I believe that we should recognise the worth in the fact that unemployment is falling faster in Scotland than in the rest of the UK and that growth has increased in all broad sectors of our economy in production and services.Through the competence of the Government, we have demonstrated the confidence and capability to meet the challenges of creating more job opportunities in the future—none more so than the opportunities, which the First Minister alluded to this morning, that are provided by encouraging the development of exports and the generation of inward investment and foreign income.Internationally, Scotland now walks much taller than it did pre...
