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Official Report Meeting date: 17 November 1999

Plenary, 17 Nov 1999

As Nicola Sturgeon said, the two years of pre-school should not be an extension of school.
Official Report Meeting date: 9 May 2000

Education, Culture and Sport Committee, 09 May 2000

In some cases, the January and February children tend not to be able to start even after Easter; their chance to enter pre-pre-school is gone and all they get is their pre-school year.
Official Report Meeting date: 12 March 2002

Justice 1 Committee, 12 Mar 2002

It is appropriate that that discussion takes place in private to allow us to decide how we wish to respond to that information without pre-empting the debate that is to take place tomorrow afternoon.That means that the rest of today's agenda is in private.
Petitions Last updated: 6 May 2025

Historic petitions

PE01000: investigate the public health implications of cheaply available alcohol PE01001: remove the requirement that appeals to a local valuation appeals committee, against decisions made by a local authority in relation to council tax payment, be initiated within a two month… PE01002: prevent private sector developers from receiving public subsidy in relation to the provision of affordable housing PE01003: revoke the Shetland Islands Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order 1999 PE01004: consider and debate the environmental impact of animal gasification plants and to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has sufficient powers and resources to adequately deal with the environmental… PE01005: ensure that the act of blessing oneself does not result, in any circumstances, in a police investigation or criminal proceedings PE01006: ensure that the current prescribing arrangements for mesothelioma sufferers under which Alimta is made available are continued PE01007: prevent the improper use of disabled parking bays and to ensure that they are used by registered disabled users only PE01008: review the operation of the Accountant in Bankruptcy, particularly in relation to the implementation of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, section 187(1) PE01009: assure justice in local planning matters for third parties seeking redress and financial recompense where Planning Authorities have acted in error, by the provision of an Advocacy service to represent them through the regular court system PE01010: introduce/enhance devolved legislation to empower local councils to enforce powers to apply alcohol exclusion zones and dispersal orders under a “Fast-Track” system, thus enabling police and local councils to implement measures more expediently to… PE01011: amend the National Park (Scotland) Act 2000 to require the approval by a majority in a local referendum before any National Park can be established PE01012: adopt a nationally co-ordinated and nationally funded scheme for marking people, events and places by erecting informative plaques at sites of local, regional, national or international importance PE01013: review the arrangements for managing scheduled and listed buildings, such as Rowallan Old Castle, to ensure that, where suitable and sensitive plans have been made for restoring such buildings PE01014: consider and debate what moves it could make to ensure the early presentation of a referendum on self-determination to the people of Scotland PE01015: return the national tourism website, call centre and booking system to public ownership PE01016: scrap Criminal Legal Aid and to create a Public Defenders Office responsible for undertaking the role of defending those accused of criminal offences who cannot pay for their own defence, and that the Public Defenders Office should be phased in over… PE01017: establish a Scottish disability community development council to provide those with life-term disabilities with health, education, training and arts related “Support for Life” assistance PE01018: restore NHS dental services throughout Scotland PE01019: start a nationwide health promotion campaign to raise patient awareness of the proper use of antibiotics in order to combat antibiotic resistance PE01020: consider and debate the safety issues for the requirements to construct a deceleration lane when accessing the Portlethen South Bruntland Road junction from off the A90 PE01021: investigate (i) the availability of solicitors prepared to act against other solicitors in cases of negligence or inadequate service; (ii) the role of the Law Society in such cases; and (iii) the impact, both physical and financial, of such cases on… PE01022: debate the urgent need to make a step-change in strategy and vigorously promote foreign language learning and intercultural awareness in Scotland’s schools, colleges and universities PE01023: ensure that a greater proportion of residential care places for the elderly are provided for and staffed by the statutory sector, particularly in rural areas PE01024: introduce legislation to prevent the development of Greenfield sites within existing residential areas which have a proven valued history of informal recreational use and benefit to the community PE01025: allow anyone with grounds to lodge an objection prior to the appointment of a new Sheriff by advertising the proposed appointment in the area in which the applicant practised; and to prohibit… PE01026: exert all its political powers upon BBC Scotland to ensure the corporation provide television coverage of every Scotland National Football Team match and notes the sporting and cultural importance of the national team which should ensure that this is… PE01027: in the interests of social inclusion, (a) increase public funding for bus services, particularly in communities where such services are… PE01028: urge the Scottish Executive and individual MSPs to cancel all contract(s) they have with Eden Springs water company PE01029: consider and debate declaring May 4th a public holiday to be known as "Independence Day" PE01030: support an investigation into Chinese human rights abuses, such as those allegedly committed against Tibetan refugees, and to support a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing PE01031: oppose the introduction of any legislation which would permit assisted suicide PE01032: improve care for the elderly at a local and national level and, in particular, to improve the standard of care provision for the housebound elderly, and to ensure that seniors forums are fully consulted in relation to the provision of care for the… PE01033: seek an effective, transparent and wholly independent means of review of cases of alleged injustice, caused by actions and decisions of the Law Society of Scotland and Faculty of Advocates, relating to the regulation of complaints made by members of… PE01034: establish a post-legislative monitoring body to ensure that commitments made by promoters during the passage of a private bill are adhered to PE01035: withdraw direct and indirect financial support for Calmac on the Dunoon to Gourock ferry service and to ensure full transparency in relation to government subsidy of ferry services PE01036: promote employment opportunities for disabled people by reserving local authority and/or government contracts to supported businesses, as permitted by EU Article 19 on Public… PE01037: amend the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 to allow smoking in pubs and clubs within designated smoking areas PE01038: ensure the adequate provision by local authorities of disabled parking spaces for Blue Badge holders PE01039: urging politicians to plan now for the future of cancer PE01040: recognise that bingo clubs have been hit by both the smoking ban and an unfair system of taxation and to make representations to the UK Government to tax the bingo industry in the same way as it does the rest of the gaming industry PE01041: take the necessary steps to ensure that facilities and pitches used by all community-based sports clubs are of a standard befitting a leading European nation PE01042: review the smoking prohibition and control provisions of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005, and to adopt a comprehensive approach to indoor air pollution by introducing a Regulated Indoor Air Quality Standard PE01043: acknowledge the genocide currently being inflicted on the Palestinian population in the occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank and to ensure that Scottish people are free to speak out in condemnation of such acts PE01044: investigate the merits of extending the ‘One Year Job Guarantee’ employment assistance for newly qualified nurses and midwives to… PE01045: consider and debate the concerns of employers and work-based training providers within the hairdressing industry following a change in policy by Scottish Enterprise which has led to a severe reduction in the number of young people being funded for… PE01046: calling on the Scottish Parliament to support significant reductions in class sizes in Scottish publicly funded schools during the lifetime of the next Scottish Parliament PE01047: consider and debate the failure of the existing coastal and marine national park/marine environmental protection process and the extent to which such failure is due to pressure from those individuals and industries which have a vested affiliated or… PE01048: alter NPPG19, to correct an anomaly (paragraph 214) thus ensuring that the “precautionary approach” also applies to pre...
Official Report Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Environment and Rural Development Committee, 17 Dec 2003

The Executive's position is that the boundary as set in article 2 is the same as the boundary that would have been set pre-devolution. Our position is that the meaning of "Scotland" pre-devolution was the land and internal waters of Scotland and the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland.
Official Report Meeting date: 13 November 2001

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 13 Nov 2001

There is another point that the order does not address, which perhaps it should. That is the question of any pre-emption rights in heritable property.
Official Report Meeting date: 17 December 2003

Justice 1 Committee, 17 Dec 2003

There might be situations in which a third pre-trial hearing might prove beneficial.
Committee reports Date published: 24 March 2026

Legacy Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee, Session 6

The Committee's was interested in value for money, how performance is being measured, governance, and effective board oversight. During our 2026-27 pre-budget scrutiny, the Committee was unclear, particularly in the case of Scottish Enterprise, what its impacts had been, what outcomes were being delivered, and how Scottish Enterprise satisfies itself that i...
Committee reports Date published: 5 December 2025

Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers exercisable within devolved competence in the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

The Scottish Government recommends consenting to this clause as it incorporates changes that it had requested pre-introduction to take account of devolved aspects, ensuring effective and coherent implementation of these provisions of the Bill in a Scottish context.
Committee reports Date published: 22 May 2025

Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers exercisable within devolved competence in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Sub paragraph (2) specifies that these time limits may include: the time that must be taken to comply with application requirements; to respond to a pre-application consultation; for the reporter to produce their advice; a planning authority to object; and the Scottish Ministers to decide an application.

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