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The seminar will bring together, key rural stakeholders, representatives of regional and local non government organisations and individuals as well as MSP’s, representatives of European rural parliaments and Scottish Government officials.
The RMT brought together a coalition of organisations, with many MSPs from different parties joining together last year to call for the appointment of a public rail operator as soon as possible.
When the issue of whole-life sentences was first raised in Parliament by the Public Petitions Committee, and by Ruth Davidson MSP at First Minister’s question time, my predecessor wrote to Lady Dorrian, who is the chair of the Scottish Sentencing Council.
I thank David Stewart for securing the debate. 17:30 As a Highlands and Islands MSP, I am delighted to offer my support for David Stewart’s motion and the campaign by Discover Space UK, which is leading the bid for Machrihanish to gain one of the new spaceport licences from the UK Government.
One of the things that the Finance and Public Administration Committee has agreed and got some buy-in from the Parliament on is the idea of having a programme of fiscal literacy, not just for new MSPs but for all MSPs and ministers in the next session of Parliament.
I confess that I am not optimistic: I fear that Scotland will be left to pick up the pieces. 16:30 A fortnight ago, I engaged in a very fun activity with Martin Whitfield MSP and Monica Lennon MSP at the University of St Andrews union.
I welcome the minister and his officials to the meeting. I also welcome Stuart McMillan MSP, Liam McArthur MSP, Daniel Johnson MSP, Jeremy Balfour MSP and Sarah Boyack MSP.