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3 March 2022
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Supported by: James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Bill Kidd*, David Torrance*, John Mason*, Jeremy Balfour*, Michelle Thomson*, Paul McLennan*, Stuart McMillan* *S6M-03429 Maggie Chapman: Recognising Mary Brooksbank During Women’s History Month—That the Parliament, in honour of Women’s History Month, recognises what it sees as the legacy of Mary Brooksbank, who, it understands, was a mill worker, socialist, trade unionist, and songwriter; believes that her legacy is a shining example of what one working-class woman can do Friday 4 March 2022 12 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan to forward the fight for social justice and equity in Scotland; understands that Mary, born in Aberdeen, and having moved to Dundee at an early age, may have first discovered what it sees as the power of organised protest at the age of 14, when she successfully marched alongside the girls at her jute mill for a 15% pay rise; further understands that, as a prominent figure in the local labour movement, Mary founded the Working Women Guild to fight for better health and social services in Dundee, and was heavily involved in the National Unemployed Workers Movement county march in October 1934, spanning a large portion of the north east and wider Scotland; understands that Mary was politically active right to the end of her life; believes that she campaigned for better housing, pensioners’ rights, and a Scottish workers’ republic; applauds Mary’s efforts; considers that her activism is invaluable to many across the country, and hopes that others take inspiration from her efforts.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 October 2023
Meeting of the Parliament 04 October 2023
I say to Kevin Stewart, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Kate Forbes, Marie McNair, Maggie Chapman, Bob Doris and Collette Stevenson: here is the good news—we, in this Parliament, have the power to deal with the issue here and now.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 December 2025
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 09 December 2025 [Draft]
I referenced the police briefly in my response to Marie McNair on emergency services. I do not have anything about specific training at my fingertips, so unless anybody else wants to come in, we can come back to you.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 May 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee 22 May 2025
I was pleased to hear that you are keen to look at the cost of the school day, which was the question that Marie McNair was exploring. When women leave a household, they do not always leave with all their belongings and clothes, and they may have children.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 May 2024
Social Justice and Social Security Committee 09 May 2024
Theme 5 is on improving take-up. I invite Marie McNair to come in. Adam Stachura, you rightly pointed out earlier that 54 years have passed since the introduction of attendance allowance and that no change has been made to it.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 January 2024
Social Justice and Social Security Committee 25 January 2024
Following the theme of child poverty and the cost of living, Marie McNair would like to ask a supplementary question.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 May 2024
Meeting of the Parliament 09 May 2024
For Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP) Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) Brown, Siobhian (Ayr) (SNP) Callaghan, Stephanie (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP) Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP) Don, Natalie (Renfrewshire North and West) (SNP) Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP) Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) Dunbar, Jackie (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) Ewing, Annabelle (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) Ewing, Fergus (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP) Fairlie, Jim (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP) FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP) Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP) Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP) Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP) Gougeon, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP) Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) Gray, Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP) Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP) Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP) Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP) Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP) Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP) MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) Macpherson, Ben (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP) Maguire, Ruth (Cunninghame South) (SNP) Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP) McAllan, Màiri (Clydesdale) (SNP) McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP) McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP) McLennan, Paul (East Lothian) (SNP) McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) McNair...
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Meeting date:
24 October 2023
Meeting of the Parliament 24 October 2023
I remember being genuinely overwhelmed with emotion when I visited Social Security Scotland in Dundee for the first time and heard just how different the application process for disability benefits is and how strong the support for applicants is. On Marie McNair’s point, we are the first nation in the UK to publish a...
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 October 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 04 October 2023
They are not uncontroversial ideas, but they are reasonable ones. Marie McNair, do you want to follow up on that?
Last updated:
11 March 2024
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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 8th Meeting, 2024 The Committee will meet at 9:45 am in T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room 1. Declaration of interests: Marie McNair and Evelyn Tweed will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2.
