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The petitioner believes that victims' families should have the option to appeal against decisions of the Crown in murder trials.Members may recall that we heard a presentation by the petitioner on 25 June and that we agreed to request comments from the Executive and the Crown Office, as well as to ask the petitioner to provide copies of correspondence between the Crown Office and Mr John McAllion, in his capacity as constituency MSP...
Car parking charges at the Royal infirmary of Edinburgh have, in my experience as a constituency MSP in Edinburgh, been the most—indeed, so far, the only—controversial element of the new hospital that has been drawn to my attention.
If the public purse can afford £48,000 for MSPs and £55,000 for members of the Westminster Parliament, does the First Minister agree that the public purse can afford £30,000 for firefighters?
I am informed by the Scottish Parliament information centre that copies of the bill will not be available to MSPs until tomorrow. However, an Executive briefing on the bill took place at 11 am this morning.The only place to which the bill has been introduced today is the media.
It is important to recognise that, for all that is occasionally said about the work of MSPs, this case is a good example of a local member who has worked tirelessly to try to secure the future of the club, and I praise Karen Whitefield for that.
It has provided with us with the information that it now has an outline business case for the development of Chalmers hospital, which it describes as one of its six highest capital priorities.We have been joined by the constituency MSP, Stewart Stevenson, who wishes to speak to the petition.
Copies of the report are being issued to all schools and MSPs before the end of term. An implementation plan will be drawn up and published in the autumn.
I am sure that the member will join me in thanking the local MSP Cathie Craigie for her regular and excellent interventions into a number of the issues that he raises.
The clerk has written to the proposer of the group, Maureen Macmillan, who has explained that MSPs and their staff, together with representatives from organisations outside the Parliament, were e-mailed to inform them of the initial meeting of the group.