This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
The committee is joined this morning by other MSPs—Sylvia Jackson, Mark Ruskell, Andrew Arbuckle and Brian Monteith—who have indicated their interest in this matter.
Perhaps that would happen and perhaps it would not, but at least the public would feel a little better and would feel that they were trying to make changes.Doctors, the public and MSPs wish that many board members were elected—I have heard MSPs from all parties say that.
The point that I am making is that there is a difference between Gypsy Travellers and show people.We have been writing to various MSPs for more than two years to try to get something done.
Our first witnesses are Gillian Kynoch and Dr Maureen Bruce of the Scottish Executive's health education and diet branch. I welcome Tommy Sheridan MSP and John McAllion MSP, who are co-sponsors of the bill, and Karen Whitefield MSP.
I want to go to the heart of the water industry as it affects MSPs: the e-mails and letters that we receive about water prices, particularly in the north of Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 October 2006
However, parents and representativescan of course raise such issues locally with their local authority and MSPs canof course initiate Parliamentary action.
I refer the Member to myletter to all MSPs of 11 May 2006. A copy of the letter is available at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-06/pa06-046.htm.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it was originally envisaged that MSPs could access the Edinburgh accommodation allowance to facilitate the purchase of private property for themselves.