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Official Report
Meeting date:
28 April 2015
Education and Culture Committee 28 April 2015
You asked what “best interests” means. We will produce guidance specifically on what “capacity” and “best interests” mean and on the assessment of those things.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 September 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 25 September 2013
Let us all work together and ensure that we can do the best for Scotland’s children. Thank you.
Official Report
Meeting date:
1 May 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 01 May 2013
That was the result of a merger of two organisations that came together to deliver the best possible service for a community.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 September 2012
Finance Committee 26 September 2012
My simplistic view is that building houses is the best thing that we can do and that building transport infrastructure is the second best.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 September 2011
Local Government and Regeneration Committee 07 September 2011
We already have that in place to an extent—it is called best value. We simply need to have best value recognised and enshrined in statute as something to which everybody must pay equal attention.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 February 2020
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill
The UNCRC has a number of relevant articles including:
Article 3: (best interests of the child) The best interests of the child must be a top priority in all decisions and actions that affect children.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 February 2026
Meeting of the Parliament 19 February 2026
The DWP’s own research showed that it failed to get the message across and chose to do absolutely nothing about it.The Labour Government has said that compensation would not be a fair use of money, but the WASPI women said it best, stating recently:“If your MP said, ‘paying compensation wouldn’t be fair or proportionate’, neither was it fair not to give ade...
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 February 2026
Meeting of the Parliament 11 February 2026
ForAdam, George (Paisley) (SNP)Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (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)Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)Callaghan, Stephanie (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)Chapman, Maggie (North East Scotland) (Green)Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP)Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP)Don-Innes, 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)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)Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green)Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP)Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP)Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP)Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP)MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)Mackay, Gillian (Central Scotland) (Green)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) (Ind)Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP)McAllan, Màiri (Clydesdale) (SNP)McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP)McLennan, Paul (East Lothian) (SNP)McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)Minto, Jenni (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)Nicoll, Audrey (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)Robertson, Angus (Edinburgh Central) (SNP)Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP)Ruskell, Mark (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)Slater, Lorna (Lothian) (Green)Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP)Stevenson, Collette (East Kilbride) (SNP)Stewart, Kaukab (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (SNP)Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP)Thomson, Michelle (Falkirk East) (SNP)Todd, Maree (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP)Whitham, Elena (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP)AgainstBaillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Ind)Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab)Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab)Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con)Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)Carlaw, Jackson (Eastwood) (Con)Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)Choudhury, Foysol (Lothian) (Ind)Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab)Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD)Dowey, Sharon (South Scotland) (Con)Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Glasgow) (Ind)Eagle, Tim (Highlands and Islands) (Con)Findlay, Russell (West Scotland) (Con)Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)Gallacher, Meghan (Central Scotland) (Con)Golden, Maurice (North East Scotland) (Con)Gosal, Pam (West Scotland) (Con)Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (LD)Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)Gulhane, Sandesh (Glasgow) (Con)Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)Hoy, Craig (South Scotland) (Con)Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)Kerr, Liam (North East Scotland) (Con)Kerr, Stephen (Central Scotland) (Con)Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab)Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab)Lumsden, Douglas (North East Scotland) (Con)Marra, Michael (North East Scotland) (Lab)McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD)McCall, Roz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)Mochan, Carol (South Scotland) (Lab)Mountain, Edward (Highlands and Islands) (Con)Mundell, Oliver (Dumfriesshire) (Con)O’Kane, Paul (West Scotland) (Lab)Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD)Ross, Douglas (Highlands and Islands) (Con)Russell, Davy (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (Lab)Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab)Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Reform)Smith, Liz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)Stewart, Alexander (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)Sweeney, Paul (Glasgow) (Lab)Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab)Wells, Annie (Glasgow) (Con)White, Tess (North East Scotland) (Con)Whitfield, Martin (South Scotland) (Lab)Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con)Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)AbstentionsEwing, Fergus (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind) The result of the division on motion S6M-20730, in the name of Pauline McNeill, as amended, is: For 66, Against 54, Abstentions 1.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament acknowledges that Scotland is a safe country with recorded crime having decreased by 38% since 2006-7 and that homicide is at its lowest level since comparable records began in 1976; recognises that in 2025-26, the Scottish Government increased police funding to a record £1.64 billion, investment which enabled Police Scotland to take on more recruits in the last financial year than at any time since 2013, and that the draft Budget has a further record investment in policing of £1.7 billion in 2026-27; condemns the UK Government’s employer national insurance increase, which is costing Police Scotland over £25 million every year; commends the hard work, dedication and commitment of all the officers and staff of Police Scotland; is pleased that police officers in Scotland receive the best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 December 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 16 December 2025
As you know, Healthcare Improvement Scotland is independent of Government, so the intention is that it will work out the best way of ensuring that it inspects regulated premises as often as it needs to.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 May 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 28 May 2025
Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament recognises the scale and urgency of unmet need in both mental health and neurodevelopmental support, particularly in the context of a sharp rise in demand for neurodiversity assessments and treatment for adults and children following the COVID-19 pandemic; notes the additional pressure on services caused by the global shortage of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication, which has led to the closure of titration clinics in some areas and significantly impacted waiting times and access to care; recognises the profound distress and disruption this causes for individuals and families who are left without timely diagnosis or support; acknowledges the knock-on effects on the health service, as well as the wider economic consequences of rising levels of economic inactivity linked to unmet neurodevelopmental and mental health needs; notes with concern the widespread removal of shared care arrangements where patients who obtained a private diagnosis could receive ongoing care and medication through the Scottish NHS; calls on the Scottish Government to work urgently with NHS boards and local authorities on their shared care arrangement protocols, but understands that decisions around the best...
