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Before we come to the debate on the motion under item 4, we will have an evidence session for members to clarify any technical matters or to ask for explanation of detail.I therefore welcome once again John Swinney MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth.
That approach is relatively new ground for us, but we can use it to good effect next time. I am an MSP for the Highlands and Islands and my questions are probably for the two gentlemen from that region.I am old enough to remember the good old days of the objective 1 programme, when the funding of causeways and bridges to islands such as Berneray, Scalpay an...
We will do that as regularly as possible.Of course, the committee can also promote chamber debates in which all MSPs can participate. The resulting resolutions can reflect the will of the whole Parliament and send clear messages to Westminster that the issue is of national significance in Scotland.That is all that I want to say at this early stage in the co...
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Date answered:
28 October 2008
The Scottish Government has recently established a Scottish CERT Strategy Steering Group, chaired by Stewart Maxwell MSP, and working in partnership with the energy suppliers to ensure better delivery of CERT in Scotland.
This is a correction to the earlier answer to this parliamentary question given by Fiona Hyslop MSP on 17 July 2007. I have written to Ms McKelvie to say that the Students Award Agency for Scotland has apologised for their mistake.
In a debate of such a nature, a number of best-value issues undoubtedly arise that are deserving of a much more comprehensive debate about the way forward for ferry services in Scotland.17:30 I, too, congratulate my good friend and Highlands and Islands MSP colleague Mary Scanlon on securing an important debate.
In fact, we have an additional member, to whom agenda item 1 relates. Claire Baker MSP is the newly appointed Labour Party substitute on the committee and is attending in place of Bill Butler MSP for items relating to the Damages (Scotland) Bill.
We understand that it is part and parcel of an MSP’s job to take representations from the public, but if the same issues come up constantly and the bus companies repeatedly fail to deal with them, they should be referred to us so that we can take them up on behalf of MSPs’ constituents.