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Official Report
Meeting date:
22 May 2013
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 22 May 2013
There is a desire on the part of stakeholders and MSPs of all parties to address this specific decrofting issue quickly.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 May 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 07 May 2013
The debate will be concluded without any question being put.Motion debated,That the Parliament congratulates Dads Rock on its first anniversary; understands that it is Scotland’s only free musical playgroup for dads and their kids; believes that it provides a fun, positive environment for men to play with their children and to speak to other dads; understands that two groups have been established, at Sighthill and Granton in Edinburgh, since it started in February 2012; notes its expansion plans for 2013, which include starting a group in Fife and establishing a Dads Rock academy, which will aim to provide one year of free music tuition to children and dads in the Sighthill area; notes the endeavours of the unpaid volunteers, and wishes them well.17:02 I declare an interest in Dads Rock, as an unpaid trustee of that new Scottish charity, which is based here in Edinburgh and was started in my constituency. I thank the 40 MSPs...
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 March 2013
Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 20 March 2013
We did not want to threaten jobs; we want to see jobs created. The constituency MSP, Brian Adam, lobbied strongly for the Arjowiggins plant—it was appropriate and quite right for him to do so—as did the company.
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 March 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 06 March 2013
However, as Murdo Fraser said, they need support to do that successfully.Not for the first time in the chamber, I highlight the work of Scottish Environment LINK and its species champions programme, which is certainly capturing the imagination of MSPs. Although it is a bit of fun, it is proving to be an effective way in which to engage the Parliament in the...
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 December 2012
Public Petitions Committee 11 December 2012
In 2015, Wales will become the latest country to switch to opt-out, which it views as an effective means of increasing the number of life-saving transplants.All of that is why we began our opt for life campaign, which has now received the support of the British Medical Association, the Scotland Patients Association, the British Heart Foundation, Kidney Research UK, the Royal College of Surgeons, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the Scottish Kidney Federation, the National Kidney Federation, and others.Soft opt-out has also been adopted as policy by both Labour and the Lib Dems, and it has the support of the majority of MSPs...
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 December 2012
Welfare Reform Committee 11 December 2012
However, we are well aware, from the most recent reviews, that there are still things to be sorted out. I am an Aberdeen MSP and many of my constituents would not call that pilot “excellent”.
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 November 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 20 November 2012
They certainly deserve no less.I recall a debate that was initiated into this matter a few years ago by a former colleague, Sylvia Jackson MSP. At the time, I raised the issue that, by the age of 12, most boys with DMD need to use a powered wheelchair at least some of the time.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 November 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2012
The debate will be concluded without any question being put.Motion debated,That the Parliament commends the work by Christian Aid and Church Action on Poverty in taking their Tax Justice Bus around the UK and Ireland raising awareness of tax dodging; notes Christian Aid’s estimate that the global culture of financial secrecy costs the developing world $160 billion every year, which is one and a half times what is delivered in international aid; understands that, in the UK, the poorest people are also worst affected by the impact of tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance; notes that the Tax Justice Bus is in Scotland between 1 and 5 October 2012, stopping in Dumfries, Alloway, Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Inverness and Inverurie, including a stop outside the Parliament on 3 October to allow MSPs...
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 June 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 13 June 2012
I support the motion.17:36 As a Highlands and Islands MSP, I congratulate Liz Smith on securing this debate on an important subject, and on being on the verge of completing the ascent of all the Munros in Scotland, which is no mean feat, to say the least.I pay tribute to all the mountain rescue services in Scotland for the lives that they save and thank the...
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 June 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 07 June 2012
That is reflected in the motion.I agree with members who said that the death penalty is abhorrent in any country, but I will focus my remarks on the motion, which deals with the death penalty in India.I record my thanks to the gurdwaras in Scotland, particularly in Glasgow, and to Charandeep Singh, for the absolutely fantastic work that they have done and the dedication that they have shown in bringing this injustice to the attention not only of MSPs...
