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Initially Shona Simon was minded to hold two briefing sessions for MSPs. You will not be surprised to hear that she has since found out that it is difficult to get a large number of MSPs together for a briefing on anything.
I encouraged the people whom I met to engage with MSPs in the north-east to ensure that the MSPs understand at first hand from the patients and their families how best to get across the information that MSPs should consider.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it monitors or calculates how much individual MSPs personally gain by using the Edinburgh Accommodation Allowance to purchase properties on interest-only mortgages and then selling them privately.
These are not collated by constituency visited and there are no plans to do so in future. All requests for meetings by MSPs are considered by ministers, although records are not collated in the format requested.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 October 2002
The SPCB is, however, committed to providing basic induction training for MSP staff, particularly as this relates to the use of services supplied by the SPCB.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer what proposals or options are before the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body in relation to Queensberry House and whether MSPs will be consulted on this issue.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 September 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice has been given to civil servants regarding contacts with MSPs and the handling of requests for information from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.