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Does it suggest that there might be privatisation of the family planning agency in the future? I am ashamed to admit, as an MSP who represents an Edinburgh constituency, that—unusually—I did not read last night's Edinburgh Evening News.
The order comes into force on 7 July 2000, and the time limit for parliamentary action expires on 18 September 2000. Any MSP may lodge a motion to propose to the lead committee that the order be annulled.
I am convinced that the Scottish Parliament, working with the Westminster Parliament, the Treasury and our own ELL department, can secure the changes that many MSPs want. We want to create a climate of real opportunity and real change, and acknowledge that no one—globally—owes us a living.
Will Donald Dewar give a commitment, as the First Minister and as a Glasgow MSP that, should he fail to cap the excessive expenditure on the Holyrood project, and it increases to a penny more than £109 million, he will insist that Glasgow is considered as a serious bidder to host the Scottish Parliament?
In the light of John Cronin's release from supervision, does he share my concern that many female lawyers and MSPs appear to be reluctant to comment, on the record, on that and similar cases?
If we decide to accept the invitation as a committee rather than as individual MSPs, do we need to seek further permission and are we then required to report on our findings?
I was intrigued by Mary Scanlon's concept of the growth of credit unions from 1 per cent to 5 per cent of the population as a result of MSPs' joining them. I know that we have argued for the retention of the current number of MSPs, but that is a new concept altogether of the number of MSPs.
The Lancet reports that in excess of 100,000 civilians—mainly women and children—have been killed in violent deaths.On March 13 2003, we, as MSPs—or, rather, you, as MSPs—had the opportunity to register the Parliament's opposition to that action.