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Official Report
Meeting date:
18 February 2014
Meeting of the Parliament 18 February 2014
If Jenny Marra—who, like Drew Smith, I am sure is someone who came into politics for the right reasons—ever again manages to reassert an identity that is separate from that of her friends in the Tory party, she will be quick to realise that what we are arguing for is in the best interests of Scotland and of the rest of the UK.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 January 2014
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 21 January 2014
The power allows ministers to set out procedures and time limits in relation to the site licensing system and provides that that level of procedural detail is best dealt with through regulations. The Scottish Government considers the negative procedure to be appropriate.
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 December 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 12 December 2013
Of course there is a squeeze on spending, but local government is doing better than general public expenditure.Yes, there has been a starvation of cash—that has been the case under Johann Lamont’s Government and the Government with which she is now aligned in the bitter together campaign in terms of what has been allowed for the Scottish people.Johann Lamont mentioned Dundee City Council, which actually has the second-best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
31 October 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2013
Every family in Scotland knows that we have maintained the fuel poverty programmes in the face of cuts from Westminster, and every family knows that a £70 cut in annual electricity bills is better than a freeze that may or may not be delivered, when prices could increase before or after it takes effect.The day that Johann Lamont includes among her new-found welcome for SNP policies support for the freeze on the council tax, I will tell her something for nothing: we look forward to the day when the Labour Party realises that the best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 September 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 24 September 2013
Will the Deputy First Minister clarify which of those conflicting options is true? What is she doing to secure the best outcome? I suggest that Ken Macintosh reads the pensions document and the extensive material that it contains on the European cross-border directive, because it sets out the commonsense position that it would be in the interests of not jus...
Official Report
Meeting date:
23 April 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2013
The new SMRT will engage with local councils, landowners and coal operators, and will pull all relevant parties together to ensure the best possible outcome for local communities and the effective restoration of old opencast mines.Finally, we have provided £2.5 million in funding from 2011 to 2014 to assist the Coalfield Regeneration Trust to deliver its se...
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 June 2011
Public Petitions Committee 28 June 2011
I have already had a couple of brief discussions with Alasdair Allan on this matter and my view is that, although it would be possible to take things through on an education basis, it would be best to get the devolved powers and then proceed on that basis.
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 January 2011
Meeting of the Parliament 13 January 2011
Given the likely pressure on public sector budgets for the foreseeable future, will he pledge to engage with the private sector infrastructure investment funds that want to start lending to our housing associations? The best way of dealing with that would be for George Osborne to reverse his decision to cut our capital budget by 25 per cent next year.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 October 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 07 October 2010
The board has been clear that its objective is to ensure that services in the area meet the needs of local people, that they remain of the highest quality and that they continue to offer best value for taxpayers’ investment.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 May 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2010
Deer Management To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure best practice in deer management. (S3O-10413) The Deer Commission for Scotland works with land managers and stalkers to produce extensive guidance on best practice, and it holds demonstration events throughout Scotland.
