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It may, however, be possible to meet the Tillydrone local community during a visit to Aberdeen that I have agreed with Lewis MacDonald, MSP or Aberdeen Central. S1W-00168
The experience of the Scottish Parliament has revealed the disadvantages of the additional member system. Constituency MSPs were elected under the first-past-the-post system, whereas regional MSPs were elected from party lists.
I promised then that I would revisit the matter.With reference to the relevant parts of the Parliament's standing orders, will you rule on whether it is competent for an MSP to lodge a parliamentary question to the Executive on a decision that was taken by MSPs following a debate in which this Parliament might have been misled about the legality of the action that was proposed by the Executive and subsequently supported by the majority of MSPs?
(S1O-3327) A total of 269 representations have been received. If it is appropriate for an MSP to make representations in the Parliament about the structure plan, why does the minister insist that it would be inappropriate for him to meet a delegation of MSPs to enable them to make oral representations about the struc...
MSPs from trade union and public sector backgrounds have stood up against schemes that have threatened the wages and conditions of their colleagues and members; I know that those MSPs will take this opportunity to break free of the control-freak tendency in their party and stand up for what they believe in.
While Executive officials were holding discussions with the opencast industry, it seems that other officials might have been advising the minister not to meet elected MSPs and councillors. I want to follow on from that point.
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