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Official Report Meeting date: 6 August 2014

Meeting of the Parliament 06 August 2014

The sheer numbers of those likely to die over the next year—Murdo Fraser quoted the figure of 100,000—should surely mean that the subject goes to the top of the news agenda instead of being at best buried and at worst totally ignored.

Official Report Meeting date: 18 June 2014

Finance Committee 18 June 2014

I have no doubt that you will be able to push this through with your parliamentary majority, but you know that a lot of people outside Parliament are already questioning it, which does not get the fiscal commission off to the best possible start. I am genuinely puzzled as to you why you would seek to move into controversial territory when you could have pic...

Official Report Meeting date: 4 June 2014

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 04 June 2014

That is why we think that both things are best done together. What is the evidence base for the conclusions that you have reached?

Official Report Meeting date: 3 June 2014

Public Petitions Committee 03 June 2014

I am concerned about the lack of standard guidelines. To the best of my knowledge, there are no standard guidelines across our health boards.

Official Report Meeting date: 26 March 2014

Meeting of the Parliament 26 March 2014

To echo James Dornan’s comments, the best route out of poverty has always been work, but some of the greatest falls in child poverty that we achieved occurred because we deliberately prioritised improving access to work, whether that is by improving skills or removing barriers.

Official Report Meeting date: 26 February 2014

Meeting of the Parliament 26 February 2014

There will be a divisionForAdam, George (Paisley) (SNP) Adamson, Clare (Central Scotland) (SNP) Allan, Dr Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP) Allard, Christian (North East Scotland) (SNP) Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) Biagi, Marco (Edinburgh Central) (SNP) Brodie, Chic (South Scotland) (SNP) Brown, Gavin (Lothian) (Con) Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP) Buchanan, Cameron (Lothian) (Con) Burgess, Margaret (Cunninghame South) (SNP) Campbell, Aileen (Clydesdale) (SNP) Campbell, Roderick (North East Fife) (SNP) Carlaw, Jackson (West Scotland) (Con) Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP) Crawford, Bruce (Stirling) (SNP) Cunningham, Roseanna (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP) Davidson, Ruth (Glasgow) (Con) Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP) Don, Nigel (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP) Doris, Bob (Glasgow) (SNP) Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) Eadie, Jim (Edinburgh Southern) (SNP) Ewing, Annabelle (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP) Fabiani, Linda (East Kilbride) (SNP) Fergusson, Alex (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) Finnie, John (Highlands and Islands) (Ind) FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP) Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP) Gibson, Rob (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP) Goldie, Annabel (West Scotland) (Con) Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green) Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP) Hume, Jim (South Scotland) (LD) Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP) Ingram, Adam (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) Johnstone, Alex (North East Scotland) (Con) Keir, Colin (Edinburgh Western) (SNP) Lamont, John (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP) Lyle, Richard (Central Scotland) (SNP) MacAskill, Kenny (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP) MacDonald, Angus (Falkirk East) (SNP) MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) Mackay, Derek (Renfrewshire North and West) (SNP) MacKenzie, Mike (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) Matheson, Michael (Falkirk West) (SNP) Maxwell, Stewart (West Scotland) (SNP) McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD) McDonald, Mark (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) McGrigor, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con) McInnes, Alison (North East Scotland) (LD) McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP) McLeod, Aileen (South Scotland) (SNP) McLeod, Fiona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) McMillan, Stuart (West Scotland) (SNP) Milne, Nanette (North East Scotland) (Con) Mitchell, Margaret (Central Scotland) (Con) Neil, Alex (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP) Paterson, Gil (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP) Rennie, Willie (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD) Robertson, Dennis (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP) Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP) Russell, Michael (Argyll and Bute) (SNP) Scanlon, Mary (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Scott, John (Ayr) (Con) Scott, Tavish (Shetland Islands) (LD) Smith, Liz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Stevenson, Stewart (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP) Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP) Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (SNP) Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP) Thompson, Dave (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP) Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) Urquhart, Jean (Highlands and Islands) (Ind) Watt, Maureen (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP) Wheelhouse, Paul (South Scotland) (SNP) White, Sandra (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP) Wilson, John (Central Scotland) (SNP) Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow) (SNP) AbstentionsBaillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Baker, Richard (North East Scotland) (Lab) Baxter, Jayne (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab) Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab) Chisholm, Malcolm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab) Dugdale, Kezia (Lothian) (Lab) Fee, Mary (West Scotland) (Lab) Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) Gray, Iain (East Lothian) (Lab) Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab) Henry, Hugh (Renfrewshire South) (Lab) Hilton, Cara (Dunfermline) (Lab) Kelly, James (Rutherglen) (Lab) Lamont, Johann (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab) Macdonald, Lewis (North East Scotland) (Lab) Macintosh, Ken (Eastwood) (Lab) Marra, Jenny (North East Scotland) (Lab) Martin, Paul (Glasgow Provan) (Lab) McCulloch, Margaret (Central Scotland) (Lab) McDougall, Margaret (West Scotland) (Lab) McMahon, Michael (Uddingston and Bellshill) (Lab) McMahon, Siobhan (Central Scotland) (Lab) McTaggart, Anne (Glasgow) (Lab) Murray, Elaine (Dumfriesshire) (Lab) Pearson, Graeme (South Scotland) (Lab) Pentland, John (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab) Rowley, Alex (Cowdenbeath) (Lab) Smith, Drew (Glasgow) (Lab) Smith, Elaine (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab) Stewart, David (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) The result of the division is: For 84, Against 0, Abstentions 32.Motion, as amended, agreed to,That the Parliament reaffirms its support for the curriculum for excellence, which it believes can make a significant contribution to Scottish education; commends the hard work of teachers and pupils across Scotland in preparing for the new national qualifications; recognises the concerns of some teachers regarding workload and the need for continued support from local authorities, national agencies and the Scottish Government; welcomes the wide range of support already provided including the recent announcement of a further £5 million in support; further welcomes the commitment to drawing on feedback and experience as the curriculum is implemented and the new national qualifications are rolled out; believes that it is important to maintain a broad political consensus and partnership approach to the curriculum for excellence involving all key interested parties committed to the successful implementation of the curriculum, and agrees with the National Parent Forum of Scotland that the best...

Official Report Meeting date: 9 January 2014

Meeting of the Parliament 09 January 2014

Those include educating owners on how best to train and control their dogs, intervening on irresponsible owners and tough sentencing, including banning orders that disqualify a person from owning a dog.

Official Report Meeting date: 3 October 2013

European and External Relations Committee 03 October 2013

There are concrete proposals for how member states can simplify the implementation of the programmes. We did our best in September to organise in Scotland, with the Scottish Government, a UK-wide workshop on simplifying costs for the future period.

Official Report Meeting date: 25 April 2013

Meeting of the Parliament 25 April 2013

I look forward to the creation of a steelworkers memorial at Ravenscraig to mark the lives and health that have been lost as a result of the steel industry. My best wishes go to North Lanarkshire Trades Union Council for its event at 12 o’clock on Sunday in the Summerlee museum of Scottish industrial life, and to the dozen or more other events throughout Sc...

Official Report Meeting date: 22 January 2013