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Official Report
Meeting date:
1 June 2006
Plenary, 01 Jun 2006
Resolved, That the Parliament applauds the fact that the Scottish education system is recognised by international benchmarking exercises as being amongst the best in the world; recognises the commitment of the Scottish Executive to sustained improvement in education and the biggest school buildings modernisation programme in our history, unprecedented stabi...
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 March 2006
Enterprise and Culture Committee, 21 Mar 2006
Members will recall that the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 provides for different types of attachment order according to the degree of pressure that the creditor can apply.Notwithstanding Susan McPhee's final comment, if land attachment is to be introduced, a level of debt—not necessarily £1,500—would have to be fixed.A matter that should be considered, although it did not emerge in the discussion, is whether land attachment should be used only as a last resort when all other diligences have been exercised, given that many members of the committee regard the measure as draconian.Much would depend on the sheriff, who would be in the invidious position of defining those difficult words, "harsh" and "reasonable", which are slippery at the best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 June 2005
Plenary, 16 Jun 2005
I have heard local area co-ordinators described as "the glue that makes the system work" and as people's "best friends". They are very much on the side of the person with the learning disability and they offer a person-centred approach.
Official Report
Meeting date:
18 May 2005
Environment and Rural Development Committee, 18 May 2005
I am not sure that human behaviour is always best addressed through legislative wording.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 April 2005
Finance Committee, 26 Apr 2005
In some cases, grant aid will not be the best way of ensuring that that happens.
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 April 2005
Justice 1 Committee, 20 Apr 2005
The minister gave an example of a chap saying to a girl, "If I buy you dinner, will you have sex with me?" Although that is not the best chat-up line in the world, it is an explicit one.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 January 2005
Plenary, 19 Jan 2005
I know that many more members would have been here tonight, but they have other engagements. They send their best regards to everyone who is taking part in the debate.I appreciate members' interest, and I know that young people and staff who are involved in eco-schools appreciate the support of MSPs.
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 January 2005
Plenary, 12 Jan 2005
I am not concerned about their espousing their desire to have such legislation, but I am baffled that anyone could see that as the best way to address concerns about gambling in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 December 2004
Plenary, 22 Dec 2004
It is the council that has twisted and turned in every direction over the past three years and has already squandered the best part of £6 million on promoting the toll scheme.Members will have read today that Midlothian Council is mounting a legal challenge and now wants to prevent the Edinburgh referendum from taking place, on the basis that the proposed c...
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 December 2004
Standards Committee, 14 Dec 2004
That is not to say that we do not value the views of those who took part, but so far the matter has not generated a great deal of interest in spite of our best efforts to encourage people to participate.
