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Official Report
Meeting date:
18 November 2004
Plenary, 18 Nov 2004
As noted at stage 2 by the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, Rhona Brankin, the Executive is committed to giving every child the best possible start in life. Elaine Smith's bill will contribute to that.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 November 2004
Enterprise and Culture Committee, 02 Nov 2004
A key issue in the work of the Cultural Commission is how much outreach work national companies are doing. That is a huge factor in getting best value from them and in promoting community arts, bringing their work into communities and encouraging other people to get involved locally on an amateur basis.My third point is to reiterate what Michael Matheson sa...
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 May 2004
Local Government and Transport Committee, 11 May 2004
However, having heard the debate, I have to conclude that the simple purpose of the current group of amendments is to delay the introduction of the single transferable vote. The best thing that I can say about the amendments is that they would set fascinating precedents in relation to how Parliament and Government operate.David Mundell wants to wait until t...
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 April 2004
Plenary, 22 Apr 2004
That the Parliament endorses the Scottish Executive's targets to generate increasing amounts of electricity from renewable sources; notes that Scottish ministers have, in the last two years, approved 600 megawatts of wind farms and 7 megawatts of hydro power schemes and that Scottish local authorities in the same period have consented to approximately 170 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity; acknowledges the contribution of the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative in encouraging renewable energy capacity building for communities; acknowledges the long-term potential for the development of renewable energy technologies, including the associated economic benefits and rural regeneration and export opportunities; welcomes the associated drive to increase energy efficiency measures across Scotland, including the recent announcement of the public sector energy efficiency fund and the environmental best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 March 2004
Finance Committee, 09 Mar 2004
In straight financial terms, Scotland has an advantage over Northern Ireland, whose growth in spending is not keeping pace with its growth in population.Economists, rather than finance specialists, would be best equipped to deal with the wider economic questions.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 March 2004
Standards Committee, 09 Mar 2004
I am conscious that, until the provision is tested—I am not necessarily hoping that it will be tested—we might be, with all the best intentions in the world, setting a test for behaviour that does not do justice to members or to the public and that does not serve the interests of either very well.
Official Report
Meeting date:
3 September 2003
Plenary, 03 Sep 2003
That the Parliament supports the objective of achieving long term, sustainable growth in the Scottish economy; endorses the Scottish Executive's strategy, set out in A Smart, Successful Scotland and A Partnership for A Better Scotland, as the best means of helping to achieve this growth; welcomes the support of Scottish business and academia for this strate...
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 January 2003
Plenary, 09 Jan 2003
Various financial carrots are being dangled by the promoter, by way of a so-called community fund, but it is quite clear that the impact of the Robin rigg proposal on jobs and on-going economic regeneration will be minimal at best and almost certainly nil. All the work, as well as the electricity itself, will be dealt with from the southern shore at Marypor...
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 December 2002
Plenary, 12 Dec 2002
That the Parliament supports the Scottish Executive in its efforts to negotiate an outcome from the Fisheries Council meeting in December 2002 that reflects both the best achievable deal for the Scottish fishing industry and the fishing communities that depend on it and the need to preserve stocks for the long term.
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 September 2002
Plenary, 12 Sep 2002
The local procurator fiscal office in Falkirk tried its best to keep the Fitzpatrick family involved and to inform them about what was happening.
