This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
That would warm my heart, but I will have to wait a while to learn the answer to that question.To answer Mary Scanlon’s question, I return to my point about process.
We were one of the first countries in the world to establish a climate justice fund, which the First Minister launched with Mary Robinson and which Archbishop Desmond Tutu supported.
Motion moved, That, under Rule 8.14.3, the debate be extended by up to 30 minutes.—Mary Scanlon. Motion agreed to. I, too, congratulate Mary Scanlon on securing this important debate.
We are sorry that Peter Peacock is not able to be here—he is attending a family funeral and has sent his apologies. I welcome Mary Mulligan, who is here in his place, and invite her to declare any relevant interests.
We come to the open debate. 16:48 I welcome the opportunity to speak in this extremely important debate and thank the organisations that have provided briefings, including the Scottish Association for Mental Health, Marie Curie, Inclusion Scotland, Age Concern and the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland.
The Rotary Club of Penicuik has worked on backpacks for Mary’s Meals, and while I am talking about meals, I note the sterling work that all the Rotary clubs do in collecting food for the food banks that, regrettably, we have.