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Official Report
Meeting date:
28 October 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 28 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assist and fund further education colleges to meet the challenge of strengthening Scotland’s economy during the current financial crisis.
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 October 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 27 October 2010
The consequences of such trends are graver for the future of our children and young people than for any other part of society, as suspicion and indifference not only fuel the spread of prejudice, but have the most disturbing capacity to extinguish a social conscience within our young people.Young teenagers, in particular, are all too often written off by their neighbourhoods as problematic and lacking in respect when, in reality, such young people are unrivalled in their“acute sense of justice, ... eagerness to learn”and their“desire to contribute to ... a better world.”Neighbourhoods must not be left to the paralysis of apathy and anonymity, but must be empowered by their leaders and encouraged to come together in starting their own innovative and sustainable projects for social integration.Youth and voluntary work, after-school initiatives, youth groups, environmental projects, local sports clubs and Sunday schools are some of the countless activities that create the heartbeat of a community and give young people of all backgrounds ownership over their own development, the power of expression, moral clarity, skills for service and the opportunity to forge lasting friendships.Young people are ready to make a contribution to the progressive development of their communities, but they need to be afforded the necessary tools and support mechanisms to use their real potential as part of a vital, spiritual learning process that occurs outside formal education, just as those members of the community who take pains to set up activities that engage and motivate our youth must also be acknowledged, valued and supported.Never has the need to transform how we guide and assist...
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 May 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2010
I was also delighted to appear at a meeting in Glasgow last week at which I was joined on the platform by Allan Burnett, former assistant chief constable with Fife Constabulary and head of counter-terrorism in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 May 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 05 May 2010
We will continue to look for other ways in which we can assist the sector. I welcome the decision last year by Highlands and Islands Enterprise to award almost £0.5 million of public funding to support Essentially Scottish Botanicals, which remains at the forefront in developing the potential of bog myrtle in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
8 September 2009
Public Petitions Committee, 08 Sep 2009
Some progress has been made, but you might be able to do more to assist and to broaden out the support.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 February 2009
Plenary, 26 Feb 2009
Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary for Scotland and the inspectorate of prosecution in Scotland are conducting a joint review of asset recovery performance. Both those reviews will assist us in making even more effective use of what is a powerful tool in the fight against serious and organised crime.
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 January 2009
Plenary, 29 Jan 2009
Would that problem be allayed if the General Teaching Council in Scotland considered assisting the training of new probationer teachers in outdoor education as well as in specialist PE activity?
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 February 2008
Plenary, 21 Feb 2008
Will the First Minister detail how the Government will attempt to recoup the £150 million that has been robbed from Scottish good causes by unionist MPs to fund the London Olympics and use it to assist the funding of a lasting legacy for Glasgow and Scotland from the Commonwealth games?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2011
S3W-39696
The regional locational guidance is informed by Marine Scotland''s on-going work including our programme of seabed mapping. This programme has acquired bathymetric data to get a more detailed understanding of the depth and shape of the surface of the seabed, as well as its character (i.e. rock, sand, mud, boulders et...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 February 2011
S3W-39254
This campaign has run since the launch of the vaccination programme in 2008. A range of information materials have been produced and made available to girls and parents about the vaccination.
