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Official Report
Meeting date:
30 October 2013
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 30 October 2013
When doing research for a speech that I made in a debate in Parliament prior to the summer recess, I read a statement by Rob Edwards of the Sunday Herald that Scots were subsidising insurance in England, so it clearly works both ways.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 March 2013
Meeting of the Parliament 26 March 2013
When the targets were set when the 2009 act was passed, it was envisaged that the EU would move from its current 20 per cent emissions reduction target to one of 30 per cent, but deep recession has sidelined that aspiration.
Official Report
Meeting date:
23 May 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2012
I am therefore worried by the prospect of any aspect of the subordinate legislation from the bill being passed under the negative procedure, which allows for no parliamentary scrutiny and allows subordinate legislation to be progressed during recesses. Given the bill’s likely impact on the people of Scotland, I find it odd that the Government would even con...
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 October 2011
Meeting of the Parliament 06 October 2011
In 2008-9 and 2009-10, when the recession first hit, the SNP Government brought forward £120 million of affordable housing spend to support the construction industry.The cuts that have been implemented by the UK coalition Government are hitting Scotland hard, but this Government and our housing minister are taking the correct steps to protect tenants and ho...
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 June 2011
Meeting of the Parliament 09 June 2011
A fiscal stimulus to our economy through capital investment will provide further benefit, by smoothing the business cycle and helping the country through the recession. Such investment can act as a stimulus, to mitigate the effects of the downturn and support private sector consumption and investment levels.Notwithstanding the limitations on the Scottish Government’s current powers, much that is positive has been achieved by way of offsetting the impact of the recession through capital investment.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 March 2016
Finance Committee 02 March 2016
Well, they might not be met, because— No, no. It was during the recession. So— Forgive me. Let us just take stock here.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 February 2016
Meeting of the Parliament 11 February 2016
Stage 2 of the Budget (Scotland) (No 5) Bill was completed yesterday; agreeing the motion today will allow the bill to progress to stage 3, after the brief February recess. If passed, the Scottish rate will come into effect from 6 April and will apply to the non-savings and non-dividend income of Scottish taxpayers.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 January 2016
Devolution (Further Powers) Committee 14 January 2016
Scotland can use them only for forecast errors but, if you forecast a recession, you might still want to borrow to smooth the impact of it on public spending.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 January 2016
Devolution (Further Powers) Committee 07 January 2016
The tried-and-tested mechanism—in our view—of introducing a first reading just before a summer recess was used, followed by fairly swift second and third readings and the Commons phase, which normally presages an attempt to rush a bill through.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 January 2016
Justice Committee 05 January 2016
Audit Scotland’s projections were compiled in advance of the Scottish Government’s draft budget, which was published before the Christmas recess. As the First Minister has outlined, we have given the commitment, if re-elected, to maintain a real-terms increase in Police Scotland’s budget in future years.
