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28 November 2024
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S6M-14645: Christine Grahame: 25 Years of Tweeddale Youth Action — That the Parliament congratulates Tweeddale Youth Action (TYA) on celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024; notes that TYA, based in Peebles, provides a range of services to local young people, in addition to youth club drop-ins, excursions and holiday programmes, and also running the innovative Food Punks and Bike Punks initiatives; understands that Food Punks, a catering enterprise providing training to young people, has recently secured its first permanent premises on Peebles High Street, where it hopes to open a pizza shop, which will provide further hospitality training and employment opportunities for young people; further understands that Bike Punks also continues to go from strength to strength, with a workshop based in Innerleithen, tying in to the strong mountain biking presence in the area, which provides training on welding and repairing bicycles; believes that TYA has shown a genuinely innovative approach to improving the lives of local young people over its 25 years, which would not have been possible without the continuing hard work of the team of dedicated TYA staff, volunteers and trustees; wishes everyone involved the very best...
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25 November 2024
Prebudget Scrutiny Report Letter to the Cabinet Secretary JHA 25 November 2024
I look forward to your detailed written response in due course. Best wishes, Audrey Nicoll MSP Convener Contact: Criminal Justice Committee, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP.
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15 November 2024
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S6M-14645: Christine Grahame: 25 Years of Tweeddale Youth Action — That the Parliament congratulates Tweeddale Youth Action (TYA) on celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024; notes that TYA, based in Peebles, provides a range of services to local young people, in addition to youth club drop-ins, excursions and holiday programmes, and also running the innovative Food Punks and Bike Punks initiatives; understands that Food Punks, a catering enterprise providing training to young people, has recently secured its first permanent premises on Peebles High Street, where it hopes to open a pizza shop, which will provide further hospitality training and employment opportunities for young people; further understands that Bike Punks also continues to go from strength to strength, with a workshop based in Innerleithen, tying in to the strong mountain biking presence in the area, which provides training on welding and repairing bicycles; believes that TYA has shown a genuinely innovative approach to improving the lives of local young people over its 25 years, which would not have been possible without the continuing hard work of the team of dedicated TYA staff, volunteers and trustees; wishes everyone involved the very best...
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10 June 2024
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Children (Scotland) Bill 19 (1C) In subsection (1B), “a child welfare reporter” means a person included on the register maintained in accordance with section 101A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.”. 15 Explanation of decisions to the child 5 (1) The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 is modified as follows. (2) After section 11D (which is inserted by section 13(2) of this Act) insert— “11E Explanation of court decisions to the child (1) This section applies when— (a) the court decides whether or not to make an order under section 11(1), 10 (b) the court decides to vary or discharge an order made under section 11(1), (c) the court— (i) decides to decline to vary or discharge an order made under section 11(1), and (ii) considers it appropriate to explain that decision to the child. 15 (2) The court must ensure that the decision is explained to the child in a way that the child can understand. (3) But the court is not required to comply with subsection (2) if satisfied that— (a) the child would not be capable of understanding an explanation however given, 20 (b) it is not in the best...
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8 April 2024
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S6M-06274: Douglas Lumsden: Channel 4’s 40th Anniversary - That the Parliament congratulates Channel 4 on its 40th anniversary; considers that Channel 4 is publicly-owned and commercially-funded, meaning that it can deliver a valuable public service at zero cost to the taxpayer; welcomes what it sees as the important and growing contribution Channel 4 makes to the Scottish production sector, working closely with Screen Scotland; understands that their new Glasgow hub now has the biggest commissioning department by commissioning hours based in Scotland; congratulates Channel 4 for, it understands, surpassing its target to spend half of its original content budget outside of the London area; understands that over 400 roles, encompassing 55% of spend and 66% of hours, are now based outside of the London area; believes that Channel 4 has spent around £220 million on Scottish productions over the last 15 years, with £23.5 million of Scottish spend in 2021; appreciates what it sees as the benefit of Channel 4’s skills and training schemes, such as 4Skills, which focuses on social mobility and bringing new, underrepresented voices into the industry; understands that 4Skills will reach 15,000 young people a year from 2022 onwards, including many in Scotland; believes that Channel 4 is a great success story for the UK, and wishes the teams at Channel 4 all the best...
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2 April 2024
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S6M-03278: Sarah Boyack: Commonwealth Day 2022 on 14 March 2022 - That the Parliament celebrates Commonwealth Day 2022 on 14 March 2022, which has the theme, Delivering a Common Future, and aims to highlight how the member countries in the Commonwealth family are "innovating, connecting and transforming" to help achieve goals such as tackling climate change, promoting good governance and boosting trade; recognises the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association over the last 12 months, mainly through virtual meetings, in discussing a range of issues, including the response to COVID-19, encouraging greater diversity in parliaments and the climate emergency; considers that these will be key themes across 2022, as will the work of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians and the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities networks, and believes that the Scottish Parliament, in its relations with Commonwealth legislatures this session, will continue to share ideas, thoughts, experiences and best...
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11 March 2024
Proposal Right to Palliative Care Miles Briggs
The philosophy of children’s palliative care is to promote the best possible quality of life and care for every child with a life-shortening condition and their family.
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31 October 2023
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The power also will allow for flexibility in determining who is best suited to deliver different forms of care experience assistance. 29.
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7 March 2023
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*S5M-22413 Michelle Ballantyne: Melrose Rugby Coaches' Fundraiser—That the Parliament commends the Melrose rugby coaches, Bruce Ruthven, Nicholas Alston and Blair Roden, on raising £3,000 for the Borders General Hospital and Western General Hospital; understands that the trio raised the money through a sponsored 41-mile journey from Moffat to Melrose, which involved a 15-mile run, a one-mile kayak, a 400m-open swim and a 25-mile cycle; notes that the money was raised as part of the Move with Mark fundraiser, which was founded by Hannah and Lachlan Gaddie after their father, Mark, was diagnosed with cancer; thanks Bruce, Nicholas and Blair for their efforts in raising this money, and wishes them and the Move with Mark fundraiser all the best...
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7 March 2023
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Supported by: Alasdair Allan*, Stuart McMillan* *S5M-15160 Gillian Martin: New Deer Primary School Wins National Award That the — Parliament congratulates New Deer Primary School on being ranked as the top performing primary school in Scotland in the 2018 Renaissance Awards; understands that the awards honour the best performing schools from across the UK and Ireland at implementing best practices for reading and student growth in reading attainment, as measured by Renaissance Star Reading and Renaissance Accelerated Reader; acknowledges that Renaissance Star Reading and Renaissance Accelerated Reader are used in over 6,000 schools in the UK and Ireland to encourage and promote reading; recognises the importance of literacy to the development of children; commends the staff and pupils at New Deer Primary School on their success, and wishes them well.
