MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS: SESSION 2 Fact sheet This fact sheet provides a list of ministerial statements made in the Scottish Parliament during Session 2 (7 May 2003- 2 April 2007). It is arranged by date, with the most recent date and Official Report reference appearing first. It also includes the name and title of the Parliamentary Minister making the statement and the subject of the statement. Business: Historical Series

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1 Date Minister Subject

SP OR 13 December Tom McCabe, Minister for Local Government Finance 2006, col 30273- Finance and Public Service Settlement 30277 Reform

SP OR 1 November , Deputy Minister Severe Weather 2006, col 28720- for Environment and Rural 28723 Development

SP OR 28 September , Minister for Right to Buy 2006, col 28046- Communities 28051

SP OR 28 June 2006, Tom McCabe, Minister for Financial Governance and col 26933-26936 Finance and Public Service Outcomes 2005-06 Reform

SP OR 22 June 2006, , Minister for Legislative Programme col 26818-26824 Parliamentary Business

SP OR 15 June 2006, Tom McCabe, Minister for Public Service Reform col 26677-26680 Finance and Public Service Reform

SP OR 14 June 2006, Elish Angiolini, Solicitor General Investigation and Prosecution of col 26622-26626 for Sexual Offences

SP OR 30 March , Deputy First Scottish Enterprise 2006, col 24609- Minister and Minister for 24612 Enterprise and Lifelong Learning

SP OR 22 March Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister Scotland's Species 2006, col 24221- for Environment and Rural 24231 Development

SP OR 16 March , Minister for Public Transport Projects 2006, col 24048- Transport and 24053 Telecommunications

SP OR 1 March Tavish Scott, Minister for Tolled Bridges Review 2006, col 23594- Transport and 23598 Telecommunications

SP OR 22 February , Minister for Scottish Fingerprint Service 2006, col 23344- Justice 23347

SP OR 22 February Colin Boyd, Lord Advocate Scottish Fingerprint Service 2006, col 23342- 23344

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SP OR 8 February , Minister for Bichard Report 2006, col 23115- Education and Young People 23119

SP OR 26 January Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister "Forests for Scotland" 2006,col 22848- for the Environment and Rural 22852 Development

SP OR 19 January , Minister for Cultural Commission 2006, col 22577- Tourism, Culture and Sport 22583

SP OR 21 December Malcolm Chisholm, Minister for Homelessness 2005, col 21969- Communities (Abolition of Priority Need Test) 21972

SP OR 14 December , Deputy Minister Energy Performance of Buildings 2005, col 21691- for Communities 21694

SP OR 23 November Tom McCabe, Minister for Local Government Finance 2005, col 20965- Finance and Public Service Settlement 20968 Reform

SP OR 2 November Andy Kerr, Minister for Health Influenza Contingency Plans 2005, col 20229- and Community Care 20232

SP OR 2 November , Minister for Influenza Contingency Plans 2005, col 20227- Environment and Rural 20229 Development

SP OR 6 October Tom McCabe, Minister for Business Rates 2005, col 19861- Finance and Public Service 19863 Reform

SP OR 6 September Jack McConnell, First Minister Scottish Executive’s Programme 2005, col 18773- 18783

SP OR 29 June 2005, Malcolm Chisholm, Minister for Planning col 18440-18445 Communities

SP OR 16 June 2005, Tom McCabe, Minister for Identification Cards col 18045-18052 Finance and Public Service Reform

SP OR 1 June 2005, Jack McConnell, First Minister Scotland and Africa col 17383-17388

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Date Minister Subject

SP OR 25 May 2005, Andy Kerr, Minister for Health National Health Service col 17154-17160 and Community Care

SP OR 19 May 2005, Andy Kerr, Minister for Health Argyll and Clyde NHS Board col 16985-16989 and Community Care

SP OR 17 March Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister Dentistry 2005, col 15532- for Health and Community Care 15536

SP OR 9 February , Deputy Scottish Water 2005, col 14402- Minister for Environment and 14405 Rural Development

SP OR 3 February Allan Wilson, Deputy Minister for Enterprise Grant Awards 2005, col 14283- Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 14286

SP OR 27 January Andy Kerr, Minister for Health Sexual Health Strategy 2005, col 14023- and Community Care 14027

SP OR 12 January Jack McConnell, First Minister Tsunami Disaster 2005, col 13356- 13360

SP OR 22 December Nicol Stephen, Minister for Concessionary Fares 2004, col 13166- Transport 13169

SP OR 8 December Tom McCabe, Minister for Local Government Finance 2004, col 12643- Finance and Public Service Settlement 12650 Reform

SP OR 1 December Jack McConnell, First Minister Institutional Child Abuse 2004, col 12390- 12392

SP OR 10 November Jack McConnell, First Minister Smoking 2004, col 11669- 11673

SP OR 4 November Cathy Jamieson, Minister for Youth Justice 2004, col 11587- Justice 11592

SP OR 29 September Andy Kerr, Minister for Finance Spending Review 2004 2004, col 10665- and Public Services 10672

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Date Minister Subject

SP OR 7 September Jack McConnell, First Minister Scottish Executive's Programme 2004, col 9871-9882

SP OR 24 June 2004, Andy Kerr, Minister for Finance Efficient Government col 9576-9580 and Public Services

SP OR 24 June 2004, Jim Wallace, Deputy First Cross-border Students col 9485-9489 Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning

SP OR 16 June 2004, Nicol Stephen, Minister for Transport col 9095-9098 Transport

SP OR 16 June 2004, Andy Kerr, Minister for Finance Local Government Finance Review col 9084-9086 and Public Services

SP OR 13 May 2004, Jack McConnell, First Minister Explosion at Grovepark Street, col 8281-8284

SP OR 6 May 2004, Peter Peacock, Minister for Scottish Borders Council Social col 8211-8226 Education and Young People Work Services

SP OR 22 April 2004, Frank McAveety, Minister for Cultural Review col 7601-7605 Tourism, Culture and Sport

SP OR 21 April 2004, Cathy Jamieson, Minister for Prisoner Escort and Court Custody col 7526-7532 Justice Services Contract

SP OR 1 April 2004, Margaret Curran, Minister for Planning col 7302-7306 Communities

SP OR 31 March Jim Wallace, Deputy First Standard Life 2004, col 7277-7288 Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning

SP OR 17 March Malcolm Chisholm, Minister for Variant CJD 2004, col 6701-6710 Health and Community Care

SP OR 11 March Frank McAveety, Minister for Ministerial Group on Tourism 2004, col 6600-6604 Tourism, Culture and Sport

SP OR 10 March Allan Wilson, Deputy Minister for Genetically Modified Crops 2004, col 6427-6429 Environment and Rural Development

SP OR 25 February Jack McConnell, First Minister Fresh Talent 2004, col 5940-5944

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Date Minister Subject

SP OR 12 February Allan Wilson, Deputy Minister for Common Agricultural Policy Reform 2004, col 5867-5871 Environment and Rural Development

SP OR 4 February Margaret Curran, Minister for Housing 2004, col 5459-5463 Communities

SP OR 4 February Cathy Jamieson, Minister for Rosepark Care Home 2004, col 5446-5450 Justice

SP OR 7 January Ross Finnie, Minister for Fisheries 2004, col 4506-4509 Environment and Rural Development

SP OR 18 December Malcolm Chisholm, Minister for Variant CJD 2003, col 4373-4382 Health and Community Care

SP OR 17 December Andy Kerr, Minister for Finance Local Government Finance 2003, col 4297-4301 and Public Services Settlement

SP OR 20 November Tom McCabe, Deputy Minister for Dental Services 2003, col 3480-3482 Health and Community Care

SP OR 12 November Malcolm Chisholm, Minister for Sexual Wellbeing 2003, col 3128-3132 Health and Community Care

SP OR 24 September Margaret Curran, Minister for Charity Law 2003, col 1955-1957 Communities

SP OR 11 September Andy Kerr, Minister for Finance Partnership Agreement (Funding) 2003, col 1665-1670 and Public Services

SP OR 19 June 2003, Jack McConnell, First Minister Holyrood Project col 948-950

SP OR 28 May 2003, Jack McConnell, First Minister Scottish Executive’s Programme col 81-90

SP OR 28 May 2003, Margaret Curran, Minister for Charity Law Reform col 133-136 Communities

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SUMMARY OF MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS

Parliamentary years (7 May-6 May) Minister/Law Officer 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- Total 2004 2005 2006 20071 First Minister 3 5 2 0 10 Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and 1 1 1 0 3 Lifelong Learning Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 0 1 0 0 1 Minister for Communities 4 0 2 1 7 Deputy Minister for Communities 0 0 1 0 1 Minister for Education and Young People 1 0 1 0 2 Deputy Minister for Education and Young People 0 0 0 0 0 Minister for Environment and Rural Development 1 0 1 0 2 Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural 2 1 2 1 6 Development Minister for Finance and Public Services 2 3 n/a n/a 5 Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform n/a 1 3 3 7 Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services 0 0 n/a n/a 0 Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Service n/a 0 0 0 0 Reform Minister for Health and Community Care 3 1 3 0 7 Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care 1 1 0 0 2 Minister for Justice 2 1 1 0 4 Deputy Minister for Justice 0 0 0 0 0 Minister for Parliamentary Business 0 0 0 1 1 Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business 0 0 0 0 0 Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport 2 0 1 0 3 Minister for Transport 0 2 n/a 0 2 Minister for Transport and Telecommunications n/a n/a 2 n/a 2 Lord Advocate 0 0 1 0 1 Solicitor General for Scotland 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 22 17 21 7 67

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