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Finance and Constitution Committee
Finance and Constitution Committee Wednesday 7 December 2016 Session 5 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.parliament.scot or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Wednesday 7 December 2016 CONTENTS Col. DECISION ON TAKING BUSINESS IN PRIVATE ....................................................................................................... 1 DRAFT BUDGET SCRUTINY 2017-18 ................................................................................................................... 2 SCOTTISH GROWTH FORECASTS ...................................................................................................................... 18 FINANCE AND CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE 15th Meeting 2016, Session 5 CONVENER *Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) DEPUTY CONVENER *Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con) COMMITTEE MEMBERS *Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab) *Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) *Ash Denham (Edinburgh Eastern) (SNP) *Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) *Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green) *James Kelly (Glasgow) (Lab) *Dean Lockhart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) *Ivan McKee (Glasgow Provan) (SNP) *Maree Todd (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) *attended THE FOLLOWING ALSO PARTICIPATED: Dougie Adams (EY ITEM Club) Jackson Carlaw MSP (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) Derek Croll (Scottish Parliament) Mark Gregory (EY ITEM Club) Sir Paul Grice (Scottish Parliament) Duncan Whitehead (EY ITEM Club) -
Four Corners 60
Scotland’s Jewish Gathering They came from the north and the south, they came from the east and the west! More than 150 Jewish people from all over Scotland – from the Western Isles and the Grampians to Galloway, from all strands of Judaism and none, aged from 3 to 83 – converged on Edinburgh Synagogue DIAMOND ISSUE DIAMOND and Community Centre over the weekend of 26th to 28th October for a programme of inspiring speakers, rousing music, stimulating discussion – and just getting to know one another better. Guest speakers included Board of Deputies vice-president Edwin Shuker, who had fled from Baghdad just before his bar mitzvah and spoke emotionally about his gratitude that he lives in a country where the Jewish community can thrive. Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, speaking after news of the atrocity in Pittsburgh had broken, expressed sympathy and solidarity with the victims and with Jewish people throughout the world, and reiterated the Scottish Government’s commitment “to tackle prejudice and build the society we want to be, where each person, every family, and all communities can flourish.” The programme included a special open meeting of SCoJeC’s Council, and there were also discussions on tackling demographic change, women in Judaism, mental health, Jewish schools, fundraising, and the use of technology and social media. There was a stirring candle-lit musical Havdalah, a sing-along klezmer session, and separate activities for the 20 children aged 3 to 16. The final session was an unprecedented panel of the chairs of all Scotland’s Jewish communities, whose discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing them quickly turned into agreement that what they have in common hugely outweighs their differences of geography and affiliation. -
Dear First Minister, Please See Me Email Below, Redirecting from You're MSP Mail Box to FM. I Hope You Will Be Able to Add Y
From: [REDACTED] <[REDACTED]> Sent: 16 July 2020 14:50 To: First Minister <[email protected]> Cc: [REDACTED] Subject: Fwd: Come Out for Trans Equality and call for a ban on conversion therapy Dear First Minister, Please see me email below, redirecting from you’re MSP mail box to FM. I hope you will be able to add your support to these deeply concerning matters. I thank you and your governments support on LGBT community. I look forward to hearing your response to my email FWD below. Kind Regards, [REDACTED] Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: [REDACTED] <[REDACTED]> Date: 16 July 2020 at 14:37:30 BST To: [REDACTED] Cc: [REDACTED] Subject: Come Out for Trans Equality and call for a ban on conversion therapy Dear Rona Mackay, Kenneth Macintosh, Neil Bibby, Maurice Golden, Maurice Corry, Mary Fee, Jamie Greene, and Ross Greer Trans people in the UK still experience profound discrimination in every area of their lives; from things like unemployment to health services. A crisis like COVID-19 poses a greater risk in deepening those inequalities. It’s been over two years since plans to reform the Act were announced and nearly a year and half since the Government’s GRA consultation closed, and we’re still waiting to hear about the results. The UK Minister for women and equalities did announce the Government will be putting forward proposals for GRA reform ‘by summer’. However, she also made some worrying points that the wider LGBT community - need to understand more about urgently. The Minister commented on trans people’s access to single-sex services and the ‘checks and balances’ that will be in the new system. -
Prisoner Voting in Scotland Published in Scotland by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Published 14 May 2018 SP Paper 315 3rd Report, 2018 (Session 5) Equalities and Human Rights Committee Comataidh Co-ionnanachd agus Còraichean Daonna Prisoner Voting in Scotland Published in Scotland by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. All documents are available on the Scottish For information on the Scottish Parliament contact Parliament website at: Public Information on: http://www.parliament.scot/abouttheparliament/ Telephone: 0131 348 5000 91279.aspx Textphone: 0800 092 7100 Email: [email protected] © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliament Corporate Body The Scottish Parliament's copyright policy can be found on the website — www.parliament.scot Equalities and Human Rights Committee Prisoner Voting in Scotland, 3rd Report, 2018 (Session 5) Contents Introduction ____________________________________________________________1 Background ____________________________________________________________2 The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) __________________________4 Recent UK developments _________________________________________________6 Practicalities of voting in prison ___________________________________________8 Conclusion ___________________________________________________________10 Prisoners' engagement with elections _____________________________________12 Conclusion ___________________________________________________________12 Politicians' engagement with prisoners ____________________________________13 Continuation of the ban on voting for prisoners serving custodial sentences_____15 Partial ban on -
Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean
Monday 26 July 2021 Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean Today's Business Meeting of the Parliament Committee Meetings There are no meetings today. There are no meetings today. Monday 26 July 2021 1 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Meeting of the Parliament There are no meetings today. Monday 26 July 2021 2 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Committees | Comataidhean Committee Meetings There are no meetings today. Monday 26 July 2021 3 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 23 June 2021 Tuesday 31 August 2021 2:00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: Programme for Government 2021-22 followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Wednesday 1 September 2021 2:00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2:00 pm Portfolio Questions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Programme for Government 2021-22 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions -
Jackson Carlaw MSP West of Scotland
It’s time to realise the potential of the Scottish Parliament Jackson Carlaw MSP West of Scotland Contents Preface...................................................................................................................................................... 4 How can the Scottish Parliament work more effectively? ..................................................................... 5 Meetings of the Parliament ................................................................................................................... 6 The role of the Presiding Officer....................................................................................................... 6 Plenary sessions .............................................................................................................................. 7 Parliamentary Debates................................................................................................................... 10 Scrutiny............................................................................................................................................... 13 Legislative Scrutiny......................................................................................................................... 15 Ministerial statements and speeches ............................................................................................. 18 First Minister’s Questions & General Questions to Ministers ......................................................... 20 Parliamentary Committees ............................................................................................................ -
Current Msps by NHS Board
SPICe Fact Sheet Duilleagan Fiosrachaidh SPICe 13 May 2021 Updated: 16:00 Current MSPs by NHS Board This Fact Sheet lists all current Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who represent constituencies or regions within the boundaries of each of the NHS Boards in Scotland. The NHS Boards are listed in alphabetical order, followed by the name of the MSPs, their party and the constituency (C) or region (R) they represent. Party Abbreviation Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Con Scottish Green Party Green Scottish Labour Lab Scottish Liberal Democrats LD Scottish National Party SNP Independent MSPs Ind No Party Affiliation NPA Ayrshire and Arran Siobhian Brown (SNP) Ayr (C) Elena Whitham (SNP) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (C) Kenneth Gibson (SNP) Cunninghame North (C) Ruth Maguire (SNP) Cunninghame South (C) Willie Coffey (SNP) Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (C) Current MSPs by NHS Board 1 Sharon Dowey (Con) South Scotland (R) Emma Harper (SNP) South Scotland (R) Craig Hoy (Con) South Scotland (R) Carol Mochan (Lab) South Scotland (R) Colin Smyth (Lab) South Scotland (R) Martin Whitfield (Lab) South Scotland (R) Brian Whittle (Con) South Scotland (R) Neil Bibby (Lab) West Scotland (R) Katy Clark (Lab) West Scotland (R) Russell Findlay (Con) West Scotland (R) Jamie Greene (Con) West Scotland (R) Ross Greer (Green) West Scotland (R) Pam Gosal (Con) West Scotland (R) Paul O'Kane (Lab) West Scotland (R) Borders Rachael Hamilton (Con) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Christine Grahame (SNP) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale -
Journal of the Scottish Parliament Volume 2: 2Nd Parliamentary Year
Journal of the Scottish Parliament Volume 2: 2nd Parliamentary Year, Session 3 (9 May 2008 – 8 May 2009) SPJ 3.2 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.scottish.parliament.uk or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000. Foreword The Journal is the central, long-term, authoritative record of what the Parliament has done. The Minutes of Proceedings, which are produced for each meeting of the Parliament, do that in an immediate way, while the Journal presents essentially the same material but has the benefit of hindsight to allow any errors and infelicities of presentation to be corrected. Unlike the Official Report, which primarily records what is said, the Minutes of Proceedings, and in the longer term the Journal, provide the authoritative record of what was done. The Journal is required under Rule 16.3 of Standing Orders and contains, in addition to the Minutes of Proceedings themselves, notice of any Bill introduced*, notice of any instrument or draft instrument or any other document laid before the Parliament; notice of any report of a committee, and any other matter that the Parliament, on a motion of the Parliamentary Bureau, considers should be included. (* The requirement to include notice of Bills introduced was only added to Rule 16.3 in January 2003. However, such notices have in practice been recorded in the Annex to the Minutes of Proceedings from the outset.) Note: (DT), which appears throughout the Journal, signifies a decision taken at Decision Time. -
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting of the Parliament Tuesday 15 January 2019 Session 5 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.parliament.scot or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Tuesday 15 January 2019 CONTENTS Col. TIME FOR REFLECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 TOPICAL QUESTION TIME ................................................................................................................................... 3 Prison Population.......................................................................................................................................... 3 Rent and Mortgage Arrears (Support) .......................................................................................................... 8 CARBON-NEUTRAL ECONOMY (JUST TRANSITION) ............................................................................................ 12 Motion moved—[Roseanna Cunningham]. Amendment moved—[Maurice Golden]. Amendment moved—[Claudia Beamish]. Amendment moved—[Mark Ruskell]. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Roseanna Cunningham .... 12 Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Con ....................................................................................................... 17 Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab ................................................................................................... -
2021 MSP Spreadsheet
Constituency MSP Name Party Email Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray SNP [email protected] Coatbridge and Chryston Fulton MacGregor SNP [email protected] Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Jamie Hepburn SNP [email protected] East Kilbride Collette Stevenson SNP [email protected] Falkirk East Michelle Thomson SNP [email protected] Falkirk West Michael Matheson SNP [email protected] Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Christina McKelvie SNP [email protected] Motherwell and Wishaw Clare Adamson SNP [email protected] Uddingston and Bellshill Stephanie Callaghan SNP [email protected] Regional Central Scotland Richard Leonard Labour [email protected] Central Scotland Monica Lennon Labour [email protected] Central Scotland Mark Griffin Labour [email protected] Central Scotland Stephen Kerr Conservative [email protected] Central Scotland Graham Simpson Conservative [email protected] Central Scotland Meghan Gallacher Conservative [email protected] Central Scotland Gillian Mackay Green [email protected] Constituency MSP Name Party Email Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd SNP [email protected] Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan SNP [email protected] Glasgow Kelvin Kaukab Stewart SNP [email protected] Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Bob Doris SNP [email protected] -
Official Report of This Meeting
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Thursday 9 May 2019 Session 5 © Parliamentary copyright. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Information on the Scottish Parliament’s copyright policy can be found on the website - www.parliament.scot or by contacting Public Information on 0131 348 5000 Thursday 9 May 2019 CONTENTS Col. DECISION ON TAKING BUSINESS IN PRIVATE ....................................................................................................... 1 ARTICLE 50 (INTERNATIONAL TRADE) ................................................................................................................. 2 CULTURE, TOURISM, EUROPE AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 14th Meeting 2019, Session 5 CONVENER *Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) DEPUTY CONVENER *Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) COMMITTEE MEMBERS *Annabelle Ewing (Cowdenbeath) (SNP) *Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) *Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) Ross Greer (West Scotland) (Green) *Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) *Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (LD) *Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) *attended THE FOLLOWING ALSO PARTICIPATED: Reuben Aitken (Scottish Government) Ivan McKee (Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation) CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE Stephen Herbert LOCATION The Adam Smith Room (CR5) 1 9 MAY 2019 2 Scottish Parliament Article 50 (International Trade) Culture, Tourism, Europe and 09:31 External Affairs Committee The Convener: Agenda item 2 is an evidence- taking session on article 50 negotiations -
Brexit and Scottish Nationalism
Brexit and Scottish Nationalism An Interview with Fiona Simpkins by Mélanie Cournil & Alice Bonzom The Brexit vote, welcomed with dismay in Scotland, has prompted the Scottish National Party to present itself as the only sound alternative to Westminster’s policies, viewed as damaging to Scottish interests. F. Simpkins analyses the SNP’s strategies and outlines the many political challenges ahead. Fiona Simpkins is a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Politics and Society at the University Lumière of Lyon, France. Her main areas of research are devolution, Scottish politics, nationalism and the constitutional debate in Scotland. Recently, she has explored the impact of devolution and sub-national party competition on party organisation and branding. She has published several articles or book chapters on Scotland's unionist parties and focused more specifically on the resurgence of the Scottish Conservative party in Scotland after 2016. She has published her research in a variety of books and journals, including the Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, Observatoire de la Société Britannique, and Etudes Ecossaises. Books & Ideas: How would you explain the rise of the Scottish National Party over the last 15 years? Fiona Simpkins: The Scottish National Party (SNP) was founded in 1934 but its electoral successes were few and far between until the mid-1960s to late 1970s when the party made its first electoral breakthroughs. It was then able to argue for further autonomy for Scotland and to attract a more moderate electorate than previously— voters who did not necessarily consider themselves as separatists but who were keen on defending Scotland’s economic interests and a more democratic system of government.