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Ministerial Statements: Session 3 10 December 2014 Parliamentary Business: Historical Series The Scottish Parliament and Scottish Parliament I nfor mation C entre l ogo Scottish Parliament Fact sheet Ministerial Statements: Session 3 10 December 2014 Parliamentary Business: Historical Series This fact sheet provides a list of ministerial statements made in the Scottish Parliament during Session 3. 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 Cabinet Secretary or Minister making the statement and the subject of the statement. Date Cabinet Secretary / Minister Subject SP OR 16 Mar 2011 Roseanna Cunningham, Minister for “Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting Environment and Climate Change the Emissions Reductions Targets 2010-2022—Report on Proposals and Policies” SP OR 16 Mar 2011 Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Higher Education Funding Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 9 Mar 2011 Angela Constance, Minister for Skills Teaching Scotland’s Future and Lifelong Learning SP OR 23 Feb 2011 Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Cadder Judgement Justice SP OR 10 Feb 2011 Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Delayed Discharges and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 12 Jan 2011, Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Proposed School Closures col 32075 - 32079 Education and Lifelong Learning (Argyll) SP OR 12 Jan 2011, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Reform of the Police and Fire col 32000 - 32003 Justice and Rescue Services SP OR 23 Dec 2010, Angela Constance, Minister for Skills Skills Development Scotland col 31910 - 31913 and Lifelong Learning SP OR 16 Dec 2010, Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Higher Education col 31745 - 31749 Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 9 Dec 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government Finance col 31491 - 31496 Finance and Sustainable Growth Settlement 2011-12 SP OR 8 Dec 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Future Budget Planning col 31282 - 31285 Finance and Sustainable Growth Assumptions SP OR 8 Dec 2010, Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Severe Weather col 31271 - 31275 Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change SP OR 2 Dec 2010, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Forensic Science Services col 31207 - 31210 Justice Modernisation Programme SP OR 1 Dec 2010, Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and Scotland Bill col 31004 - 31007 External Affairs SP OR 17 Nov 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Budget 2011-12 col 30460 - 30469 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 11 Nov 2010, Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Scottish Water Bill col 30387 - 30390 Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Reference: FS4-30 2 Date Cabinet Secretary / Minister Subject SP OR 28 Oct 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Strategic Defence and Security col 29813 - 29817 Finance and Sustainable Growth Review SP OR 27 Oct 2010, Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Literacy Action Plan col 29589 - 29593 Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 29 Sep 2010, Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and Broadcasting col 29009 - 29012 External Affairs SP OR 15 Sep 2010, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Scottish Ambulance Service Call col 28511 - 28514 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Handling Wellbeing SP OR 8 Sep 2010, Alex Salmond, First Minister Scottish Government's col 28245 - 28254 Programme SP OR 30 June 2010, Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for The Gathering col 27996 - 27999 Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 23 June 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for United Kingdom Emergency col 27563 - 27568 Finance and Sustainable Growth Budget and End-year Flexibility SP OR 17 June 2010, Keith Brown, Minister for Skills and Economy (Support for Young col 27475 - 27478 Lifelong Learning People) SP OR 3 June 2010, Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, VisitScotland col 26966 - 26968 Energy and Tourism SP OR 19 May 2010, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Police Numbers col 26306 - 26308 Justice SP OR 22 April 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Volcanic Ash Cloud col 25676 - 25682 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 15 April 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Volcanic Ash Cloud col 25429 - 25431 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 25 Mar 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for United Kingdom Budget col 25184 - 25187 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 24 Feb 2010, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Representing Constituents col 23890 - 23893 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 13 Jan 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Aberdeen Western Peripheral col 22642 - 22646 Finance and Sustainable Growth Route SP OR 7 Jan 2010, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Severe Weather col 22475 - 22481 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 6 Jan 2010, Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Beauly to Denny Power Line col 22407 - 22411 Energy and Tourism SP OR 16 Dec 2009, Michael Russell, Minister for Culture, Education col 22186 - 22190 External Affairs and the Constitution Reference: FS4-30 3 Date Cabinet Secretary / Minister Subject SP OR 26 Nov 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Aberdeen Royal Infirmary col 21650 - 21653 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Health Care Environment Wellbeing Inspectorate Report SP OR 26 Nov 2009, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government Finance col 21557 - 21562 Finance and Sustainable Growth Settlement SP OR 25 Nov 2009, Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Renewable Heat Action Plan col 21469 - 21478 Energy and Tourism SP OR 18 Nov 2009, Fergus Ewing, Minister for Community Sectarianism col 21250 - 21259 Safety SP OR 12 Nov 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Clostridium Difficile (Ninewells col 21099 - 21102 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Hospital) Wellbeing SP OR 5 Nov 2009, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Sex Offenders col 20953 - 20955 Justice SP OR 4 Nov 2009, Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Skills col 20818 - 20822 Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 29 Oct 2009, Shona Robison, Minister for Public Elder Abuse col 20617 - 20621 Health and Sport SP OR 29 Oct 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Influenza A(H1N1) col 20605 - 20609 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 28 Oct 2009, Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Student Support col 20531 - 20534 Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 17 Sep 2009, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Budget 2010-11 col 19751 - 19768 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 3 Sep 2009, Alex Salmond, First Minister Scottish Government's col 19201 - 19210 Programme SP OR 3 Sep 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Influenza A(H1N1) col 19189 - 19193 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 2 Sep 2009, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Diageo (Task Force) col 19088 - 19092 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 24 Aug 2009, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed col 18991 - 18996 Justice al-Megrahi (Decision) SP OR 25 Jun 2009, John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for End-year Flexibility col 18944 - 18954 Finance and Sustainable Growth SP OR 17 June 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Repossessions Group Report col 18480 - 18491 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 17 Jun 2009, Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for School Building Programme col 18438 -18456 Education and Lifelong Learning Reference: FS4-30 4 Date Cabinet Secretary / Minister Subject SP OR 11 Jun 2009, Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for National Qualifications col 18362 -18374 Education and Lifelong Learning SP OR 11 Jun 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Influenza A(H1N1) col 18247 -18258 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 10 Jun 2009, Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary Agriculture and Food col 18148 -18165 for Rural Affairs and the Environment (Government Support) SP OR 27 May 2009, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Open Prisons col 17836 -17847 Justice SP OR 14 May 2009, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Community Courts col 17427 -17439 Justice SP OR 14 May 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Influenza A(H1N1) col 17417 -17427 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 06 May 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Influenza A(H1N1) col 17070 -17081 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 29 April 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Influenza A(H1N1) col 16816 -16832 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 22 April 2009, Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister Vale of Leven Inquiry col 16601 -16613 and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing SP OR 02 April 2009, Michael Russell, Minister for Culture, Creative Scotland col 16425 -16441 External Affairs and the Constitution SP OR 25 March Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister New Medicines (Access) and 2009, col 16128 - and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Additional Private Care 16140 Wellbeing (Guidance) SP OR 18 March Michael Russell, Minister for Culture, Broadcasting 2009, col 15857 - External Affairs and the Constitution 15871 SP OR 11 March Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Prisoners (Compensation 2009, col 15604 - Justice Payments) 15614 SP OR 26 February Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Skills Strategy 2009, col 15296 - Education and Lifelong Learning 15307 SP OR 26 February John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Financial Services Advisory 2009, col 15203 - Finance and Sustainable Growth Board 15217 Reference: FS4-30 5 Date Cabinet Secretary / Minister Subject SP OR 21 January Stewart Maxwell, Minister for Home Owner Support 2009, col 14165 - Communities and Sport 14169 SP OR 11 December John
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