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Dr Winnie Ewing
Former Scottish National Party MSP for Highlands and Islands
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Left the Scottish Parliament on 31 March 2003 — Election
Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: British Sign Language (Interpreters) (27 Mar 2003)
“To ask the First Minister whether, in the light of Her Majesty's Government's decision to give official recognition to British sign language as a language in its own right, the Scottish Executive will fund a long-term training programme for more sign language interpreters. (S1F-2624)”
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: British Sign Language (Interpreters) (27 Mar 2003)
“That was an encouraging answer. I am proud to be asking the last question in the Parliament. Since my members' business debate on the subject, during which the public galleries were packed with deaf people, the Executive has taken quite a lot of steps on the issue, such as the type-talk scheme, interpretation for visitors, the BSL video, leaflets and the £10 million for audiological...”
- Scottish Parliament: Island Transport (26 Mar 2003)
“In my past life in the European Parliament, there was tremendous agreement among the Irish MEPs from the north and south and from all parties and people like myself that a port in the Republic of Ireland should be added to the Campbeltown route, which would thereby attract cross-border funding. If that had been done, the route would have been much more secure: it would have been good for...”
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