Results 1-20 of 216 for speaker:Angela Constance

Scottish Parliament: Deafblind Scotland (19 Nov 2009)

Angela Constance: Like other members, I am grateful to Margaret Mitchell for securing the debate. I appreciate the work that has been done by Deafblind Scotland on the issue and its success in encouraging so many of my constituents to correspond with me. As we have heard, there are at most 5,000 deafblind people in Scotland—a small but not insignificant group of people who have a unique and profound...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Health: Health (19 Nov 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive whether all NHS boards have a policy on sterilisation reversal surgeries and, if so, what the policy is for each.

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — Health and Wellbeing: NHS Lothian (Elections) (5 Nov 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive what has been—oops, I am reading the wrong question. I will start again. To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the non-statutory pilot to elect board members of NHS Lothian. (S3O-8311)

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — Health and Wellbeing: NHS Lothian (Elections) (5 Nov 2009)

Angela Constance: I am sure that the cabinet secretary agrees that the non-statutory pilots provide an ideal opportunity for boards—in this case, NHS Lothian—to increase patient involvement and further democratise health boards. Does she accept that patient forums could, for example, be expanded and used as a constituency from which to elect board members? If so, is the suggestion worthy of fuller...

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions: People's Charter (29 Oct 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it endorses the people's charter as supported by the Trades Union Congress. (S3O-8227)

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions: People's Charter (29 Oct 2009)

Angela Constance: The minister will be aware of the laudable objectives that underpin the charter, which in essence is a campaign for change that aims at reconstituting the fabric of our society. What does the minister see as the best route to delivering the people's charter in Scotland?

Scottish Parliament: Colleges (Economic Recovery) (1 Oct 2009)

Angela Constance: I completed my higher education degree first and enrolled in West Lothian College some years later, and I must say that my college course made a far more direct contribution to my future studies and career as a social worker than did my university course. If I am blunt, I can say that what I learned during my undergraduate years can be summed up as a few unhealthy lifestyle habits and a...

Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Land Maintenance Companies) (1 Oct 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider changing the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 with regard to land maintenance companies. (S3O-7981)

Scottish Parliament: Justice and Law Officers: Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Land Maintenance Companies) (1 Oct 2009)

Angela Constance: I thank the minister for his answer and for the time that he took yesterday to meet me and campaigners. I therefore know that he is well aware of the tens of thousands of homeowners in my constituency and elsewhere in Scotland who have no practical recourse to measures to remove land maintenance companies. Given Lord Gill's report on the failings of our civil justice system and the length of...

Scottish Parliament: Breast Cancer Awareness Month (30 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: I, too, commend Rhona Brankin for and congratulate her on securing the debate. It appears to me that campaigns to raise awareness of breast cancer or to improve services for women are often led and championed by women. That is how things should be, of course, although the support of our male counterparts, whether they are doctors, researchers, campaigners or loved ones, is no less valuable....

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Cabinet (Meetings) (17 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: The First Minister will be well aware of Bausch & Lomb's announcement of the closure of its Livingston site and the transfer of all production to Ireland. Will he guarantee that the Scottish Government will continue vigorously to explore all options with a view to saving jobs in Livingston? Does he agree that there has been an injustice to the 500-strong workforce, who have been crucial...

Scottish Parliament written answers — NHS Staff: NHS Staff (15 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive what pay banding each NHS board gives to staff working as recruitment assistants in human resources departments.

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions: Firearms (10 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making with regard to devolving powers over firearms to the Scottish Parliament. (S3O-7707)

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions: Firearms (10 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: In my constituency air-guns cause havoc and harm. The cabinet secretary may be interested to know that F division of Lothian and Borders police reports that there were 40 incidents in West Lothian over the past year. In light of his answer, how does he intend to persuade the Home Secretary to reconsider his position, and what would he do if he was successful in securing the devolution of...

Scottish Parliament: Fire and Rescue Framework (10 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: Like other members, I associate myself with the minister's tribute to Ewan Williamson. Many firefighters in my constituency knew and worked with Ewan. I also take the liberty of drawing to members' attention the motion that has been lodged by my colleague, Shirley-Anne Somerville, which supports the call for Ewan Williamson to be posthumously awarded the Queen's gallantry medal. I urge...

Scottish Parliament written answers — WorldSkills: WorldSkills (10 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will recognise the outstanding achievement of the Scottish competitors in the WorldSkills UK team in Calgary last week.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Cancer: Cancer (4 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards prescribe Zometa (zoledronic acid) for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Scottish Parliament: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (Decision) (2 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: Like many members, I have my own barometers to test public opinion, whether my mailbag, my inbox or the people I speak to at my surgeries and at meetings with local groups and organisations. Many teachers in my constituency have advised me of the debates that have been held within their classrooms. People have spoken to me at the shops in Livingston shopping centre and I must be candid and...

Scottish Parliament: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (Decision) (2 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: That rather neatly brings me on to some of the so-called alternatives that have been put forward by the Labour Party and the Conservatives. While standards of health care in prisons are much improved, issues of security and environment mean that prisons are not and cannot ever be a hospice. The suggestion that Mr al-Megrahi could have gone to a hospice is rather disingenuous and offensive...

Scottish Parliament: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (Decision) (2 Sep 2009)

Angela Constance: No, thank you.