Results 1-20 of 1,019 for speaker:Gil Paterson

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — Europe, External Affairs and Culture: Maid of the Loch (23 December 2010)

Gil Paterson: What steps can the Scottish Government take to encourage the lottery and other agencies to provide the funding that would allow the vessel to be reboilered?

Scottish Parliament: General Questions: Business Support (West Dunbartonshire) (23 December 2010)

Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to businesses in the West Dunbartonshire area. (S3O-12482)

Scottish Parliament: General Questions: Business Support (West Dunbartonshire) (23 December 2010)

Gil Paterson: Will the minister provide reasons why the small business bonus scheme is not being made mandatory, as is being done with the equivalent scheme in England?

Scottish Parliament written answers — Apprenticeships: Apprenticeships (25 November 2010)

Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Executive how many apprenticeship places it is supporting in 2010-11.

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — General Questions: Licensed Premises (Oversubscribed Areas) (18 November 2010)

Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on local authorities refusing additional alcohol licences in areas deemed to be oversubscribed in licensed premises. (S3O-12031)

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — General Questions: Licensed Premises (Oversubscribed Areas) (18 November 2010)

Gil Paterson: The cabinet secretary will know that West Dunbartonshire Council decided recently to refuse to issue new alcohol licences in areas of overprovision. Will he encourage other councils in Scotland to consider taking that positive step to combat problems of alcohol abuse and easy access to the purchase of alcohol?

Scottish Parliament: Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 133 — Appointment of agents: fees (3 November 2010)

Gil Paterson: On a point of order, Presiding Officer, some of the voting consoles are not working.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (29 October 2010)

Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28850 by John Swinney on 17 February 2010, what the latest position is on the waiving of non-consolidated performance payments (bonuses) by chief executives of non-departmental public bodies and public corporations covered by the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy in 2010-11 and 2009-10.

Scottish Parliament: Public Bodies (Ministerial Appointments) (27 October 2010)

Gil Paterson: I am pleased to open this debate on the draft revised code of practice for ministerial appointments to public bodies in Scotland on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. On 10 June, the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland laid before the Parliament a consultation document on a proposed revision to the code of practice for ministerial appointments....

Scottish Parliament: Public Bodies (Ministerial Appointments) (27 October 2010)

Gil Paterson: Okay. An element of subjectivity in appointments decisions would be necessary where a minister was presented with a choice of equally qualified candidates from whom to make an appointment. Having said all that—and given that you are looking at me, Presiding Officer—I will conclude. Subject to my comments, the committee is content to endorse the draft revised code of practice. I...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — Justice and Law Officers: Methadone (Prisoners) (30 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: In the very informative debate on the Scottish Government's drugs strategy, the minister outlined the vital role that naloxone plays in saving the lives of heroin addicts. What role does he believe that naloxone can play for prisoners both inside prison and on their release?

Scottish Parliament: Broadcasting: "The recommendations of the Commission on Scottish Devolution regarding Scottish Parliament procedures" (29 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: I welcome the opportunity to open this debate on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's fifth report in 2010. The report covers the recommendations of the Commission on Scottish Devolution that relate to Scottish Parliament procedures. At the start of the year, the Parliamentary Bureau asked the committee to consider 16 of the commission's 60 recommendations. All the...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Special Advisers: Special Advisers (24 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the names of the special advisers currently in post; what their responsibilities are; what their pay bands are for 2010-11; how many special advisers are in each pay band, and what the total salary cost of employing special advisers was in 2009-10.

Scottish Parliament: Hunterston Power Station (Carbon Capture) (15 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: Can you comment on generating capacity in Scotland, for Scotland? We should not be having this debate, because any new capacity in Scotland would be for export.

Scottish Parliament: Edinburgh Airport (Drop-off Charges) (9 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: Will the minister take an intervention on that point?

Scottish Parliament: Edinburgh Airport (Drop-off Charges) (9 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: The minister will be aware that BAA's London airports are regulated by the Department for Transport, whereas its operations in Scotland are self-regulated. Does the minister agree that, unless the DFT allowed it, BAA would not get away with introducing such a measure in London because the relevant act would not permit it? Will the Scottish Government consider designating airports, such as...

Scottish Parliament: Edinburgh Airport (Drop-off Charges) (9 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: Ian McKee will probably remember that the City of Edinburgh Council proposed a road-pricing mechanism, and it had to consult the public to do so. BAA is a private company and, because it is self-regulated, it can take such a step itself. Does Ian McKee agree with the point that I made earlier, that if self-regulation was taken away from Edinburgh airport, that would stop it in its plan? The...

Scottish Parliament: Edinburgh Airport (Drop-off Charges) (9 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: The charge is a travel tax. Does the member think that if BAA lost the right to self-regulate that would put an end to such behaviour?

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Executive Question Time — Finance and Sustainable Growth: Scottish Enterprise (Meetings) (9 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: Scottish Enterprise has secured 60 highly paid jobs in Scotland at Barclays Bank. Has the Government made any evaluation of the downstream benefit to the Scottish economy that those jobs will bring?

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Cot Death Trust (8 September 2010)

Gil Paterson: Some six months ago, a neighbour asked whether I would meet members of the Scottish Cot Death Trust who were seeking assistance. Although I agreed, I took it for granted that the trust, like so many other organisations, would be looking for additional resources. I was, therefore, taken by surprise that my assistance was being sought only to explore ways in which the work of the trust could be...