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We will update this information if the situation changes. See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
Can patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, which is otherwise known as ME or chronic fatigue syndrome, be included with those at the highest clinical risk on our shielding list?
The aim of the bill is simple: to encourage greater use of local heat networks in Scotland and thereby move away from burning gas and fossil fuels to heat our homes and buildings; and to provide the supporting legislation, licensing and regulation to bind it all together. At the moment, over half of Scotland’s energy consumption is used to create heat and over 80 per cent of our homes burn...
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it will develop its international relations in the post-Brexit era. (S5O-05034)
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RSS feed (?)Scottish National Party MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007 — Election
Also represented Kilmarnock and Loudoun
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