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Scottish National Party MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election

Also represented South of Scotland

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Recent appearances

• Scottish Parliament: First Minister’s Question Time: Rural Nursery and Primary School Closures 24 Apr 2025

  To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported issues arising from proposed rural nursery closures or mothballing, including the potential impact on the sustainability of rural communities and the operation of primary schools, whether the Scottish Government will review the relevant legislation and the guidance on criteria for protecting rural primary schools from closure. (S6F-04008)

• Scottish Parliament: First Minister’s Question Time: Rural Nursery and Primary School Closures 24 Apr 2025

  Across Scotland, rural nurseries—including seven in the Scottish Borders—are threatened with so-called mothballing. Many of them are physically attached to primary schools, such as those in Channelkirk and Walkerburn in my constituency. They are just through a doorway, so that the school and nursery are actually as one. Children have the same teacher and headteacher, and nursery children...

• Scottish Parliament: Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 27 Mar 2025

  I fully accept the position about local authorities, but capital funding will be needed by some of the existing providers, such as Broomlee, which is a charity, and I am not sure where that will come from. I wish that it could be done, but I want to see that nailed down.

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