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🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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I will try not to use all 30 minutes, Presiding Officer. I thank Maggie Chapman for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I have been on the education committee in its various guises for most of the time that I have been a member. It is a bit like Al Pacino in “The Godfather Part III”—I keep trying to get out, but they keep dragging me back in again. I have seen...
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There are many challenges and problems with universities trying to balance the books while delivering what they have to do. That has been an ongoing issue, but never to this extent. Mr Rennie and I heard about Dundee university’s Exscientia windfall. A perfect example is the programme whereby the university created an artificial intelligence drug company that was spun out into the real...
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I could talk about the University of the West of Scotland, which I do regularly, but I am running out of time quickly. That university has managed to balance the books and make sure that it can deliver what it wants to deliver for people, particularly in my constituency of Paisley. As previous speakers have said, universities are not only about academic achievement but are a key part of our...
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Will the member take an intervention?
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I, George Adam, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.
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On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. I could not connect to the system. I would have voted no.
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This is an extremely sensitive subject for everyone. For Mr Fraser to use some of the language that he has used and to conflate two very different things is not befitting of the debate that we have had throughout our stage 3 consideration. It could be upsetting to people in the chamber and outside of it. Mr Fraser should know better; he should take a look at what he has said and maybe retract...
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The behaviour of some fans after Sunday’s match between Celtic and Rangers was completely unacceptable. Does the minister agree that all fans must exercise personal responsibility—as the vast majority already do—to ensure that those around them can enjoy the game safely, and that football clubs also need to take some responsibility for the behaviour of their fans?
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