Rhona Brankin: Given the intriguing nature of the SNP's motion, I am particularly pleased to be taking part in this debate. Fiona Hyslop's new role might be another poisoned chalice, but I welcome her to it, whatever it is. I am curious as to why Fiona Hyslop's motion "welcomes the recommendations of the Calman Commission", given that the SNP boycotted the commission just as it boycotted the constitutional...
Rhona Brankin: I accept that absolutely—but the SNP came very late to the whole thing. The plans for the Scottish Parliament had already been drawn up by the constitutional convention. Moreover, we should remember that it was the election of a Labour Government that created the Parliament. In June, the then Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution, Mike Russell, said that the Calman...
Rhona Brankin: I absolutely do not. Later in my speech, I will look at what the SNP's proposals would mean for the economy and recession. In this debate, the SNP is seeking to cherry-pick bits from Calman. It thinks that it can breathe new life into its referendum plans, and so we get the referendum white paper, the farce of the national conversation, 14 Government work streams on independence, hundreds of...
Rhona Brankin: Speaking of tax, can Linda Fabiani clarify the SNP's current position? By how much would it reduce corporation tax? Does the SNP think that that was successful for the Irish economy?
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive what evaluation has been made of the success of policies designed to increase the take-up rate of breast screening.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive when construction of the track for the Waverley railway line will commence.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive how many serious case reviews have been carried out by local authorities in each of the last 10 years.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether two views are used in breast screening in England and Wales.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive how rates of take-up of breast screening in Scotland compare with those in England and Wales.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive what international research informs its position on the link between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive what international research informs its position on the link between the contraceptive pill and breast cancer.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive what international research informs its position on the link between the morning-after pill and breast cancer.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive whether a medical record is kept when a woman buys the morning-after pill.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive whether women are advised of the health risks when being sold the morning-after pill by pharmacists.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will develop and implement a communication plan for children and young people.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to support young people in Midlothian who are leaving school without going on to employment, education or training.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will develop and implement a communication plan for children and young people.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to support young people in Midlothian who are leaving school without going on to employment, education or training.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a specific date for construction work to start on the Waverley railway line.
Rhona Brankin: To ask the Scottish Executive when it anticipates that the construction contract for the Waverley railway line will be awarded.