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Scottish Parliament: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 27 — General functions of Creative Scotland (25 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: It is precisely because many co-ordinating relationships involve the public and private sector that the Government should make it clear in the bill that creative Scotland will be the first among equals on artistic and creative matters. We do not accept that that makes any other body subordinate, especially in its own areas of interest. The minister expressed concerns about the drafting of our...

Scottish Parliament: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 27 — General functions of Creative Scotland (25 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: Why does the Government not accept that, given all the fallout from the shotgun wedding between the Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Screen and all the additional industries, the one action that would cement the new body's authority is saying in the bill in simple language that creative Scotland leads for the arts in Scotland?

Scottish Parliament: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 27 — General functions of Creative Scotland (25 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: I fear that, if the opportunity that the amendment presents is not grasped, creative Scotland will become a byword for obfuscation and a tier of bureaucracy.

Scottish Parliament: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3: Section 27 — General functions of Creative Scotland (25 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: We in the Conservative party have worked hard to try to ensure that whatever emerges from the new creative Scotland is better than what we had previously. We have been guided by two main principles. One is that the creative arts sector in Scotland should be allowed to get on with its job with the minimum of Government interference, and the second is that creative Scotland should be recognised...

Scottish Parliament: Malawi (International Development) (18 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: In previous speeches on Malawi, I have drawn attention to some of the huge problems that that beautiful country faces. The abiding image of my visit some five years' ago is of coffins being assembled in street corner joiner shops. I recall telling members on my return that premature death seemed to be the country's only growth industry. There are still many reasons for being concerned about...

Scottish Parliament: Europe, External Affairs and Culture: National Galleries of Scotland (11 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: We would all accept that our magnificent national collections should be shared with other museums across Scotland, but does the minister agree that the National Galleries of Scotland still does not fully reflect the scope and quality of artists working in Scotland? Will she seek answers from the National Galleries as to why Scotland's most popular living artist, Jack Vettriano, has thus far...

Scottish Parliament: Commonwealth Day 2010 (10 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: I am grateful to my colleague Sandra White for securing this afternoon's debate. We who serve in this place have a variety of committees and cross-party groups through which, on a non-partisan basis, we can develop an interest in the wider political process. For my part, I have long regarded the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as among the most important of those wider interests. As my...

Scottish Parliament: Commonwealth Day 2010 (10 Mar 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: Yes. Anyway, if the state of total exhaustion in which I found myself on returning from Australia and New Zealand did not bear witness to the hard work that we did, I believe that the report of our visit will, and that the 10 key objectives that the delegation set itself were more than attained. All delegates had specific interests. Ross Finnie involved himself with climate change, an issue...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Flooding: Flooding (26 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Fife Council regarding the flooding of the Kinness Burn in St Andrews since 2005.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Flooding: Flooding (26 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to prevent further flooding of the Kinness Burn in St Andrews.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Water Services: Water Services (26 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive what resources are available to assist local authorities to carry out work to prevent flooding of burns, rivers and streams.

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions: A92 Road Orders (Public Local Inquiry) (25 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: The minister will be aware that I have raised other concerns with him about the A92, particularly in relation to the section at the Balfarg junction in Glenrothes and the upgrading of the Parbroath junction. Will he comment on those in relation to the proposed A92 road orders?

Scottish Parliament written answers — Environment: Environment (25 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Fife Council has applied to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for a licence under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 to dredge the Kinness Burn in St Andrews.

Scottish Parliament written answers — Environment: Environment (25 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency regarding dredging and removing silt berms in the Kinness Burn in St Andrews.

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — Health and Wellbeing: NHS Fife (Meetings) (11 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: The cabinet secretary may recall that, last September, I asked her about dispensing general practitioners in Balmullo and Leuchars in the NHS Fife area. Was she made aware in her meetings with NHS Fife that permission was granted to open a pharmacy in Leuchars, very much against the wishes of locals, who supported their dispensing GPs? Is she also aware that the situation is complicated by a...

Scottish Parliament: BBC Alba (11 Feb 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: In recent weeks, I have watched two outstanding films on BBC Alba. One was about the Gaelic poet, Sorley MacLean; the other was about the Gaelic writer and comedian, Norman Maclean, and his lifelong battle with alcoholism. Both were beautifully crafted and bore comparison with anything that I have seen on BBC Scotland or STV over the same period. Of course, not everyone wants to learn about...

Scottish Parliament: Newspaper Industry (28 Jan 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: I declare an interest as a shareholder of STV, albeit an increasingly impecunious one. I was also a member of the NUJ for many years. As someone who began his career as a print journalist, I find it particularly ironic that such an invaluable journalistic tool as the web, which gives access to information on a global scale, should now be largely responsible for the disappearance of the jobs...

Scottish Parliament: Question Time — Scottish Executive — General Questions: Fife Energy Park (21 Jan 2010)

Ted Brocklebank: Does the minister agree that a vital component in the future success of the Fife energy park would be the reopening of the rail link between Levenmouth and Thornton junction? Given all that has been said about the new energy park, is it not remarkable that the Scottish National Party Government has still had nothing to say about plans to reopen the railway link? Why is that?


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