Results 121–140 of 1749 for speaker:Mr Mark Ruskell

Scottish Parliament: Complaint (17 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: I would like to make progress in laying out our concerns, but I will give way to the committee convener.

Scottish Parliament: Complaint (17 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: Indeed—but I have laid out the circumstances in which the case emerged and I do not believe that an incorrect judgment was made in that regard. Many members who are looking at that and previous cases that have come to the chamber will now have doubts in their minds about when it is and when it is not appropriate to declare a particular interest. It is the view of my colleagues in the Green...

Scottish Parliament: Complaint (17 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: We believe that those qualities are lacking in the recommendation today.

Scottish Parliament: Lamlash Bay No-take Zone (10 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it has learnt from the fisheries no-take zone at Lamlash bay. (S6O-02200)

Scottish Parliament: Lamlash Bay No-take Zone (10 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: The Arran no-take zone has seen tourism grow while scallop and lobster numbers have increased four-fold. Given that economic success, how does the Government plan to continue to work with the Community of Arran Seabed Trust—COAST—to collect further data on the impact of that internationally recognised no-take zone?

Scottish Parliament: Europe Day 2023 and Alignment with European Union Laws ( 9 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: The Tories’ Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is not only a failure of statecraft but an attempt to systematically dismantle the state and, with it, the protections and rights that Britain helped to create during our decades of membership of the European Union. There are some welcome signs that the UK Government may be forced to weaken its approach to throwing EU laws over the...

Scottish Parliament: Active Travel Projects (Funding Criteria) ( 4 May 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: I welcome the record level of investment that we are seeing from the Scottish Government. It is partly a result of the Bute house agreement and Greens being in government and of successive budget deals in Parliament. Does the minister agree that delivering the capital infrastructure that keeps the cyclists, the wheelers and the walkers separate from motor vehicles is the right priority for...

Scottish Parliament: Mental Health and Wellbeing Support (Primary Schools) (27 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on what progress it has made towards delivering the Bute house agreement commitment to ensure that every child has access to mental health and wellbeing support, including counselling services, in primary school. (S6O-02152)

Scottish Parliament: Mental Health and Wellbeing Support (Primary Schools) (27 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: I thank the cabinet secretary for that response and welcome her to her new post. We look forward to working with her constructively. It is critical that every child and young person has access to that support. As the cabinet secretary has already said, councils have been required to share six-monthly reports on access to counsellors in secondary schools and community-based services. Those...

Scottish Parliament: Car Use Reduction (Investment) (25 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: Alongside numerous UK Climate Change Committee reports, the Friends of the Earth report shows us that, without decisive action to reduce the number of cars on the roads, we will not achieve our legally binding targets, which this Parliament voted for. Does the transport minister agree that traffic demand management measures are an essential tool to reduce transport emissions and raise...

Scottish Parliament: Local Bus Networks (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting communities and local authorities to strengthen local bus networks across Scotland. (S6O-02125)

Scottish Parliament: Local Bus Networks (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: I thank the minister for that answer about the package that is emerging. However, despite public subsidies, private bus operators are still slashing services in rural areas. Community groups such as the Glenfarg community transport group are stepping up to provide new services. That community group recently launched a new bus service on a recently axed route from Glenfarg to Kinross, which...

Scottish Parliament: Deposit Return Scheme (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: Across the country, I can see DRS facilities appearing in supermarkets, sorting centres being built and hundreds of jobs being created. With over 95 per cent of the market for cans and bottles already signed up, businesses and the minister should be congratulated on getting the UK’s first deposit return scheme so close to being launched. Given the huge private sector investment that has...

Scottish Parliament: Deposit Return Scheme (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: On a further point of order, Presiding Officer, I think that it is important that members provide accurate information on the record. I have just been sat here at my desk reading the said blog from Maurice Golden, from 2019, which I believe is in an archive. It makes for very interesting reading. It is important that all members are accurate and truthful about their previous positions on...

Scottish Parliament: Climate Change and Just Transition (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: I warmly welcome the cabinet secretary and the minister to their new roles, and I look forward to our joint work ahead, particularly on the forthcoming climate plan. It is clear that no Government anywhere in the world has responded to the climate emergency with the scale or the speed that is needed to keep to the 1.5°C promise. Our current climate plan in Scotland is not on course to meet...

Scottish Parliament: Climate Change and Just Transition (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: If I have got time, I will.

Scottish Parliament: Climate Change and Just Transition (20 Apr 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: Absolutely, and I think that the starting point of local heat and energy efficiency strategies that councils are working on right now will create opportunities for communities to own their energy as well, and to create an energy generation revolution that will be in our communities and owned by them—that is the prize. However, it cannot happen without Government intervention; it cannot...

Scottish Parliament: Greyhound Racing (30 Mar 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s recommendation that no further new greyhound tracks be permitted in Scotland. (S6O-02087)

Scottish Parliament: Greyhound Racing (30 Mar 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: I thank the cabinet secretary for that response. I take this opportunity to be the first to welcome her back to her position as cabinet secretary and pay tribute to the considerable leadership that we have seen from her over the past two years. The commission’s report highlighted that “a dog bred for racing in Scotland currently has poorer welfare than ... other dogs”. The inherent...

Scottish Parliament: Energy Developments (Community Benefit) (29 Mar 2023)

Mr Mark Ruskell: The repowering and extension of onshore wind farms will result in a dramatic increase in capacity as we head towards the target of 20GW by 2030. Given that the cost of wind generation has fallen dramatically over the years, does the minister think that there is an opportunity for communities to renegotiate some of the historical community benefit deals that still exist? What support can the...


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