Emma Lewell-Buck: On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have repeatedly raised the anguish that my constituents, the parents of Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, are going through. Chloe and Liam were murdered in the Manchester Arena terror attack. Archaic law in relation to terror attacks prevents my constituents, and all other grieving parents, from registering their precious children’s deaths. Instead,...
Liam McArthur: ...and culture. Members who wish to ask a supplementary question should press their request-to-speak buttons or type “RTS” in the chat function during the relevant question. I make the usual plea for brief questions and responses—I underline that request and give fair advance notice that I will intervene when it is not observed.
Liam Kerr: ...by 2045, the cabinet secretary told me that it had not and would not until a new plan was published at an undisclosed date. I and many colleagues around the chamber have been warning the Government for years about the lack of evidence, data and financial planning around this issue. What has the cabinet secretary done prior to this devastating report, and what will he do now, to ensure that...
Liam Kerr: ...in the chamber a survey that said that nearly half of our dedicated hard-working teachers in Aberdeen were considering quitting due to the levels of violence that the member has just mentioned. A fortnight ago, I raised the issue of teachers at Northfield academy deciding to take industrial action for the same reason. While he was researching for today’s debate, did Stephen Kerr come...
Liam McArthur: ...on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 13 December 2022 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Ministerial Statement: Medication Assisted Treatment and Workforce Update followed...
Liam McArthur: .... That the Parliament agrees that the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2022 [draft] be approved. That the Parliament agrees that, for the purposes of meetings of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee during December 2022, Rule 12.2ZA be suspended and replaced with— 1. Where a member who— (a) has...
Division number 2 For: Adam, George, Adam, Karen, Adamson, Clare, Allan, Alasdair, Arthur, Tom, Beattie, Colin, Brown, Keith, Brown, Siobhian, Burgess, Ariane, Chapman, Maggie, Coffey, Willie, Dey, Graeme, Don, Natalie, Doris, Bob, Dornan, James, Dunbar, Jackie, Ewing, Annabelle, Ewing, Fergus, Fairlie, Jim, FitzPatrick, Joe, Gibson, Kenneth, Gilruth, Jenny, Gougeon, Mairi, Grahame,...
Michael Matheson: I have not seen such a quote from Stephen Flynn. If he said that, he is entitled to his view. However, I am sure that Liam Kerr is wise enough to recognise that he should not necessarily believe everything that he reads in the newspapers. It is vital that countries recommit themselves to doing everything that they can to keep 1.5 alive and, ahead of COP28, to build a coalition that protects...
Division number 1 For: Balfour, Jeremy, Briggs, Miles, Burnett, Alexander, Cameron, Donald, Carlaw, Jackson, Carson, Finlay, Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Dowey, Sharon, Findlay, Russell, Fraser, Murdo, Golden, Maurice, Gosal, Pam, Greene, Jamie, Gulhane, Sandesh, Hamilton, Rachael, Hoy, Craig, Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Kerr, Liam, Kerr, Stephen, Lumsden, Douglas, McCall, Roz, Mountain, Edward,...
Lord McLoughlin: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, for securing this debate and I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests as chairman of Transport for the North. I endorse what the noble Lord said about the importance of the railway industry and the railways right across the north. I think everybody accepts that the service provided at the moment, be it by Avanti, TransPennine...
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2022 to Question 89754, whether His Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine has attended any state schools to make similar presentations.
Liam McArthur: ...2022. The debate will be concluded without any question being put. I invite members to press their request-to-speak buttons now or as soon as possible. I invite Michelle Thomson to open the debate, for around seven minutes. Motion debated, That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the importance of the Small Business Saturday initiative that is taking place across Scotland and other...
Liam McArthur: ...’s report reveals the extent of the Covid-related pressures facing our older people’s groups across Scotland. The need to plug gaps in statutory services has dramatically increased the demand for assistance from those groups. In Orkney, dementia diagnoses are not being made and NHS Orkney has withdrawn from podiatry, placing huge pressure on Age Scotland’s Orkney services. Will the...
Liam McArthur: ...button or, if they are joining us online, place an “RTS” in the chat function, during the relevant question. There is quite a bit of interest in both portfolios today, so I make the usual plea for succinct questions and answers to match.
Liam McArthur: Given what has been highlighted in this new report, can the cabinet secretary confirm whether he is looking at tightening up the deadlines for commencing reviews into deaths in custody as well as improving access to legal aid for families who are navigating what is a very challenging process at the most difficult of times?
Liam McArthur: ...on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 6 December 2022 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: COP27 Outcomes followed by Standards, Procedures and...
Division number 1 For: Baillie, Jackie, Baker, Claire, Balfour, Jeremy, Bibby, Neil, Boyack, Sarah, Briggs, Miles, Burnett, Alexander, Cameron, Donald, Carlaw, Jackson, Carson, Finlay, Choudhury, Foysol, Dowey, Sharon, Duncan-Glancy, Pam, Findlay, Russell, Fraser, Murdo, Golden, Maurice, Gosal, Pam, Grant, Rhoda, Greene, Jamie, Gulhane, Sandesh, Hamilton, Rachael, Hoy, Craig, Johnson,...
Lord Fox: ...and obviously my first chance to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Lea, to her position on the Conservative Benches. I draw attention to the fact that I am on the executive of both the All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group and the Chemical Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group. For this debate to be so long after the Statement has given time for perspective to develop—that is perhaps...
Liam McArthur: I advise members in the chamber that there is quite a bit of time in hand, so you will certainly get the time back for any interventions that you take. I call Willie Rennie to speak to and move amendment S6M-06984.3. You have a generous six minutes, Mr Rennie.
Division number 1 For: Balfour, Jeremy, Briggs, Miles, Burnett, Alexander, Cameron, Donald, Carlaw, Jackson, Carson, Finlay, Dowey, Sharon, Findlay, Russell, Fraser, Murdo, Golden, Maurice, Gosal, Pam, Greene, Jamie, Gulhane, Sandesh, Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Hamilton, Rachael, Hoy, Craig, Kerr, Liam, Kerr, Stephen, Lumsden, Douglas, McCall, Roz, Mundell, Oliver, Ross, Douglas, Simpson,...