Wednesday, 26 April 2017
1. To ask the Scottish Government how much West Dunbartonshire has received as a result of the cashback for communities scheme. (S5O-00889)
2. I remind members that I am the parliamentary liaison officer for the Cabinet Secretary for Justice. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that police stations are...
3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission regarding the 12.5 per cent increase in the solicitor levy. (S5O-00891)
4. To ask the Scottish Government how effective emergency control rooms are in recognising island geography. (S5O-00892)
6. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met the chair of the Scottish Police Authority. (S5O-00894)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what role the Lord Advocate has in determining the competency of legislation. (S5O-00895)
The Presiding Officer: Question 1 is from Richard Lochhead—I am sorry, I mean Richard Leonard.
1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet representatives of the tourism sector. (S5O-00899)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what value it places on locations in Scotland holding UNESCO world heritage site status. (S5O-00900)
3. I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests; I am involved in a hospitality business. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact on the tourism...
4. To ask the Scottish Government what impact cruise ships at Newhaven have had on tourism in the area and on Edinburgh as a whole. (S5O-00902)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with VisitScotland regarding the Jacobite trail. (S5O-00903)
6. My apologies, Presiding Officer; I was caught on the hop. To ask the Scottish Government what links it has established with international development organisations working in Sri Lanka. (S5O-00904)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-05312, in the name of Alison Johnstone, on carers and social care.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-05332, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S5M-05333, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. Motion moved, That...
The first question is, that amendment S5M-05312.2, in the name of Shona Robison, which seeks to amend motion S5M-05312, in the name of Alison Johnstone, on carers and social care, be agreed to....
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-04021, in the name of George Adam, on multiple sclerosis awareness week. The debate will be concluded without any...
Michael Matheson has identified an error in his contribution and provided the following correction. At col 7, paragraph 8— Original text— I last met the chair of the Scottish Police...
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