JACKIE BAILLIE MSP COMMENTS ON VERDICT OF CAMERON HOUSE FIRE CASE
Today at Dumbarton Sheriff Court, guilty pleas were made by the Cameron House owners and…
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LEITCH HOLIDAY COMMENTS ARE “FLIPPANT SPECULATION”, SAYS BAILLIE
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, is bemused by Scotland’s National Clinical Director Jason Leitch’s…
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Drugs Policy
Scottish Parliament debates
I welcome the First Minister’s statement, but it is tragic that it has come to this. I welcome her acknowledgement that more needed to be done previously. When she was the health secretary,...
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Covid-19 Vaccinations (Waste)
Scottish Parliament debates
I am all in favour of pragmatism, which is why I asked about guidance, and I hope that the First Minister will check that. We know that doctors and vaccinators cannot work in the dark on these...
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Covid-19 Vaccinations (Waste)
Scottish Parliament debates
I entirely accept the need for planning assumptions when rolling out a vaccination programme, and I welcome the fact that the programme is doing better than the worst-case scenario. However, at...
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Covid-19 Vaccinations (Waste)
Scottish Parliament debates
2. There is nothing more important currently than the roll-out of the vaccine. We need to fight the virus, and every drop of the vaccine should find its way into people’s arms. Last week,...
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Decision Time
Scottish Parliament debates
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. According to my phone, there was a problem and the digital voting connection could not be started. I would have voted for the motion.
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
I thank the First Minister for advance sight of her statement. Although I welcome the First Minister’s grounds for cautious optimism, she also acknowledged that we have some way to go. The...
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Covid-19 (Targeted Business Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
The additional top-up for hospitality, retail and leisure is, of course, very welcome. Unfortunately, the self-catering sector appears to have been missed out. Such businesses are also...
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British Gas (Employment Contracts)
Scottish Parliament debates
British Gas, which is owned by Centrica, has threatened to fire and rehire 2,000 workers in Scotland, placing them on significantly worse terms and conditions, using the pandemic as cover. Many...
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Vaccination Plan
Scottish Parliament debates
The vaccine roll-out is welcome, but, as experts tell us, it needs to sit alongside a robust test and trace system. Scotland is testing the least number of people per head of population of any of...
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
Given that it is a race against time, rolling out the vaccination must be a top priority. I ask the First Minister whether, if we can provide daily reports on Covid-19 cases, we can also provide...
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UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was unable to vote, but I would have voted yes.
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
Hospitality and tourism businesses in my constituency and across Scotland face huge bills in January, including for payment for self-assessment, deferred VAT or national insurance and pension...
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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Scottish Parliament debates
I thank the Scottish Government and the Education and Skills Committee for their work on the bill, and I thank all the survivors who helped to shape it. The bill is incredibly important and...
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Drive-in Entertainment (Closures)
Scottish Parliament debates
From this weekend and over Christmas, drive-in movies and drive-in pantos were planned for Loch Lomond Shores in West Dumbartonshire and across many areas in Scotland. However, those have had to...
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Hotels (Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
The cabinet secretary will know that the hotel support programme was vastly oversubscribed and that many hotels in my constituency and across Scotland have not received any support whatsoever, so...
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Hotels (Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided for hotels during the Covid-19 pandemic. (S5O-04835)
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
People in West Dunbartonshire have worked hard to follow the rules, and we had hoped to move into level 2, but I understand the First Minister’s cautious approach. That said, can she...
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Budget Update
Scottish Parliament debates
A month ago, Scottish Labour demanded additional resource for the hospitality and tourism sector, and last week we asked for support for small businesses, so I am pleased that the Scottish...
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Covid-19 Christmas Restrictions (Holiday Accommodation)
Scottish Parliament debates
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I wish to be helpful. Members have not yet received a copy of the statement, with less than 20-odd minutes to go. That is unfortunate.
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
I welcome the declining number of new cases and the lower positivity rate in West Dunbartonshire, which is now lower than the Scottish average. I hope that it will not be long before that area...
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