GOVERNMENTS MUST ACT TO HELP REDUNDANT ROLLS ROYCE WORKERS
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has called on the Scottish and UK Governments to…
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JACKIE BAILLIE DEMANDS ANSWERS ON NHS OUT OF HOURS CHANGES
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, has written to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the…
BAILLIE HOLDS FREEMAN TO ACCOUNT OVER SNP GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO TEST WIDELY
Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie has challenged Health Secretary Jeane Freeman over the lack…
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Care Homes Review
Scottish Parliament debates
Transferring older people from hospitals to care homes without testing, the lack of personal protective equipment and the slow provision of testing for staff have contributed to care homes being...
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Care Homes Review
Scottish Parliament debates
7. To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government will commence its review of care homes. (S5F-04165)
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Covid-19 (Economy)
Scottish Parliament debates
I welcome the cabinet secretary’s announcement of the extension of the business grants scheme. She is right to do that. Currently, £449 million is unallocated. One in five of those...
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Coronavirus (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
I am grateful to ministers for their work in coming to a compromise with me. In relation to amendment 17, I am not trying to find a solution; I have found a solution that the Government can...
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Coronavirus (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
I am pleased to speak to amendments 17 to 24 in my name. We all know that the scale of the economic devastation caused by Covid-19 has yet to be fully appreciated. Thousands of people have...
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Coronavirus (Scotland) (No 2) Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
Before I speak to amendment 79, I will deal with some of the points that have been made by the cabinet secretary. I am always grateful for his sympathy, but I would of course prefer his support....
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Scottish Development International (Conference Attendance)
Scottish Parliament debates
In the week commencing 24 February, at the same time as the Nike conference in Edinburgh, senior staff from Scottish Development International assembled for a week-long conference of events at...
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Scottish Budget
Scottish Parliament debates
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance will be aware that the Scottish Fiscal Commission identified that there will be a £1 billion black hole in the Scottish budget by 2023. That, of course, was...
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Consumer Scotland Bill
Scottish Parliament debates
I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in the debate, although I am sorry to say that I do not really think that we should be having it just now. I say that very much as a convert to...
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
I have heard very clearly from the minister what his intentions are, which was much more helpful than the note provided to him by the civil service. On that basis, I will not press amendment 9....
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
I understand what the minister is asking. I am not altogether clear that he gave me the assurance that I am looking for so I will try again, because I want to be helpful. In order for me not to...
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
Amendment 9 arises from a further discussion with Electrical Safety First. From my early days of seeking to understand it, I recall that “may” and “must” have the same...
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
I rise to speak in favour of the minister’s amendment 22 and to explain why I intend not to move amendment 18. Amendment 18 arose from an approach from the Law Society of Scotland, which I...
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
I am pleased to speak to amendments 4 to 7 in my name, and to support the minister’s amendments. This area was subject to discussion with the minister and his officials following stage 2,...
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
Brevity is a fine art in politics. I will not add any other comments.
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Consumer Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Scottish Parliament debates
As members know from the stage 1 debate, I call amendment 3 the Whirlpool amendment; I will explain why in a minute. Amendment 3 will require consumer Scotland to establish and operate a central...
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Finance and Economy (Covid-19)
Scottish Parliament debates
I welcome the cabinet secretary’s statement, particularly because her previous position of not telling Parliament the detail of budget allocations until the summer revisions was neither...
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Health (Covid-19)
Scottish Parliament debates
Every Thursday evening we rightly applaud the work of health and social care staff. However, they need more than our applause. I hope that, in the fullness of time, their contribution and service...
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Business Motion
Scottish Parliament debates
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I rise to seek your guidance. I believe, as I think we all do, that the entire focus of the Parliament should be on Covid-19 in the days and weeks ahead....
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Covid-19 (Economy)
Scottish Parliament debates
Paul Sheerin, the chief executive of Scottish Engineering, highlighted in The Herald the confusion between the law and guidance. In essence, there is a divergence between the legal position in...
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