JACKIE BAILLIE MSP AND LOCAL TOURISM INDUSTRY REPS MEET WITH SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS COVID-19 SUPPORT
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, had a conference call with the Cabinet Secretary for the…
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JACKIE BAILLIE MSP RAISED CONCERNS OVER CANCELLATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY CHILDCARE EXPANSION
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Covid-19
Scottish Parliament debates
I want to ask the Deputy First Minister about the designation of key workers. Police officers, who are considered to be category 2 workers, are being denied childcare, which is severely...
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Covid-19 (Mental Health)
Scottish Parliament debates
The First Minister will be aware that those with an existing mental health condition—whether it is anxiety, depression, psychosis or paranoia—will have their condition exacerbated by...
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Covid-19 (Supporting our Communities)
Scottish Parliament debates
One of the eligibility criteria for the Scottish welfare fund for a crisis grant is that a person cannot make more than three claims in any given year. Given the extraordinary circumstances in...
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Covid-19 (Economy)
Scottish Parliament debates
I, too, have a number of tourism-related businesses in my constituency, including hotels, visitor attractions and cruise operators, which are reporting large-scale cancellations. Their immediate...
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Covid-19 (Update)
Scottish Parliament debates
I know that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport recognises the important work of social care providers. Will she work with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to ensure that...
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Coronavirus (Older and Vulnerable People)
Scottish Parliament debates
Constituents with cystic fibrosis have significantly reduced lung function and so will experience severe consequences as a result of coronavirus. Some are self-isolating already, but others...
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
I was simply trying to save you time, Presiding Officer. I thank the GMB union for its intervention. In its future review, will the corporate body ensure that there is a comparison with the Welsh...
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
9. To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will uprate members’ staff cost provision in line with the Scottish Government uprating of 3 per cent. (S5O-04232)
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
Oh, fine. Okay.
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
Oh. I thought that you were dispensing with that when you grouped them.
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
In terms of the future review, will the corporate body—
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
I am just about to.
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MSP Staff Cost Provision
Scottish Parliament debates
I associate myself with Alex Neil’s remarks and say that I am delighted that the corporate body has recognised the unfairness of differential pay rises for staff in the Parliament this...
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Scottish Enterprise Grant Funding
Scottish Parliament debates
I fear that the First Minister has been misinformed, because the 2020-21 budget for Scottish Enterprise has been cut by £42 million, which is a cut of almost 17 per cent in comparison with...
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Scottish Enterprise Grant Funding
Scottish Parliament debates
6. To ask the First Minister for what reason Scottish Enterprise has suspended new grant funding for business. (S5F-04009)
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Vale of Leven Hospital Out-of-hours Unit
Scottish Parliament debates
The cabinet secretary came to visit the Vale of Leven hospital almost a year ago to discuss the out-of-hours service, when she made a welcome commitment to consider a locally organised and...
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Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 1
Scottish Parliament debates
I welcome any U-turn on the part of the Greens, because in Glasgow City Council the Greens voted with the SNP to close Blairvadach outdoor education centre, denying thousands of children outdoor...
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Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 1
Scottish Parliament debates
Will the member take an intervention?
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Out-of-hours Services)
Scottish Parliament debates
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde announced the complete suspension of out-of-hours services in Inverclyde, and their effective closure at sites across Glasgow and in my constituency at the Vale of...
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Police Scotland (Draft Budget 2020-21)
Scottish Parliament debates
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. I say to Richard Lyle that it is not about talking things down but about injecting a note of reality into our debates in the chamber. We...
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