Bruce Crawford MSP

That the Parliament congratulates the Picture the Possible Picture enterprise in Stirling on receiving £1,970 from the Millennium Awards Trust; understands that this organisation helps young people in Stirling to develop their creativity, interpersonal skills and community involvement through the medium of photography and gives marginalised young people the opportunity to gain the important skills required for employment or further education; considers that this enterprise will have a positive effect on the lives of Stirling’s young people, and wishes everyone involved every success for the future.

That the Parliament congratulates the Picture the Possible Picture enterprise in Stirling on receiving £1,970 from the Millennium Awards Trust; understands that this organisation helps young people in Stirling to develop their creativity, interpersonal skills and community involvement through the medium of photography and gives marginalised young people the opportunity to gain the important skills required for employment or further education; considers that this enterprise will have a positive effect on the lives of Stirling’s young people, and wishes everyone involved every success for the future.

That the Parliament congratulates everyone involved in a joint bid from the University of Stirling and Stirling Council for Stirling to be the location of the National Performance Centre for Sport; considers that Stirling is an ideal choice for locating the centre as the University of Stirling already hosts the headquarters for the Scottish Institute of Sport and is the national centre for both golf and swimming; considers that Stirling’s geographical position and excellent transport links to other parts of Scotland make it an even more compelling location for such an institution, and wishes Stirling’s bid every success when the final determination is made on where to site the centre in the summer.

That the Parliament congratulates everyone involved in a joint bid from the University of Stirling and Stirling Council for Stirling to be the location of the National Performance Centre for Sport; considers that Stirling is an ideal choice for locating the centre as the University of Stirling already hosts the headquarters for the Scottish Institute of Sport and is the national centre for both golf and swimming; considers that Stirling’s geographical position and excellent transport links to other parts of Scotland make it an even more compelling location for such an institution, and wishes Stirling’s bid every success when the final determination is made on where to site the centre in the summer.

That the Parliament welcomes the recent Lab in a Lorry visit to Stirling High School, an event that was arranged in conjunction with the Institute of Physics; understands that the initiative hopes to encourage young people, particularly women, who it considers are often underrepresented, into the field of science and to create a future generation of scientists and engineers throughout Scotland, which it believes is vitally important to the Scottish economy, and welcomes this hands-on approach that it considers will galvanise the interest of a generation of young people for science.

That the Parliament welcomes the recent Lab in a Lorry visit to Stirling High School, an event that was arranged in conjunction with the Institute of Physics; understands that the initiative hopes to encourage young people, particularly women, who it considers are often underrepresented, into the field of science and to create a future generation of scientists and engineers throughout Scotland, which it believes is vitally important to the Scottish economy, and welcomes this hands-on approach that it considers will galvanise the interest of a generation of young people for science.

That the Parliament congratulates the Real Food Café in Tyndrum on being nominated as Best Independent Foodservice Outlet Serving Fish and Chips in the 2013 National Fish and Chip Awards; notes that what it considers this fine establishment was also the winner of three Great Taste of Britain Awards in 2012 for its raisin and seed flapjack, gluten-free chocolate brownie and its fruitcake; praises the owners and staff on this achievement, and hopes that the Real Food Café can go on and win the big prize when the overall winner from the final three chippies is chosen in a ceremony in London on 24 January 2013.

That the Parliament congratulates the Real Food Café in Tyndrum on being nominated as Best Independent Foodservice Outlet Serving Fish and Chips in the 2013 National Fish and Chip Awards; notes that what it considers this fine establishment was also the winner of three Great Taste of Britain Awards in 2012 for its raisin and seed flapjack, gluten-free chocolate brownie and its fruitcake; praises the owners and staff on this achievement, and hopes that the Real Food Café can go on and win the big prize when the overall winner from the final three chippies is chosen in a ceremony in London on 24 January 2013.

That the Parliament recognises what it considers the vital work being carried out by The Leprosy Mission (TLM) Scotland, based in Stirling, in helping people across the globe with leprosy, a disease that, it understands, affects one person every two minutes, particularly those living in extreme poverty; acknowledges the impact that TLM Scotland is having in the TLM Global Partnership, helping to achieve freedom from stigma and poverty, and hopes that World Leprosy Day 2013 will assist in bringing awareness and increased recognition to this cause.

That the Parliament recognises what it considers the vital work being carried out by The Leprosy Mission (TLM) Scotland, based in Stirling, in helping people across the globe with leprosy, a disease that, it understands, affects one person every two minutes, particularly those living in extreme poverty; acknowledges the impact that TLM Scotland is having in the TLM Global Partnership, helping to achieve freedom from stigma and poverty, and hopes that World Leprosy Day 2013 will assist in bringing awareness and increased recognition to this cause.

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many companies provide professional indemnity insurance for the legal profession.

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many companies provide professional indemnity insurance for the legal profession.

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Law Society of Scotland’s master policy for the provision of professional indemnity insurance arrangements.

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Law Society of Scotland’s master policy for the provision of professional indemnity insurance arrangements.

To ask the Scottish Government what role it has with regard to professional indemnity insurance for the legal profession.

To ask the Scottish Government what role it has with regard to professional indemnity insurance for the legal profession.

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has provided to the Stirling area over the last four years to promote and deliver events connected with the Year of Homecoming and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, and how much it will provide in 2013-14.

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has provided to the Stirling area over the last four years to promote and deliver events connected with the Year of Homecoming and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, and how much it will provide in 2013-14.

To ask the Scottish Government in how many cases of death or injury resulting from an alcohol-related road traffic accident the driver had a blood alcohol content of between 50 and 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood in each of the last three years.

To ask the Scottish Government in how many cases of death or injury resulting from an alcohol-related road traffic accident the driver had a blood alcohol content of between 50 and 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood in each of the last three years.