Colin Beattie MSP

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Colin Beattie MSP

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  • Member for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh
  • Region: Lothian
  • Party: Scottish National Party

Colin is a member of the following Committees:

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Parliamentary Activities

Convener of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit

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Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP) I agree with the convener that the progress report is positive and it looks as though the project is being well managed. I have just one question, on paragraph 18, which is about private contract security. Of course, we all know about the London Olympics experience in relation to private contract se...

Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie Is it recognised that having more than one provider of security raises certain risks to do with issues such as areas of responsibility and physical presence?



Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie On the question of getting more than one provider, I believe that the proposal is not to have one provider that is responsible overall with subcontractors, but to have two separate providers. Is that correct?



Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie I am a little concerned about the comments on community planning partnerships. Paragraph 37 states:

“there is a long way to go before the full potential of community planning will be realised.”

The third bullet point in exhibit 6, over the page, states:

“Community Pl...

Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie That is helpful, but I have no feel for how long the journey is going to take and how long it will be before we start to understand whether CPPs are actually fit for purpose and delivering. We might be at the start of a journey but, as you have said, things have been sort of moving forward for the p...

Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie What concerns me is that we seem to be talking about years. For example, you talked about improvements over the past two or three years and you suggested that we might see significant changes over the next couple of years. It seems like a heck of a long time before anything actually comes through.
Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie Finally, paragraphs 67 and 70 refer to lack of “consistent data”, which seems to be a recurrent theme in many audit reports. Is there any sign of improvement in that respect?



Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie Convener, I wonder whether the committee could return to the issue of CPPs, which are a big initiative and a major piece of what is happening in local government.



Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie I am just worried about the timescales for seeing something come through.



Public Audit Committee 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Colin Beattie I am concerned about the timescales—it could be years before something comes through. We are sitting with something that has been in place for 10 years, but we do not even know whether it is fit for purpose or whether it is delivering.

We have heard today that, even with improved reportin...
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S4M-06933.2 Patrick Harvie: Progress Toward National Planning Framework 3 and the Scottish Planning
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S4M-06933 Derek Mackay: Progress Toward National Planning Framework 3 and the Scottish Planning Poli
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YesCarried

S4M-06921.3 Alex Johnstone: Supporting a Sporting Nation, Celebrating and Building on Scotland’s Suc
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NoDefeated

S4M-06845.1 Alex Fergusson: Land Reform—As an amendment to motion S4M-06845 in the name of Claire Ba
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S4M-06845 Claire Baker: Land Reform—That the Parliament notes the publication of the Land Reform Rev
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YesCarried

S4M-06843.2 Michael Russell: Student Support—As an amendment to motion S4M-06843 in the name of Hugh
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YesCarried

S4M-06843.1 Murdo Fraser: Student Support—As an amendment to motion S4M-06843 in the name of Hugh He
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NoDefeated

S4M-06843 Hugh Henry: Student Support—That the Parliament believes that access to university should
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YesCarried

S4M-06766.1 Alex Johnstone: Transforming Scotland’s Railways—As an amendment to motion S4M-06766 in
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NoDefeated

S4M-06766.3 Tavish Scott: Transforming Scotland’s Railways—As an amendment to motion S4M-06766 in th
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NoDefeated

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Motion S4M-07003: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/06/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-07002: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/06/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-07001: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/06/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-07000: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/06/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06778: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06685: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06684: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06683: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06028: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06027: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4O-02137: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/05/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-02085: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-14518: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-02065: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-02002: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 08/04/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-01951: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/03/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-01900: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 04/03/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-13308: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/02/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-13310: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/02/2013 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-13309: Colin Beattie, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/02/2013 Show Full Question >>

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