Derek Mackay MSP

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Derek Mackay MSP

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  • Member for: Renfrewshire North and West
  • Region: West Scotland
  • Party: Scottish National Party

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Parliamentary Activities

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Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The Minister for Local Government and Planning (Derek Mackay) This debate is about the Scottish Government’s two key planning policy documents: the national planning framework, which is our long-term spatial plan for the development of Scotland; and the Scottish planning policy, which sets out what we want the planning system to deliver at the strategic and lo...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay I am sure that Mr Harvie will be relieved to hear that we have greater protection of the environment at our core at the same time as encouraging sustainable economic growth. It is for those reasons that he can have the certainty that we are very mindful of our obligations.

It is only thr...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay We are working on the definition of “wind farm”, but any reasonable person would understand that it means a number of wind turbines in a particular area. The policy in relation to group 1, “Areas where wind farms will not be acceptable”, constitutes an outright ban, for the first time, on wind farms...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay I am sure that Scotland’s excellent record on energy and on ambitious climate change targets will continue with independence. In fact, I am sure that it will be enhanced with independence and that any on-going discussions with the UK Government, if they are mature, pragmatic and realistic, will bene...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay That is an excellent point, with which I agree. I have been very impressed by work by, for example, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, which I visited in Cumbernauld, in looking at the pathways that connect urban communities with the environmental aspect and showing how we can connect ecosystems with econ...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay I have said repeatedly that section 75 benefits should relate to the application and mitigation of a development, and not to the added extras that we know the public sector has sometimes acquired in more generous and plentiful times. Section 75 is still appropriate, but it should relate to the devel...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay Surely any reasonable person who reads the priorities in NPF3 will come to the clear conclusion that the transition to a low-carbon economy is a central driver in our planning policies.



Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay Will the member take an intervention?



Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay I thank the member for giving me the opportunity to say that, yes, the Scottish Government is just as committed as it ever was to sustainable development. Furthermore, the very project that Mr Pentland wants us to deliver in Ravenscraig—it involves brownfield regeneration and the creation of jobs, h...

Meeting of the Parliament 12 June 2013 : Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Derek Mackay If Jim Hume believes that it is not for local authorities to find the right sites, it must be for someone else. Does he suggest that we centralise all decisions on wind farm locations in Edinburgh, or at the reporters unit in Falkirk?

Vote DetailMSP VoteResult

S4M-06933.2 Patrick Harvie: Progress Toward National Planning Framework 3 and the Scottish Planning
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NoDefeated

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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Not VotedDefeated

S4M-06845.1 Alex Fergusson: Land Reform—As an amendment to motion S4M-06845 in the name of Claire Ba
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NoDefeated

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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EventIdTypeSub TypeMSP NameParty NameConstituencyRegionTitleItemTextFormattedAnswer DateAnswerStatusIdExpectedAnswerDateAnsweredByMspApprovedDateSubmissionDateMeetingDateProductionStatusIdRecordStatusIdStatus DateOnBehalfOfConsideredForMembersBusinessCrossPartySupportRegisteredInterestSupportCountSupportDateIsEventLinkCurrentMinister
Motion S4M-06933: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10/06/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05883: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 08/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05717: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22/02/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05358: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/01/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05247: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18/12/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05246: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18/12/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05245: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18/12/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04946: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22/11/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04598: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29/10/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04061: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10/09/2012 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4W-04121: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04120: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04123: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04122: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04119: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04124: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04039: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04037: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04038: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-04036: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/11/2011 Show Full Question >>

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