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Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab) As the convener has said, the motions seek to annul the Government’s order for closure of sheriff courts and JP courts in a number of towns. The motions have the support of three of the four parties that are represented on the committee, and of many people who have made representations to the commit...

Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald Of course.



Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald I apologise, convener.



Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald I suggest that Mr MacAskill seek local opinion on that matter. In fact, I will come to some of the court closures that public opinion has broadly endorsed.

Mr MacAskill will no doubt tell us, as he did last week, about the cuts in and closures of courts elsewhere by the United Kingdom Gov...

Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald Videoconferencing is not a second-rate form of justice. As Mr Finnie said, it is essential in many cases involving vulnerable witnesses. However, anyone who has engaged with the Court Service—many round this table have done so—will recognise that videoconferencing is not a substitute for appearance ...

Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald I am interested to know from Mr Finnie for what types of court case it would not be appropriate to use videolinks to substitute for someone appearing in person.



Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald Will the member take another intervention?



Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald Will you give way, convener?



Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald Given what Lord Gill said about technology and change in the court system, did you draw any conclusions about the future prospects for the courts in the Borders that will not be closed under the current proposals?



Justice Committee 11 June 2013 : Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Lewis Macdonald I understand and recognise the accountabilities and responsibilities of the Scottish Court Service, but will you finally accept that you are here today because you are accountable for the orders that you have laid before the Parliament, and that no one else has responsibility for them?

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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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S4M-06921.3 Alex Johnstone: Supporting a Sporting Nation, Celebrating and Building on Scotland’s Suc
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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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S4M-06843.2 Michael Russell: Student Support—As an amendment to motion S4M-06843 in the name of Hugh
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Motion S4M-06787: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06649: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06648: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06433.2: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 01/05/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06306: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22/04/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06119: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-06122: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05899.1: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05875: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 07/03/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05589: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 06/02/2013 Show Full Motion >>
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