Margaret Burgess MSP

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Margaret Burgess MSP

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  • Member for: Cunninghame South
  • Region: West Scotland
  • Party: Scottish National Party

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Parliamentary Activities

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Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Minister for Housing and Welfare (Margaret Burgess) I welcome the report and its support for the action that the Scottish Government is taking to tackle the scourge of fuel poverty—in particular, the continuation of direct Government funding to tackle fuel poverty and for energy efficiency schemes in Scotland, in contrast to the withdrawal of Governm...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Margaret Burgess The Government is committed to enabling all parts of Scotland to benefit from Great Britain-wide programmes that consumers pay for through levies and bills.

CERT and CESP provided no protection or incentive for investment in rural and remote areas but, with Scottish Government funding, w...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Margaret Burgess That work is still on-going. A discussion has yet to take place, but I reassure Liam McArthur that I have not forgotten about the commitment that I made. It will be discussed at the next meeting of the fuel poverty forum.



Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Minister for Housing and Welfare (Margaret Burgess) The Scottish Government is committed to working in partnership with local authorities and housing associations to develop much needed, high-quality social and affordable housing. We are investing £860 million in housing supply in the current three-year period and, last year, we introduced a three-ye...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Margaret Burgess We are doing all that we can to boost housing supply throughout Scotland. Despite Westminster’s cut in our capital budgets, we will deliver at least 30,000 affordable homes during this parliamentary session.

We have been able to allocate funding of more than £18 million for Renfrewshire C...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Minister for Housing and Welfare (Margaret Burgess) Up to the end of April this year, more than 140,000 deposits, with a total value of £89 million, had been lodged with one of the three approved tenancy deposit schemes. Those are the most up-to-date figures that are available. A comparison with the number of properties that private landlords have re...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Margaret Burgess Private landlords have a duty to protect tenants’ deposits under one of the three schemes. If they fail to do so, a sheriff court may order the imposition of a financial penalty on the landlord of up to three times the deposit.

In addition, local authorities have the power to take appropr...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Minister for Housing and Welfare (Margaret Burgess) I, too, thank Anne McTaggart for bringing the debate to the chamber. It is always important to recognise the pioneering women who took vital steps in politics on behalf of all of us who have followed since. It is right that the debate stretches outwith Glasgow and Govan to other parts of Scotland.
Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2013 : Thursday, May 23, 2013
Margaret Burgess That is something that I will take back and look at. I cannot comment on that at this stage but, as I have said, she was certainly an inspirational woman, and a monument is a fitting tribute to her. I have no connections with Govan or Kilbarchan—perhaps we could stretch it down to Ayrshire—but I wis...

Meeting of the Parliament 21 May 2013 : Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Minister for Housing and Welfare (Margaret Burgess) I, too, thank Clare Adamson for bringing the issue for debate. She has highlighted the importance of ensuring that private tenants are able to live in safe homes with a reduced risk of electric shocks and fires from poorly maintained installations and appliances.

A number of speakers have...
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S4M-06657.1 Keith Brown: Immediate Action at the Haudagain Roundabout—As an amendment to motion S4M-
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S4M-06657 Richard Baker: Immediate Action at the Haudagain Roundabout—That the Parliament welcomes t
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S4M-06658.2 Keith Brown: Ferry Services—As an amendment to motion S4M-06658 in the name of Richard B
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S4M-06658 Richard Baker: Ferry Services—That the Parliament welcomes the implementation of road equi
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S4M-06582.1 Rhoda Grant: Electricity Market Reform—As an amendment to motion S4M-06582 in the name o
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Amendment 8 moved by Tavish Scott on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries (Sc
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Amendment 9 moved by Tavish Scott on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries (Sc
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Amendment 10 moved by Claudia Beamish on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Amendment 11 moved by Claudia Beamish on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Amendment 12 moved by Claudia Beamish on motion S4M-06544 Paul Wheelhouse: Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Motion S4M-06208: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10/04/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05424: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/01/2013 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05273: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19/12/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-05103: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 04/12/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04740: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 07/11/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04739: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 07/11/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04632: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31/10/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-04090: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12/09/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-03990: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 04/09/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-03957: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31/08/2012 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4O-01233: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27/06/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-01111: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23/05/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-01048: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 09/05/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00935: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00731: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00697: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 08/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05033: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16/01/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00566: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/12/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00512: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 07/12/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00440: Margaret Burgess, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16/11/2011 Show Full Question >>

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