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Meeting of the Parliament 24 May 2012 : Thursday, May 24, 2012
Neil Findlay The minister referred to the Labour and Tory amendments, but does she not find it surprising that Alasdair Allan’s motion makes no reference to funding the roll-out of the programme?



Meeting of the Parliament 24 May 2012 : Thursday, May 24, 2012
Neil Findlay I am astonished by the revelation that members of the Scottish press corps were ignorant of foreign languages.



Meeting of the Parliament 24 May 2012 : Thursday, May 24, 2012
Neil Findlay I acknowledge what Kezia Dugdale says. In my previous post, I had the great fortune to teach a Polish pupil who had just come into the country and who was a delight to teach. However, that boy was put into my class—an additional needs support class—along with a number of kids who had complex learnin...

Meeting of the Parliament 24 May 2012 : Thursday, May 24, 2012
Neil Findlay As the member will know, we are about to have the Eurovision song contest, so maybe his horizons will be expanded.



Meeting of the Parliament 24 May 2012 : Thursday, May 24, 2012
Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) Merci, Presiding Officer. I can provide that to the official report if you require, but I do not think that I will worry the interpreters much more in my speech.

Even though I, like tens of thousands of Scots, am able, when the occasion demands it, to drag up from the darkest depths of m...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) I hope that the Deputy Presiding Officer will forgive me because I will have to leave the chamber when I have finished my speech to meet his boss at half past 5. I am referring to the Presiding Officer, not to Ruth Davidson.

I will speak briefly about one specific point—which Jenny Marra ...

Education and Culture Committee 22 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Neil Findlay We have not got into the guts of the deprivation issue, which is the big elephant in the room. It would be remiss of us not to note the fact that we have not raised that today. We might need to have another session on the issue at some point.



Education and Culture Committee 22 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Neil Findlay Soon to be an ex-member, perhaps.



Education and Culture Committee 22 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Neil Findlay Indeed—and I declare an interest as a member of the Educational Institute of Scotland.



Education and Culture Committee 22 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Neil Findlay I have to say that I do not understand the point about fixed-term contracts at all. It is like being a football manager—your job is up and if you do not win the next game you are out. That kind of approach never works. Surely teachers will be more confident and put more into their teaching and their...
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S4M-02906.2 Kenny MacAskill: Justice—As an amendment to motion S4M-02906 in the name of Lewis Macdon
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S4M-02906 Lewis Macdonald: Justice— That the Parliament recognises the key role played by civilian
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NoCarried

S4M-02905.1 Nicola Sturgeon: Health—As an amendment to motion S4M-02905 in the name of Jackie Bailli
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NoCarried

S4M-02905 Jackie Baillie: Health - That the Parliament recognises the substantial progress made in
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S4M-02904.3 Richard Simpson: Meeting the Challenge, Physical Activity and its Contribution to Tackli
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S4M-02904.2 Nanette Milne: Meeting the Challenge, Physical Activity and its Contribution to Tackling
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Amendment 4 moved by Liam McArthur on motion S4M-02878 Fiona Hyslop: National Library of Scotland Bi
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Amendment 5 moved by Liam McArthur on motion S4M-02878 Fiona Hyslop: National Library of Scotland Bi
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S4M-02888.3 Neil Bibby: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888
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S4M-02888.1 Nanette Milne: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02
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Motion S4M-03004.1: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02973: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02936: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02846: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02796: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 08/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02741: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30/04/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02647: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18/04/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02622: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16/04/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02611: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12/04/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02590: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10/04/2012 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4O-01066: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16/05/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06921: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06920: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06918: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06922: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06919: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 26/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00986: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06784: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06697: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-06696: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16/04/2012 Show Full Question >>

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