That the Parliament agrees that the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill be passed.
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That the Parliament agrees that the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill be passed.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15/05/2013
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That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 [draft] be approved.
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That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 [draft] be approved.
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
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That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Acquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill.
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That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Acquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill.
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28/02/2013
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That the Parliament welcomes Scotland's participation in the 18th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha; notes that participation at the conference was used as an opportunity to join other nations of high ambition in making the case for stronger global action on climate change; acknowledges that this case was made through promoting the evidence from Scotland on the jobs, investment and trade opportunities of the low-carbon economy and that it set out Scotland’s commitment to clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate justice and international cooperation on climate change; values the cross-party commitment to Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions targets, and recognises that in order to meet stretching targets and maximise Scotland’s contribution to this most important global challenge, the people, communities and the public and private sectors of Scotland must accelerate action to reduce domestic emissions and speed the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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That the Parliament welcomes Scotland's participation in the 18th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha; notes that participation at the conference was used as an opportunity to join other nations of high ambition in making the case for stronger global action on climate change; acknowledges that this case was made through promoting the evidence from Scotland on the jobs, investment and trade opportunities of the low-carbon economy and that it set out Scotland’s commitment to clean energy, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate justice and international cooperation on climate change; values the cross-party commitment to Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions targets, and recognises that in order to meet stretching targets and maximise Scotland’s contribution to this most important global challenge, the people, communities and the public and private sectors of Scotland must accelerate action to reduce domestic emissions and speed the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13/12/2012
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That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.
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That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.
Current Status: Fallen on 12/03/2013
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That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3, Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.
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That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3, Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current Status: Fallen on 27/11/2012
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That the Parliament condemns the reported proposal made by Labour members of Northumberland County Council to market their area to people from Scotland as a destination for cheap alcohol; understands that Councillor Susan Davey suggested that the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle alcohol abuse through minimum pricing constituted a “golden opportunity” for Northumberland in terms of drawing people from over the border to north east England to purchase alcohol in bulk at a lower price; believes, with deep concern, that the Labour members of the council appear to be proposing to set aside public money to advertise the availability of cheap alcohol; understands that alcohol-related death rates in Scotland are twice as high as in England and Wales and have doubled over the last 15 years, with an average of one person dying every three hours from an alcohol-attributable cause; believes that alcohol abuse costs Scotland around £3.6 billion each year, or around £900 for every adult in Scotland; associates itself with the studies from the University of Sheffield suggesting that a minimum price of 50p per unit would save hundreds of lives and reduce hospital admissions and crime; notes that Diane Abbott, Labour’s shadow public health minister at the UK Parliament, has called on the UK Government to consider introducing minimum pricing; understands that Northumberland County Council Labour group’s proposal swiftly drew condemnation from councillors of the other main parties on the authority; calls on the leadership of Scottish Labour to distance its party from the Northumberland Council Labour group’s proposals, and considers that this proposal to encourage people from Scotland to buy cheap alcohol is a further indication of the moral bankruptcy and social neglect that has come to characterise the Labour Party in all parts of the British Isles in recent years.
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That the Parliament condemns the reported proposal made by Labour members of Northumberland County Council to market their area to people from Scotland as a destination for cheap alcohol; understands that Councillor Susan Davey suggested that the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle alcohol abuse through minimum pricing constituted a “golden opportunity” for Northumberland in terms of drawing people from over the border to north east England to purchase alcohol in bulk at a lower price; believes, with deep concern, that the Labour members of the council appear to be proposing to set aside public money to advertise the availability of cheap alcohol; understands that alcohol-related death rates in Scotland are twice as high as in England and Wales and have doubled over the last 15 years, with an average of one person dying every three hours from an alcohol-attributable cause; believes that alcohol abuse costs Scotland around £3.6 billion each year, or around £900 for every adult in Scotland; associates itself with the studies from the University of Sheffield suggesting that a minimum price of 50p per unit would save hundreds of lives and reduce hospital admissions and crime; notes that Diane Abbott, Labour’s shadow public health minister at the UK Parliament, has called on the UK Government to consider introducing minimum pricing; understands that Northumberland County Council Labour group’s proposal swiftly drew condemnation from councillors of the other main parties on the authority; calls on the leadership of Scottish Labour to distance its party from the Northumberland Council Labour group’s proposals, and considers that this proposal to encourage people from Scotland to buy cheap alcohol is a further indication of the moral bankruptcy and social neglect that has come to characterise the Labour Party in all parts of the British Isles in recent years.
Supported by: Stuart McMillan, Dennis Robertson, Joan McAlpine, Angus MacDonald, Gordon MacDonald, Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Mark McDonald, Humza Yousaf, Christina McKelvie, John Mason, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, Bill Kidd, Mike MacKenzie, Aileen McLeod, Chic Brodie, Adam Ingram, Kevin Stewart, Colin Keir, Margaret Burgess, Stewart Maxwell, Colin Beattie, Annabelle Ewing, Maureen Watt, Nigel Don
Current Status: Fallen on 27/11/2012
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That the Parliament congratulates Roxburgh and Berwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau's (CAB) staff who, along with colleagues from across Scotland, provide what it sees as a valuable advice service for those seeking assistance with issues ranging from housing enquiries to personal finance concerns; notes the increase in debt and benefit-related enquiries to CAB offices; understands that, in the year to March 2012, Roxburgh and Berwickshire CAB alone received 18,507 enquiries from 3,081 individual clients and 7,478 visits to its offices; notes that 43% of cases were debt-related and a further 27% benefits-related; acknowledges what it believes is the level of expertise and experience of the CAB's staff and dedicated volunteers and its specialised legal surgery that gives free initial, expert legal support to people in the Scottish Borders; understands that the CAB is in discussions to establish a credit union for the area and supports this development as a means of preventing individuals from falling into the clutches of unscrupulous lenders; acknowledges the financial constraints that the CAB faces at a time of growing demand for its services; welcomes Scottish Borders Council awarding a 3-year contract to the CAB until 2015, reflecting what is considered to be the much valued work of its staff and volunteers, including board members and advisers, on behalf of its clients in both the Roxburghshire and Berwickshire areas of the Scottish Borders, and wishes CAB teams across Scotland a sustainable financial future to enable them to continue their vital work for households across the South of Scotland, and Scotland as a whole.
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That the Parliament congratulates Roxburgh and Berwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau's (CAB) staff who, along with colleagues from across Scotland, provide what it sees as a valuable advice service for those seeking assistance with issues ranging from housing enquiries to personal finance concerns; notes the increase in debt and benefit-related enquiries to CAB offices; understands that, in the year to March 2012, Roxburgh and Berwickshire CAB alone received 18,507 enquiries from 3,081 individual clients and 7,478 visits to its offices; notes that 43% of cases were debt-related and a further 27% benefits-related; acknowledges what it believes is the level of expertise and experience of the CAB's staff and dedicated volunteers and its specialised legal surgery that gives free initial, expert legal support to people in the Scottish Borders; understands that the CAB is in discussions to establish a credit union for the area and supports this development as a means of preventing individuals from falling into the clutches of unscrupulous lenders; acknowledges the financial constraints that the CAB faces at a time of growing demand for its services; welcomes Scottish Borders Council awarding a 3-year contract to the CAB until 2015, reflecting what is considered to be the much valued work of its staff and volunteers, including board members and advisers, on behalf of its clients in both the Roxburghshire and Berwickshire areas of the Scottish Borders, and wishes CAB teams across Scotland a sustainable financial future to enable them to continue their vital work for households across the South of Scotland, and Scotland as a whole.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, George Adam, Bill Kidd, Graeme Pearson, Kenneth Gibson, Dennis Robertson, John Lamont, Colin Beattie, Adam Ingram, Rob Gibson, Stuart McMillan, Joan McAlpine, Aileen McLeod, Humza Yousaf, Angus MacDonald, Kevin Stewart, Margaret Burgess, David Torrance, Mike MacKenzie, Fiona McLeod, Willie Coffey, Mark McDonald, Colin Keir, Claudia Beamish, Jim Eadie, Annabelle Ewing, Maureen Watt, Chic Brodie
Current Status: Fallen on 27/11/2012
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That the Parliament welcomes the 2012 Festival of Sport, which is scheduled to run from 1 to 14 September across the Scottish Borders; understands that the event was successful in 2011 and organisers hope that it will be even more popular this year following what it considers was an extremely successful Olympic Games; notes that sports clubs across the Scottish Borders will be opening their doors to potential new members by offering taster sessions, demonstrations and competitions to entice them; acknowledges that this is a sportscotland event taking place simultaneously in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders; encourages people of all ages who have been inspired by the Olympics and who are looking forward to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and the legacy that it is hoped this will bring to Scotland, to take part in the festival, and believes that participation will not only have potential health, wellbeing and social benefits but will also support those in sports facilities who endeavour to get young people active with the hope that they become future world-class Scottish athletes.
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That the Parliament welcomes the 2012 Festival of Sport, which is scheduled to run from 1 to 14 September across the Scottish Borders; understands that the event was successful in 2011 and organisers hope that it will be even more popular this year following what it considers was an extremely successful Olympic Games; notes that sports clubs across the Scottish Borders will be opening their doors to potential new members by offering taster sessions, demonstrations and competitions to entice them; acknowledges that this is a sportscotland event taking place simultaneously in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders; encourages people of all ages who have been inspired by the Olympics and who are looking forward to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and the legacy that it is hoped this will bring to Scotland, to take part in the festival, and believes that participation will not only have potential health, wellbeing and social benefits but will also support those in sports facilities who endeavour to get young people active with the hope that they become future world-class Scottish athletes.
Supported by: Joan McAlpine, Alison Johnstone, Humza Yousaf, Mike MacKenzie, Graeme Dey, Bill Kidd, Jim Hume, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, Stuart McMillan, Adam Ingram, Jackie Baillie, Chic Brodie, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Angus MacDonald, Graeme Pearson, John Lamont, Kenneth Gibson, Margaret McDougall, Rob Gibson, Margaret Burgess, Kevin Stewart, Patricia Ferguson, Aileen McLeod, Mark McDonald, Claudia Beamish, Colin Keir, Stewart Maxwell, Maureen Watt, Sandra White, Jim Eadie, Annabelle Ewing
Current Status: Fallen on 27/11/2012
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That the Parliament congratulates Callum Airlie, from Westruther in the Scottish Borders, on being nominated by the Scottish double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley Robertson, as an Olympic athlete of the future and to lead the young people's contingent lighting the Olympic Cauldron at the London 2012 opening ceremony; appreciates the size of the occasion, on what was his 17th birthday, and the standard of all of the young athletes who were nominated and took part; notes that Callum, who is a member of the East Lothian Yacht Club and a two-time Optimist UK national champion, is taking part in the 420 world championships in Austria, and wishes the best of success to Callum with his future career in sailing and all of the Scottish athletes participating at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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That the Parliament congratulates Callum Airlie, from Westruther in the Scottish Borders, on being nominated by the Scottish double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley Robertson, as an Olympic athlete of the future and to lead the young people's contingent lighting the Olympic Cauldron at the London 2012 opening ceremony; appreciates the size of the occasion, on what was his 17th birthday, and the standard of all of the young athletes who were nominated and took part; notes that Callum, who is a member of the East Lothian Yacht Club and a two-time Optimist UK national champion, is taking part in the 420 world championships in Austria, and wishes the best of success to Callum with his future career in sailing and all of the Scottish athletes participating at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Supported by: Annabelle Ewing, Jamie McGrigor, Adam Ingram, Colin Keir, Anne McTaggart, Bill Kidd, Angus MacDonald, Chic Brodie, Gordon MacDonald, Colin Beattie, Roderick Campbell, Patricia Ferguson, Aileen McLeod, Kevin Stewart, Christine Grahame, Dennis Robertson, Stuart McMillan, David Torrance, Joan McAlpine, Mike MacKenzie, Fiona McLeod, George Adam, Richard Lyle, Maureen Watt, Margaret Burgess, Jamie Hepburn, Stewart Maxwell
Current Status: Fallen on 27/11/2012
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