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Scottish Parliament

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Type: Organization

Name: Scottish Parliament

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Richard Baker

VIDEO: Scottish Parliament

Richard Baker MSP said Aberdeen should have a transport system that was "fit for purpose" in a Labour debate on the Haudagain roundabout on 22 May 2013.The North East Scotland MSP said "if Aberdeen is to secure its future as an energy hub the Haudagain ... [Published BBC - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Scottish Parliament, Keith Brown, Alex Johnstone, Richard Baker, Scottish Conservative Party

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Alex Salmond

Holyrood visit for cardiac group

First Minister Alex Salmond and fellow MSPs were given an insight into the valuable work of the Angus Cardiac Group at Holyrood last week.Gordon Snedden and Linda Brown travelled to Edinburgh to mount a three day exhibition outside the debating chamber ... [Published Kirriemuir Herald - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Alex Salmond, Linda Brown, Scottish Parliament

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

MSP inspired by community gardening

A GREEN-FINGERED MSP is digging in to back a number of projects which inspire community gardening and farming in Renfrewshire.Labour politician Hugh Henry heard how a number of local ventures have helped to bring people together outdoors, offering them ... [Published Paisley Gazette - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Hugh Henry, Horticulture, Scottish Parliament

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

NHS

NHS chief: ‘OK’ to deny patients lifesaving drugs

SCOTLAND'S medicines chief has insisted it is sometimes "OK to say no" to lifesaving drugs, if they do not come at a fair price for the NHS.Professor Angela Timoney, chairwoman of the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), defended the decision to deny ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 19 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Drugs, Patient

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Planning for the future needs the help of young placemakers

Youngsters should be playing a role in deciding how communities should look in the future, which is why a new?Young Placemakers? scheme has been started.Youth involvement is seen as the “missing piece in the planning jigsaw” across the Borders which is ... [Published Berwickshire News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Scottish Parliament, Disengagement

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Courts service boss warns more closures could be on the way

Scotland could be set for even more court closures beyond those already announced, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Courts Service (SCS) has warned.Eric McQueen said at today’s Justice Committee in the Scottish Parliament that where “justice centres” ... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - May 21 2013]

Entities: courts, John Lamont, Scottish Conservative Party, Scotland, Scottish Government

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Scottish Parliament

MSP looks ahead to Common Riding season

LOCAL MSP John Lamont has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to mark the upcoming Borders Common Ridings and Festivals season.The next few weeks and months will see celebrations taking place across the region, bringing together communities and ... [Published Border Telegraph - May 21 2013]

Entities: John Lamont, Scottish Parliament, Queen's Diamond Jubilee

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Launch of UN Year of Water Cooperation

1 April 2013 ‌Professor Chris Spray recently gave a presentation in the Scottish Parliament at the Launch of the UN Year of Water Cooperation. Other speakers included May East (UNITAR), who also organised the event; MSP Maureen Watt and Professor ... [Published IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Scien ... - May 21 2013]

Entities: United Nations, Maureen Watt, May East

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Don’t squander it

Now that Denis Healey has become the first senior politician from a unionist party emphatically to concede that an independent Scotland would derive huge financial benefits from North Sea oil (your report 20 May), may I issue a plea to all politicians ... [Published The Scotsman - May 21 2013]

Entities: Denis Healey, North Sea Oil, Scottish Parliament, Infrastructure

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

New standards published to improve legislation

The Government must comply with new standards for good legislation, the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee has urged.The committee considered criticisms of the quality and quantity of legislation, and has published a draft ... [Published Public Sector Executive - May 20 2013]

Entities: Westminster, Graham Allen, Northern Ireland Assembly

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Cancer drugs 'inequality' slammed by leading charity in submission to Scottish Parliament

BEATING Bowel Cancer hit out at the system which means many patients in Scotland are unable to access new medicines, as highlighted by sufferer Maureen Fleming, pictured, in the Daily Record.A CANCER charity has hit out at the "enormous inequality" in ... [Published Daily Record - May 20 2013]

Entities: Patient, Colorectal Cancer, Drugs, Scotland, Scottish Parliament

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

EdinburghSketcher captures Pedal on Parliament 2013

THIS WEEK the EdinburghSketcher and his family took part in Pedal on Parliament cycle from the Meadows to the Scottish Parliament... The family and I had a great afternoon pedalling a traffic free route from the Meadows to the Scottish Parliament today ... [Published The Scotsman - May 20 2013]

Entities: Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Scottish Parliament, Scotland

Quotes

Scottish Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone called on the minister to make a commitment to ensure the "Haudagain's status will be advanced to that of a shovel-ready project as quickly as possible" . Newly sworn in new SNP MSP Christian Allard made his first speech in the parliament to much acclaim from his fellow MSPs

VIDEO: Scottish Parliament [Published BBC - 1 hour ago]

"We are able to put forward the data but then are not included in the decision-making process."

Medic's drug access frustration [Published Glasgow Evening Times - 10 hours ago]

"We have this project right here on our own doorstep and it is open to a wide range of groups and individuals who can tap in to all sorts of help and support from supplies to labour and funding sources."

MSP inspired by community gardening [Published Paisley Gazette - 11 hours ago]

Kevin Stewart, the SNP MSP for Aberdeen Central, said: "Labour's choice of debate topic simply sums up everything that is wrong with their approach to transport in Aberdeen. It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the traffic situation in Aberdeen by Labour - no wonder they no longer have any constituency MSPs in the city."

Labour blasts SNP traffic record [Published Wharfvalley - 16 hours ago]

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VIDEO: Scottish Parliament [Published BBC - 1 hour ago]
SNP: Welcome Scot Gov commitment to fund Haudagain [Published PoliticsHome - 1 hour ago]
Holyrood visit for cardiac group [Published Kirriemuir Herald - 2 hours ago]
Norman Bonney: Monarchy’s future and the access... [Published The Scotsman - 3 hours ago]
Tracker [Published Holyrood - 4 hours ago]
Midlothian South MSP backs calls to remove floo... [Published Midlothiantoday - 8 hours ago]
Balmullo residents urged to speak out on pharmacy [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - 9 hours ago]
A golden age - Despite being steeped in traditi... [Published Holyrood - 10 hours ago]
Equal outcomes - Public sector boards front and... [Published Holyrood - 10 hours ago]
Holyrood morning roundup: Wednesday 22 May, 201... [Published Holyrood - 10 hours ago]
Medic's drug access frustration [Published Glasgow Evening Times - 10 hours ago]
MSP inspired by community gardening [Published Paisley Gazette - 11 hours ago]
Aberdeen by-election: Labour go on offensive [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 13 hours ago]
Labour blasts SNP traffic record [Published Wharfvalley - 16 hours ago]
Labour plans will 'plunge Aberdeen into traffic... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - 17 hours ago]
Lack of leadership offers a test of faith [Published The Scotsman - 17 hours ago]
Launch of UN Year of Water Cooperation [Published IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Scien ... - 18 hours ago]
Great Scot - can they be serious over independe... [Published This Is Money - 18 hours ago]
NHS chief: ‘OK’ to deny patients lifesaving drugs [Published The Scotsman - 18 hours ago]
NHS chief: ‘OK’ to deny patients lifesaving drugs [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 19 hours ago]
Mary’s meals backpack project receives warm wel... [Published Stv.tv - 19 hours ago]
Scottish Referendum Polling [Published UK Polling Report - 22 hours ago]
British House Of Commons Approves Same-Sex Marr... [Published Outside The Beltway \| OTB - 23 hours ago]
STV News at Six - Aberdeen - Full - Tuesday, Ma... [Published Stv.tv - 23 hours ago]
Views sought on SRIT audit framework [Published ICAEW - May 21 2013]
VIDEO: Scottish Parliament [Published BBC - May 21 2013]
Planning for the future needs the help of young... [Published Berwickshire News - May 21 2013]
Time for a 'conversation shift' in Scotland's r... [Published Christian Today - May 21 2013]
The UK's diverging school systems [Published BBC - May 21 2013]
Courts service boss warns more closures could b... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - May 21 2013]

Blogs

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Scottish Referendum Polling [Published UK Polling Report - 22 hours ago] Long after I should have, I have finally got round to collecting up polling for the Scottish Independence Referendum next year on its own page here (though I’ve put the polls as they stand in this post too). This should include all the polls so far ...
British House Of Commons Approves Same-Sex Marr... [Published Outside The Beltway \| OTB - 23 hours ago] After a contentious debate and rebellion by a faction of David Cameron’s Conservative Party, the British House of Commons gave its final approval to a bill legalizing same-sex marriage: The House of Commons has voted to allow gay marriage in England ...
Potential leak of data: Email Addresses List [Published LeakedIn - May 16 2013] Detected 74 occurrence(s) of ‘[\s\\|,;']+[a-z0-9\-\._]+@[a-z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-z]{2,4}[\s\\|,;:']+’: Stuart Senior 0131244707sm.watson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Architect 7WhittlestoneJonathanSEA GatewayAdministrator01312447650 jonathan.whittlestone@scotland.gsi.gov.ukWood ...
Potential leak of data: Email Addresses List [Published LeakedIn - May 16 2013] Detected 74 occurrence(s) of ‘[\s\\|,;']+[a-z0-9\-\._]+@[a-z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-z]{2,4}[\s\\|,;:']+’: Stuart Senior 0131244707sm.watson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Architect 7WhittlestoneJonathanSEA GatewayAdministrator01312447650 jonathan.whittlestone@scotland.gsi.gov.ukWood ...
Exclusive: Tory Draft Europe Bill [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - May 14 2013] Make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom on the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union.Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and ...

Press Releases

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Fees to Drop for Insolvency Options, Says Debt ... [Published Financial Services - Apr 30 2013]
Trust Deed Forum – a Reduction in Scottish Trus... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Apr 09 2013]