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novEMBER 18 Cross-Party Group on obesity
Cross-Party Group on Dyslexia Committee Room 5, Scottish Parliament, 6pm
P1.02, Scottish Parliament, 2pm Neil Guy 0131 348 6273
Neil.Guy@scottish.parliament.uk
Moira Thomson 0131 667 3003
moira.thomson@blueyonder.co.uk
novEMBER 27
Cross-Party Group on Coeliac Disease and Dh Cross-Party on Epilepsy
Q1-04, Scottish Parliament, 2pm Committee Room 1, Scottish Parliament, 1pm
Alison Tolson 0131 348 6338
Alison.Tolson@scottish.parliament.uk Irene Hamilton 0131 348 5779
Irene.Hamilton@scottish.parliament.uk or
Allana Parker 0141 419 1701
aparker@epilepsyscotland.org.uk
Cross-Party Group on Diabetes
Committee Room 6, Scottish Parliament, 6pm DECEMBER 2
Alan McGinley 0141 245 6392
Alan.McGinley@diabetes.org.uk
Cross-Party Group on Tackling Debt
Q1.03, Scottish Parliament, 10am
Cross-Party Group on Funerals and Bereavement Graham Blount 0131 558 8137
graham@actsparl.org
TG20-21, Scottish Parliament, 6pm
Nanette Milne MSP 0131 348 5651
Nanette.Milne.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
DECEMBER 3
Cross-Party Group on Cancer
novEMBER 19
Room Q1.09, Scottish Parliament, 5.30pm
Cross-Party Group on Culture and Media Vicky Crichton 0131 243 2641
Vicky.Crichton@cancer.org.uk
Committee Room 6, Scottish Parliament, 5.30pm
Dave Smith 0131 348 5746
Dave.Smith@scottish.parliament.uk
Cross-Party Group on Rural Policy
Committee Room 5, Scottish Parliament, 5.15pm
Cross-Party Group on Scottish Contemporary Music Sheena Cleland 0131 348 6087
Sheena.Cleland@scottish.parliament.uk
Committee Room 4, Scottish Parliament, 5.30 pm
Tam Colye
tcoy1000@aol.com
Cross-Party Group on housing
TG20-21, Scottish Parliament, 6pm
novEMBER 20 Judith Dunn 0131 270 4774
Judith@scottishlandlords.com
Cross-Party Group on human Rights and Civil Liberties
Committee Room 2. Scottish Parliament, 5.30pm DECEMBER 4
John Watson 0844 800 9088
John.Watson@amnesty.org.uk
Cross-Party Group on Scots Language
Committee Room 2, Scottish Parliament, 7pm
novEMBER 26 Rob Gibson MSP 0131 348 5725
rob.gibson.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
Cross-Party Group on Malawi
Committee Room 3, Scottish Parliament, 1pm
David Hope-Jones 0131 529 3164 davidhopejones@scotland-
malawipartnership.org
questioned the value of the former, lic prosecutions, to which the First the general principles of the Dam- PRivATE MEMBER’S
while noting that the latter has the Minister replied that since coming to ages (Asbestos-related Conditions) DEBATE
backing of the Scottish Government. office, his administration has moved (Scotland) Bill.” DiGiTAL SWiTChovER
He also backed the new homeown- to stop the Lord Advocate and The following amendment was JEREMy PURviS (LiB DEM)
ers’ support fund, which, he said, is Solicitor General regularly attending selected for debate: Members debated the following
providing £25 million over two years Cabinet meetings. He also said he is In the name of Jackson Car- motion:
to keep people in their homes. considering amending the Scotland law (Con), insert at end, “but, in so “That the Parliament notes
Bill Aitken (Con) then put the Act 1998, while accepting that his doing, notes the terms of the Jus- that the UK’s digital TV switchover
final question, asking whether the alterations may be on a larger scale tice Committee’s Stage 1 report, in commences with the switchover of
Scottish Government intends to than Aitken is recommending. particular the concerns expressed the Selkirk transmitter on 6 and 20
“redefine” the role of the Lord with regard to the Financial Mem- November 2008 in the Border TV
Advocate, which has attracted orandum, and calls on the Scottish region; believes that digital is a posi-
criticism from judges in a Calman MAin ChAMBER Government to provide the Parlia- tive development within television
Commission submission for balanc-
BUSinESS
ment with a more detailed analysis but is concerned that the Switcho-
ing both legal and political duties.
novEMBER 5
of the likely cost implications, from ver Help Scheme, established to
The First Minister said he had “no such information as is available to give practical support to those peo-
immediate plans” to do so, but noted DAMAGES (ASBESToS-RELATED or can be obtained by the Scottish ple expected to have the most diffi-
that the National Conversation can ConDiTionS) (SCoTLAnD) BiLL Government, prior to the Bill being culty in making the switch to digital
consider all constitutional issues. Ait- In the name of Fergus Ewing, considered at Stage 3.” TV, has been subject to doubts over
ken argued that it is an “increasing Minister for Community Safety, The amendment passed its effectiveness, and expresses fur-
problem” that the Lord Advocate members debated the following without a vote. ther concern that, with the Border
acts as both legal adviser to the Scot- motion: The motion, as amended, TV region having the highest per-
tish Government and oversees pub- “That the Parliament agrees to passed without a vote. centage of viewers receiving their
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