Iain Smith MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Fife
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Iain Smith MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Fife |
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My Work in The Scottish Parliament
20 Most Recent Stories From Iain Smith's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)Thu 1st Jul 2010: During a debate on 23 June that was initiated by my colleague, Liam McArthur, the Minister for Environment stated that the meeting had taken place, that it had been useful, and that officials... To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcome was of the discussions between its officials and those of the European Commission on 9 June 2010 regarding proportionality in the penalty system for... Wed 30th Jun 2010: Parliamentary Bureau Motions | Scottish Parliament debates. I hope that the Parliament will vote against the order so that the Government can come back with a clearer and more specific one after the summer recess. Parliamentary Bureau Motions | Scottish Parliament debates. First, I never at any point said that I was speaking on behalf of the committee. I was referring to discussions that the committee had and to the specific decision that the committee made. If you... Parliamentary Bureau Motions | Scottish Parliament debates. I wish to speak against the approval of motion S3M-6679, on the draft Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts (Scotland) Order 2010. The matter was considered by the Economy, Energy and... The Gathering | Scottish Parliament debates. I thank the minister for the advance copy of his statement. Unfortunately, he failed to address any of the fundamental questions that the Auditor General raised in his report or in his evidence... Thu 24th Jun 2010: Tourism | Scottish Parliament debates. I hope that the minister will use them on the gathering. Tourism | Scottish Parliament debates. Will the minister give way? Tourism | Scottish Parliament debates. Will the minister take an intervention. Tourism | Scottish Parliament debates. I conclude with a brief comment on the gathering. The Auditor General for Scotland's report on the gathering was published the day after we lodged our motion, so we could not refer to it in the... Tourism | Scottish Parliament debates. I was going to make that point in my next sentence. Extraordinary factors were at play, such as the ash cloud, but the figures demonstrate that Scotland's tourism industry is vulnerable to... Tourism | Scottish Parliament debates. In this short debate, I will not waste too much of the Parliament's time outlining the importance of tourism to Scotland's economy. We all know that tourism is one of the key sectors in the... Wed 23rd Jun 2010: United Kingdom Emergency Budget and End-year Flexibility | Scottish Parliament debates. Can the cabinet secretary explain why he spent so long poring over "Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland" to find the one figure that backed his case, while ignoring all of those that... Thu 10th Jun 2010: I wonder whether the cabinet secretary can clarify the Government's policy on staff bonuses with regard to its pay policy over the next two years. Does it or does it not believe that bonuses... To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid to its core departmental staff in bonuses in 2008-09. (S3O-10924) VisitScotland | First Minister's Question Time | Scottish Parliament debates. Given that success, does not it seem a bit strange that VisitScotland seems to be intent on sacking its chief executive? Will the First Minister now answer the questions that we tried to get... Thu 3rd Jun 2010: Points of Order | Scottish Parliament debates. On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Mr Swinney was sitting next to the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism when he made that statement and answered that question. I am not clear why... VisitScotland | Scottish Parliament debates. I thank the minister for the advance copy of his statement. He said that VisitScotland's statement "confirmed that Mr Riddle is in discussion with VisitScotland." The minister forgot to mention... Wed 2nd Jun 2010: Banking and Financial Services | Scottish Parliament debates. I am slightly confused, because the minister says that he wants Scotland's opinions to be reflected in all the deliberations, but he has not expressed what Scotland's opinions are. For example,... Banking and Financial Services | Scottish Parliament debates. Will the minister clarify exactly when that money will be available? There was some uncertainty about whether it is available now or will not be available until the end of the year. Earlier Stories Complete archive on the official site.
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