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Cathy Peattie Lab Chamber
17 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · NHS Forth Valley (Meetings)
Can the minister ask Forth Valley NHS Board to review the service to ensure that my constituents who live in villages have a bus service?
Cathy Peattie Lab Chamber
17 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · NHS Forth Valley (Meetings)
The cabinet secretary will be aware that I am very proud of the new Forth Valley royal hospital for which I, my constituents and wider Falkirk campaigned. I am equally proud that Malcolm Chisholm agreed with us and gave the go-ahead to build the hospital.Forth Valley NHS Board...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
17 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · NHS Forth Valley (Meetings)
2. To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met representatives of NHS Forth Valley. (S3O-13361)
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
16 Mar 2011
“Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reductions Targets 2010-2022—Report on Proposals and Policies”
We know that the Government resisted placing a duty on the public sector. Although the duties came into force in January 2011, guidance was not launched until early February. Local authorities have a key role, but they tell me that public duties simply cannot be fulfilled by p...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
15 Mar 2011
Forth Crossing Project
I understand that it is early days and that all sorts of meetings and partnerships are happening. Mr Turner talked about monitoring how things are developed. How will that be done? What involvement will the partners have? How will you know that it is working? What mechanisms e...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
15 Mar 2011
Forth Crossing Project
You mentioned the various people who have been around the table, although I am surprised to hear that the local authorities have not been involved. I have to tell you, though, that I do not think that that response is any better than the one we received when we took evidence o...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Committee
15 Mar 2011
Forth Crossing Project
As you will be aware, the committee was very clear in its report on the Forth Crossing Bill about the importance of good public transport. What stage has the development of the cross-Forth public transport strategy that was recommended by the committee reached?
Cathy Peattie Lab Chamber
10 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · Freight Facilities Grants
Given that there was only one week in which to declare a note of interest, I am pleased to hear the number of applications that were made. However, given the oversubscribed nature of the grants, will the minister consider re-opening the application process?
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
10 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · Freight Facilities Grants
3. To ask the Scottish Executive what response it has had to its invitation to submit note of interest forms for freight facilities grants for 2011-12 and to what extent it expects the fund to be over or undersubscribed. (S3O-13243)
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Charlie Gordon is right about equality proofing. Surely that should automatically be done for something as important as this. However, it is not apparent from the papers that it was done. Equality proofing should be standard.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Major Issues)
It is a bit disappointing that things took so long. I understand how delicate such matters can be, but anyone locally can probably give you a map of where the pipeline is. It is no mystery.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Major Issues)
I find this very strange. The minister will be aware that I represent Falkirk East and live in Grangemouth. It is said locally that if you want to put a hut anywhere near the pipeline, you will not get planning permission. I would have assumed that there would have been discus...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Major Issues)
That is fine. I would not want to go through all of Audit Scotland’s report, as we would be here all night.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Major Issues)
You might give the same answer to my next question, which is on the implications of phased delivery of tramline 1A for Scottish Government grant funding for the Edinburgh trams project.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Major Issues)
I have a few questions on the Edinburgh trams. I will not revisit the work of the Auditor General for Scotland or the Public Audit Committee, but could Transport Scotland offer technical assistance to TIE in delivering the Edinburgh trams project, as has been suggested by Audi...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
All of that is good news, but I am interested in how quickly we can react. Is there a timescale for tests to take place? How long will those take? Do local authorities have the resources to be able to purchase or use such materials?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
A number of organisations have expressed concern about the fact that it is difficult to cycle on an icy road. You spoke about materials that may be useful in the future. We are keen to hear about those. You also said that they were expensive. I wonder about the costs and avail...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
Should the Government consider changing the information that people have to do with clearing driveways, keeping vehicles off footpaths and so on? There is a bit of ambiguity about what is right and wrong and about whether people are at risk if they clear their pathways. Should...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
The committee took evidence from the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland, which raised real concerns about people with disabilities accessing public transport. I think that it felt that their problem was exacerbated by people clearing snow from cars and driveways on to ...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
Could the issue be highlighted in discussions with local authorities and others? The issue has been raised with the committee and me that when people cannot get to a bus stop, it is difficult for them to continue to travel, whether to a railway station or airport.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
I would be really interested in what the answer might be in the future.Were bus operators sufficiently prepared for the severe winter weather? If not, what other things could be done in the future?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
That is great for people who have a BlackBerry and access to new technology, but some of the people I spoke to who were standing at the bus stop certainly would not have that access. I know that it is difficult, but have you considered what could be done to speak directly to o...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
That is obviously important. How will you do that?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
What communication did you have with local authorities, Transport Scotland and others?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
I am asking whether you are talking about cities or rural areas. You say “some areas”; what does that mean?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
Can you elaborate on that? You said that in some areas the clearing and gritting worked and in some areas it did not. Are you saying that it worked in cities but not in rural areas? You said that you do not want to single anywhere out, but we are getting mixed reports from the...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Committee
08 Mar 2011
Transport (Severe Weather)
I would like to concentrate on buses. We know that there was disruption in rural areas and housing estates—it was difficult for people to access buses. Did local authorities and Transport Scotland pay sufficient regard to clearing and gritting routes?
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
03 Mar 2011
There is a Better Way Campaign
I thank Elaine Smith for bringing the debate to the chamber. As Pauline McNeill said, we should have discussed these issues before. I, too, thank the STUC for its campaign, and I hope that many people here and outwith the Parliament can support it.There is a better way. In som...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
03 Mar 2011
There is a Better Way Campaign
Does the member not agree that freezing the council tax has had a major effect on women and other low-paid workers whose jobs are under threat? Is that really good enough?
Cathy Peattie Lab Chamber
02 Mar 2011
Fuel Duty
I will speak about Grangemouth shortly.Scottish fuel duty is, of course, a UK issue, and we should not linger over aspects that are reserved, but I agree that there is a Scottish dimension that we should focus on in this debate. The Scottish dimension is not just about islands...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
02 Mar 2011
Fuel Duty
Behind the doors in any street down which members walk, families are anxious about how they will get by over the next few years. We find ourselves in a difficult international situation and a difficult economic situation. Neither is of our making or under our control, but both...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
02 Mar 2011
Epilepsy Awareness Training
The debate is important. I have found that the attitude of adults to epilepsy can be pretty appalling. Does Kenneth Gibson believe that awareness raising among teachers and children will make a difference to attitudes in the wider community?
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
24 Feb 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · Domestic Abuse
I welcome the increase in conviction rates, and in particular the work of Central Scotland Police. Does the minister agree that it is important that the partnership work between police and organisations such as Women’s Aid continues, and that there is sustained support for tha...
Cathy Peattie Lab Chamber
24 Feb 2011
First Minister’s Question Time · INEOS and PetroChina (Meetings)
Did the cabinet secretary receive any assurances about the continuation of production and jobs at Grangemouth? When the cabinet secretary visited on the day of the announcement, why did he not take time to speak to the workforce? Does the First Minister share my concern that t...
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Chamber
24 Feb 2011
First Minister’s Question Time · INEOS and PetroChina (Meetings)
5. To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government last met INEOS and PetroChina. (S3F-2931)
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
That is helpful, but I remind the minister that ACPOS raised the issue. Clearly, the police have discussed the matter. It would be good to get some feedback.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
I am pleased with that response, but it does not answer my question about consistency across the police and other authorities. In each part, people are doing the best that they can. Is there an opportunity to consider best practice in other bodies or for the police to share th...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
The issue is not just about what is delivered in schools. There might well be consistency in how local authorities approach education in schools, but we are talking about how we can achieve consistency across the police and other organisations.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland has said that the police, education departments and other authorities are not necessarily consistent in their approach to road safety education. Does the Government have a view on whether a consistent approach to road safety...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I am interested to hear what the Government is doing to fulfil its duties. What is happening across departments and portfolios to ensure that the Government delivers what it needs to do to meet its public duties?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
It is certainly a road that I would like to go down. Of course, the 2009 act allows us to return to that issue.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I am interested in measuring whether local authorities and other public bodies—you are right to say that it is not just local authorities—do what they set out to do. When we took evidence on the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill, lots of people said that they were doing anyway wh...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I agree with the minister that it is not simply about the Government delivering; it is about public bodies across the board examining their policies and how they deliver on climate change.Minister, can you expand on what you said about single outcome agreements? You stressed t...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I do not expect you to look into what is happening at Forth Valley College. However, I am concerned that, in the context of the Scottish funding council’s relationship with colleges, for example, we should be emphasising the importance of skills development. If teaching posts ...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I realise that the roles of Scottish Enterprise and HIE have changed slightly, but I am interested in looking at the issue of skills. For example, I have heard that Forth Valley College in my area has decided to cut its engineering and construction courses. I do not expect the...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
Did you find the conference helpful in developing that partnership for future investment?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
No, that is fine. I am happy that you have answered them.I am interested in how the Government can “influence the development of a new financial architecture to fund low carbon investment to ensure that new infrastructure, and the components that use it, are not prevented from...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I look forward to reading it when it comes out.I was going to develop some of those points but I think that you have answered some of my next questions.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
Are you confident that we can move forward? Will the 2020 group help to facilitate the partnership between Government and the private sector?
Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab) Lab Committee
22 Feb 2011
“Public Bodies Climate Change Duties: Putting Them Into Practice” and “A Low Carbon Economic Strategy for Scotland”
I will explore issues around investment. The low-carbon economic strategy highlights the significant challenge of the funding that is required to develop low-carbon technologies. Can you share with us any new actions in the strategy that are now underpinned by funding under th...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
Can you encourage the people with whom you work to speak to the Youth Parliament? That may be worth doing.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
Okay. What about ROSPA?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
I am speaking to any member of the panel. Has anyone spoken to the Youth Parliament, which has two representatives for each constituency MSP? It seems very odd if no one has.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
I understand that it is not your fault. I am just interested in why the people round the table do not seem to have communicated with the Youth Parliament—maybe they can tell me why. Clearly, you are here just now as witnesses, but the same question applies to the other witness...
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
I am pleased to hear that work is under way on road safety. Do you think that it is quite surprising that all these people from different organisations have given us evidence today but none of them spoke to the Youth Parliament? Is that an issue? Is that what you are telling us?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
That is interesting. Clearly, we are involved in an inquiry in which we are taking evidence from a number of people. Is there one key point that we should include in our recommendations?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
Could the Scottish Government do more to support the work that you are doing to encourage road safety among young drivers?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
That is interesting. How do the police use road traffic enforcement powers to educate as well as punish young road traffic offenders?
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
Given that outcome, you know that the initiative is successful.
Cathy Peattie Lab Committee
08 Feb 2011
Road Safety (Young Drivers)
Do you see opportunities for the police to be involved in running sessions for young people when they pass their test, or is that already happening? It is probably quite obvious that I am not a young person, but when I passed my driving test I attended a couple of sessions tha...