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John Farquhar Munro LD Chamber
17 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · Dementia Strategy
I thank the minister for her positive response. Like my colleague Nicol Stephen, this is probably the last time that I will speak in the Parliament, but I think and hope that many of the people on the front benches will return to carry on the good work that is going on. I will...
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Chamber
17 Mar 2011
Scottish Executive Question Time · Dementia Strategy
13. To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the dementia strategy. (S3O-13371)
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Legacy Paper
Thank you very much.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
Very good. I accept that.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
You win.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
I see.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
I think that that is correct. My worry is about young people aged between 16 and 18 who are not in full-time education.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
There has been a lot of support for the petition at all stages of its journey through the committees, and there are unresolved issues as regards the 16 to 18 age group who are not in full-time education. I suggest that that is sufficient reason to continue the petition and inc...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
I think that it is for 16 to 18-year-olds if they are in full-time education.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
The petition received a lot of support. It deals with the situation that 16 to 18-year-olds find themselves in, between school and study. There does not seem to be any sort of benefit or concession to them when travelling, whether by bus or by rail. Because of the level of sup...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
The clerk’s paper suggests that we should include it in our legacy paper in the hope that the successor committee will pick it up and run with it.
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Committee
08 Mar 2011
Current Petitions
I agree with Bill Butler. That is what we should do.
John Farquhar Munro LD Chamber
23 Feb 2011
Public Petitions Committee
Thank you.Most petitions are lodged on the back of personal experience, sometimes tragic, as in the case of John Muir. When we hosted the knife crime summit on his petition, we did so not to point the finger at any one body and to say that the problem was its fault, but to cre...
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Chamber
23 Feb 2011
Public Petitions Committee
It is with enormous pleasure that I close this debate on behalf of the Public Petitions Committee. Those who follow our work will know that we are very much a committee of firsts. For example, we are the first committee of the Parliament to meet in the wonderful Alness academy...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
22 Feb 2011
Current Petitions
That will give ample opportunity for responses to come in. In those circumstances, perhaps we should keep the petition open.
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Committee
22 Feb 2011
Current Petitions
I see that there is a consultation period of six weeks after the ferries report comes out.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Feb 2011
Current Petitions
It is significant that, as Rhoda Grant pointed out, implant surgery is banned in some of the major countries. There must be a justifiable reason for that blanket ban.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Feb 2011
Current Petitions
I do not think that we can take the petition any further. It has been pretty well researched and the best option is closing the petition.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
08 Feb 2011
Current Petitions
Mr McGrigor was making the point about the ring fencing of the quota, and why it applies only in the area concerned.
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Committee
08 Feb 2011
Current Petitions
We have been waiting for the report for a long time.
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Chamber
27 Jan 2011
Coastguard Centre Cuts
Like everybody else, I thank Alasdair Allan for giving us the opportunity to debate this subject in the Parliament. It is perhaps ironic or perhaps opportune that, on the very day when there is a major incident on the west coast, here we are discussing the possibility of losin...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
We have taken the petition as far as we can. I see no benefit in holding on to it any longer.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
The recommendation is that we should close it.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
I see that the recommendation is to close.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
New Petitions
I am well aware of the case that Rhoda Grant has raised. The restrictions that have been in place to preserve fishing stocks in that fishery have produced great benefits for the local community. I know that and have seen the results, so I think that it would be a retrograde st...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
New Petitions
Yes, what about NHS Education Scotland?
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
New Petitions
Convener, will you clarify who we are going to write to regarding the petition?
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
Can you give an undertaking to ensure that the junction, with all its complications and road safety issues, will be included in the next STPR round?
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
What criteria would need to be employed at the Laurencekirk junction to justify it being included in the next 10-year cycle of the STPR?
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
Thank you.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
At how many locations along the line are the day and night operations being monitored? Are the noise levels now higher than they were at the start of proceedings in 2003?
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Committee
25 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
Good afternoon, folks. One of the main issues to have come before the committee has been the aggravation of noise due to night running, which seems to be a genuine problem. In your opinion, is the current track design adequate and appropriate for the service that is being run ...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
11 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
No—I agree.
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Committee
11 Jan 2011
Current Petitions
We should accept the recommendation to close the petition.
John Farquhar Munro LD Chamber
23 Dec 2010
Scottish Executive Question Time · Gaelic Language and Culture
I am sure that the minister appreciates that education is at the core of protecting the Gaelic culture. In communities all over Scotland, there is a lot of pressure on parents to secure a Gaelic education for their children. Does the minister agree that it is now time for pare...
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Chamber
23 Dec 2010
Scottish Executive Question Time · Gaelic Language and Culture
1. To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to protect Gaelic language and culture given the current economic position. (S3O-12452)
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
That seems to conclude consideration of the points that have been raised and discussed. I thank members and Des McNulty for coming along to the meeting and I thank the ministers for giving up their time to speak to the committee. I hope that between the ministerial team and th...
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
I am sure that our clerking team will keep its ear to the ground and note what is happening. When the report has been produced, it will be a simple matter of calling the committee together to discuss it, if nothing else.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
Thank you all very much. We have had a lengthy and useful discussion on the petition. I invite the committee to decide on what we do with it.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
Des McNulty wants to make a brief comment.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
I thank Mr McNulty. As I said, he has a keen interest in the petition and I am glad that he was able to get responses from the minister.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
I welcome to the meeting Des McNulty, who has a keen interest in the petition. I invite him to make a statement or pose a question.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
I thank the ministers for their attendance. We will move to questions from members.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
Does Fergus Ewing have any comments to make?
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Current Petitions
Agenda item 2 is consideration of PE1351, by Chris Daly and Helen Holland, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish for all victims of institutional child abuse a time for all to be heard forum, incorporating a compensation scheme.We ...
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Do members agree to take item 3 in private?Members indicated agreement.
The Deputy Convener LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Decision on Taking Business in Private
That is what I understand.
The Deputy Convener (John Farquhar Munro) LD Committee
21 Dec 2010
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the 20th and final meeting in 2010 of the Public Petitions Committee.We said in our previous meeting, on 7 December, that that would be our final meeting this year but, as members will be aware, several committee members and witnesses w...
John Farquhar Munro LD Chamber
25 Nov 2010
Scottish Executive Question Time · China (Visit)
I thank the minister for that comprehensive answer.I am sure that the minister would join me in welcoming Vince Cable’s success in reaching an important agreement with the Chinese Government to protect Scotch whisky. Has the Government made any assessment of the potential fina...
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Chamber
25 Nov 2010
Scottish Executive Question Time · China (Visit)
6. To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment the Minister for Culture and External Affairs has made of the Scottish Government’s recent visit to China. (S3O-12101)
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
23 Nov 2010
Current Petitions
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that this year the east coast has enjoyed first-class fishing of salmon and sea trout whereas it has been almost non-existent on the west coast. The evidence suggests that that is because of the proliferation of fish farming. The fish fa...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
23 Nov 2010
Current Petitions
Is the petition linked to our previous decision to get information from Holland on a decision that has been taken there? That could be tied to this petition.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
23 Nov 2010
Current Petitions
I do not agree that we should close this one, convener. We should continue the petition and write to the local authority to ask it why it is not funding the project, which is of national benefit to Scotland. The funding for those organisations was ring fenced, but that has cha...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
23 Nov 2010
Current Petitions
Somebody from sportscotland.15:45
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
23 Nov 2010
Current Petitions
We should invite the minister to the committee rather than simply relying on written correspondence.
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD Committee
23 Nov 2010
Current Petitions
According to the committee papers, it seems that we have taken the petition just about as far as we can. I am quite happy to propose that we close the petition.
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
29 Oct 2010
New Petitions
What is your view of the current situation and the cutbacks in all services? Is that going to have an adverse effect on the provision of leisure facilities by local authorities?
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
29 Oct 2010
New Petitions
Good morning, Jodie. Your petition implies that the leisure facilities that are currently provided are not appropriate, that they should be amended, and that the younger generation should be listened to so that the council can present and promote better leisure facilities that...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
29 Oct 2010
New Petitions
I thank Rowena Carlton for her response, but I, too, am concerned about the quality of politics instruction, particularly in secondary education. As Nigel Don said, if a particular lecturer or teacher has a political opinion that is contrary to those of many in their class, th...
John Farquhar Munro LD Committee
29 Oct 2010
New Petitions
Have we suggested the police?
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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 17 March 2011

17 Mar 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Scottish Executive Question Time
Dementia Strategy
Health and Wellbeing
Munro, John Farquhar LD Ross, Skye and Inverness West Watch on SPTV
I thank the minister for her positive response. Like my colleague Nicol Stephen, this is probably the last time that I will speak in the Parliament, but I think and hope that many of the people on the front benches will return to carry on the good work that is going on. I will be delighted if the dementia strategy is foremost in their thoughts as the Scottish Government implements new policies.

In the same item of business

John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD) LD
13. To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the dementia strategy. (S3O-13371)
The Minister for Public Health and Sport (Shona Robison) SNP
Implementation of the strategy is progressing well. For example, care standards and a national skills and competencies framework for health and social care s...
John Farquhar Munro LD
I thank the minister for her positive response. Like my colleague Nicol Stephen, this is probably the last time that I will speak in the Parliament, but I th...
Shona Robison SNP
I thank John Farquhar Munro for his kind and supportive words and I wish him well in the future. I know of his interest in the dementia strategy. The issue h...
Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab) Lab
I draw the minister’s attention to the most recent meeting of the cross-party group on Alzheimer’s, at which we heard from research experts in the field. Is ...
Shona Robison SNP
I acknowledge the member’s long-term interest in the issue and the good work of the cross-party group, which was very much involved in the development of the...
The Deputy Presiding Officer Lab
Question 14 was not lodged. Question 15 was withdrawn.