Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2013
27 Feb 2013 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Families Need Fathers
I suppose that this question is for onward transmission to Dr Alasdair Allan. Regarding the number of schools that seem absolutely unaware of their duties under the 2006 act, which I referred to, will the minister convey to Dr Allan my request to find out what schools are doing in terms of obtempering their duties to obey the law, and how many of them are doing it?
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Elaine Smith)
Lab
The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-04456, in the name of John Mason, on Families Need Fathers. The debate will be c...
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
SNP
I thank members who signed the motion, which has allowed the debate to happen.Perhaps I should start off by declaring a non-interest in the subject, in that ...
Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lab
As a parent of three lovely young children and a former chair of the Blairdardie primary school parent board in Glasgow, I am delighted to take part in the d...
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)
SNP
I thank John Mason for securing the debate, which is very timely, given the publication of the Scottish Government’s national parenting strategy, in which—as...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
I should have reminded members at the beginning of the debate to speak through the chair and to refer to each other by their full names, not as “you”.17:20
Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
I very much welcome the debate and am grateful to John Mason for bringing it to the chamber this evening.Mr Mason’s motion rightly refers to the “important” ...
Mark McDonald (North East Scotland) (SNP)
SNP
I congratulate my colleague John Mason on securing this debate.In its national parenting strategy, the Scottish Government has set out its ambition to make S...
Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab)
Lab
I congratulate John Mason on bringing forward this important but complex debate. It is complex in practice, but not in respect of the principles that should ...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
SNP
I congratulate John Mason and declare an interest as a former court lawyer specialising in family law. Although I am wary of drawing from that experience, wh...
Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP)
SNP
I thank John Mason for bringing to the Parliament what has been so far an excellent debate. I signed his motion, and I had been thinking of putting my name d...
The Minister for Children and Young People (Aileen Campbell)
SNP
I thank John Mason for bringing this important debate to the chamber and for raising a number of important issues. I also thank other members for their thoug...
Christine Grahame
SNP
I suppose that this question is for onward transmission to Dr Alasdair Allan. Regarding the number of schools that seem absolutely unaware of their duties un...
Aileen Campbell
SNP
I will consider that point, and Christine Grahame and I can continue a dialogue on it.John Mason mentioned the parenting agreement for Scotland. The national...