Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott) Con

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-14775, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on Scotland and Malawi: 10 years since the co-operation agreement. 1...

The Minister for Europe and International Development (Humza Yousaf) SNP

Presiding Officer, members of the Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, muli bwanji and good afternoon. It is a pleasure to lead this debate on behalf of the Sco...

Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab

I thank the minister for bringing the debate to the chamber; I am pleased that the Scottish Government has used some of its chamber time to highlight the ann...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

We are tight for time today. I call Jamie McGrigor, who has five minutes. 15:48

Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con

I am pleased to speak in the debate in support of the motion and the amendment—there is nothing in them with which I could possibly disagree. I thank the org...

Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) SNP

I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak about the unique and very special relationship that exists between Scotland and Malawi. As the motion in the ...

Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab) Lab

I was in Malawi with my colleagues Liam McArthur and James Dornan earlier this year, on a visit by the Scotland branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Asso...

James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) SNP

As has just been mentioned, during Parliament’s February recess, I visited Malawi along with my colleagues Liam McArthur and Elaine Smith on behalf of the CP...

Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) LD

Three years ago, I took part in a very similar debate. At that stage, we were looking ahead to the Livingstone bicentenary, which was an opportunity to celeb...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

You should draw to a close, please.

Liam McArthur LD

There is much to be proud of in what has been achieved over the past 10 years, and I welcome this brief debate and the opportunity to reflect on those achiev...

Michael Russell (Argyll and Bute) (SNP) SNP

I am very pleased to take part in the debate. When I visited Malawi in October and November 2012, I was very struck by the contrast that has been drawn out t...

Siobhan McMahon (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lab

David Livingstone played a major role in improving public health and freeing the indigenous population from the scourge of slavery in Africa and particularly...

David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) SNP

I am pleased to contribute to today’s debate on Scotland’s long-standing partnership with Malawi and the Scottish Government’s commitment to international de...

Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Lab) Lab

I am pleased to make a brief contribution about the links between my constituency of Dumfriesshire and Malawi. The first project that I will talk about is th...

Christian Allard (North East Scotland) (SNP) SNP

As the minister said in his opening speech, there is a human story behind every statistic. We have heard a lot of statistics in the debate, so I will spare m...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

You must draw to a close, please.

Christian Allard SNP

Those are merely a few examples of the successes of the 2005 co-operation agreement in building strong links between Scotland and Malawi—links based on respe...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

Thank you very much. That was terrific. 16:32

Hanzala Malik (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

I thank Humza Yousaf for today’s debate and Claire Baker for her amendment. It is an honour to speak about the relationship between Scotland and Malawi on th...

Humza Yousaf SNP

So far! Laughter.

Hanzala Malik Lab

I also believe that Scotland should continue its international development work, which helps us to develop our international position—in particular, our work...

Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP) SNP

I think that Humza Yousaf is doing a very good job. Laughter. In my remarks this afternoon, I will reflect on what we have done in the past decade, particu...

Cameron Buchanan (Lothian) (Con) Con

I am pleased that we have the opportunity today to celebrate 10 years of Scotland’s historic co-operation with Malawi. Scottish Conservatives continue to su...

Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

I welcome the opportunity to conclude the debate on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party. As we have heard, Scotland and Malawi have always shared close links...

Humza Yousaf SNP

We have had a great debate across the chamber—I always enjoy hearing stories from members’ localities. There have been some very good suggestions on how to t...

Claire Baker Lab

I fully accept that the Scottish Government has protected and frozen that budget, but we as a Parliament should reflect on the priority that we give to the f...

Humza Yousaf SNP

I accept that. In the run-up to the election, we will rightly be lobbied by a number of international development NGOs, to which we will listen carefully. We...

Elaine Smith Lab

The Malawian MPs whom I met when I was in Malawi—particularly the women, I have to say—were capable, competent and caring, and they were clearly motivated by...

Humza Yousaf SNP

Yes, I agree with the sentiments that Elaine Smith has just expressed, and in particular her point about women parliamentarians. As she is probably aware, Ma...