Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 March 2016
17 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings)
We established the multiagency, multipartner task force to consider such issues when the decision about Longannet’s future was announced. We continue to engage with Fife Council about proposals to support economic regeneration and recovery in the area. We have also been working through the task force and our PACE organisation to help individuals into alternative employment, and I understand that many of the individuals who were employed in Longannet have been able to move into alternative employment. We will continue to engage with the local council through the task force, and with members who represent the area, to ensure that we are doing everything possible and appropriate to help individuals and the local economy.
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2. Ruth Davidson (Glasgow) (Con)
Con
To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-03299)
The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon)
SNP
Tonight.
Ruth Davidson
Con
Many of the income tax decisions that were announced in the budget yesterday will not apply to Scotland’s workers. Such decisions will be for this Parliament...
The First Minister
SNP
As I said to Kezia Dugdale, we will set out our proposals on income tax early next week. When we do that, we will set out the analysis that backs up the deci...
Ruth Davidson
Con
It is obvious that no analysis or evidence base has been put forward. Incredibly, if we run through the minutes of meetings of the First Minister’s Council o...
The First Minister
SNP
As I have said repeatedly, I will set out my proposals on income tax. It is interesting that Ruth Davidson is not proposing to use the income tax powers. Ove...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
We have some constituency questions.
Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP)
SNP
Earlier today, I received notification that Z Hinchliffe & Sons, which is a textile company with a factory in Dalry in my constituency, began this mornin...
The First Minister
SNP
I am aware of the developing situation at Z Hinchliffe in Dalry and I was concerned when I learned about it. This is an anxious time for the company’s employ...
Cara Hilton (Dunfermline) (Lab)
Lab
The First Minister will be aware that Longannet power station in my constituency will close at the end of the month, with the loss of 236 jobs locally and mo...
The First Minister
SNP
We established the multiagency, multipartner task force to consider such issues when the decision about Longannet’s future was announced. We continue to enga...
James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)
SNP
The First Minister will be aware of the announcement by ClydeUnion Pumps, which is part of the SPX group and is based in my constituency, that consultations ...
The First Minister
SNP
I am acutely aware of the situation and of the impact that it will have on those who work there, their families and the local area. Indeed, as the MSP for th...