Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Trish Godman): Lab

The next item of business is consideration of motion S2M-5789, in the name of Jack McConnell, which is a motion of thanks to the Presiding Officer.

The First Minister (Mr Jack McConnell): Lab

Before I address the motion of thanks to the Presiding Officer, I propose a vote of thanks to some of our other distinguished Scottish parliamentarians and c...

Mr Bruce McFee (West of Scotland) (SNP): SNP

I was not here in the first session of Parliament.

The First Minister: Lab

We still enjoyed what he was saying in Paisley at the time. Bruce McFee has been a valuable member of the Parliament over the past four years, and we genuine...

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): SNP

Like the First Minister, I pay tribute to those members of all parties who will not be standing for re-election. Each and every one of them has made their ow...

Miss Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): Con

I, too, pay tribute to MSPs who will leave the Parliament today and I share in the sentiments already expressed. From our benches, we will lose Lord James Do...

The Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (Nicol Stephen): LD

Presiding Officer, you have played a key role in moving Scotland forward. Four years ago, the public attitude to the Parliament and this building was too oft...

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): Green

On behalf of the Scottish Green Party, I pay tribute to all the politicians who are about to retire and, in particular, to Dennis Canavan, who is a great fri...

Rosie Kane (Glasgow) (SSP): SSP

Are you nervous, George? Laughter.The Scottish Socialist Party echoes much of what has been said about the MSPs who are retiring—I am not one of them—and abo...

Ms Rosemary Byrne (South of Scotland) (Sol): Sol

As colleagues have done, I pay tribute to the hard work of members who are retiring. I ask members to forgive me for making special mention of Lord James Dou...

Margo MacDonald (Lothians) (Ind): Ind

Presiding Officer, it was not just yesterday that you and I and some other political anoraks sat discussing Scotland's possible futures well into the wee sma...