Chamber
Plenary, 15 Jan 2009
15 Jan 2009 · S3 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Gaza
General Questions
Will the Scottish Government welcome the efforts of Glasgow the Caring City, which managed to get £200,000-worth of aid into Gaza from Jordan this week? I will collaborate with that charity next week to support another delivery of humanitarian aid for Gaza, which is desperately needed. I am also involved in the Scotland to Gaza convoy, which is organised by Edinburgh Direct Aid. Will the Scottish Government support, even symbolically, all the efforts of the Scottish people to do what they can to ensure that medical aid and equipment get to the Gazan people who desperately need it?
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1. Bashir Ahmad (Glasgow) (SNP):
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The Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture (Linda Fabiani):
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Bashir Ahmad:
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I have been proud of Scotland's response to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza as we have lived up to the country's reputation as a caring and compassionate n...
Linda Fabiani:
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Scotland's readiness to respond to the crisis has been admirable and reinforces our role as a responsible nation that is determined to play its part to help ...
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab):
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Will the Scottish Government welcome the efforts of Glasgow the Caring City, which managed to get £200,000-worth of aid into Gaza from Jordan this week? I wi...
Linda Fabiani:
SNP
Yes. Glasgow the Caring City is an amazing organisation for the speed and appropriateness of its response to humanitarian crises throughout the world. I am a...