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1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
16 Jun 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00080)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
30 Jun 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00112)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
15 Sep 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00202)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
22 Sep 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00242)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
29 Sep 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00283)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
06 Oct 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00317)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
27 Oct 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
I congratulate the Presiding Officer on his recent appointment to Her Majesty’s Privy Council. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00361)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
03 Nov 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00400)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
10 Nov 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00445)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
17 Nov 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00485)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
24 Nov 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00514)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
01 Dec 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00561)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
08 Dec 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00605)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
15 Dec 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00636)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
22 Dec 2016
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
At this, the last First Minister’s question time before Christmas, I wish all members and people across Scotland all the compliments of the season. I will ask my question in a spirit of good will. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the ...
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
12 Jan 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
I wish everyone in the chamber and across the country a happy new year and offer them my best wishes for 2017. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00712)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
19 Jan 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00751)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
26 Jan 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00789)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
02 Feb 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00831)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
09 Feb 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of today. (S5F-00866)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
23 Feb 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00903)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
09 Mar 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the Deputy First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00983)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
16 Mar 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01028)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
23 Mar 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01070)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
30 Mar 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01106)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
20 Apr 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01149)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
27 Apr 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01184)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
03 May 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01217)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
11 May 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01239)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
18 May 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01271)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
25 May 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01301)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
01 Jun 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01331)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
07 Jun 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01353)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
15 Jun 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
Presiding Officer, I start by offering my thoughts and, I am sure, the thoughts of the whole Parliament to everyone affected by the horrific events at Grenfell tower in London yesterday. I offer my thanks to those who responded and those who continue to respond today. To ask ...
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
22 Jun 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01410)
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
29 Jun 2017
First Minister’s Question Time · Engagements
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01442)
Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
25 May 2016
Taking Scotland Forward
I thank the First Minister for advance notice of her speech. In today’s meeting, Parliament begins the real work of holding the Government to account for the next five years. That task has never been more important. We get down to business today in the knowledge that decisio...
Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
07 Sep 2016
Scotland’s Place in Europe
I thank the First Minister for early sight of her statement. First, there is no one here who is “complacently crowing” about the impact of Brexit. Perhaps the First Minister was not listening, but both the Prime Minister and I have said in recent days that there may well be d...
1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con Chamber
20 Jun 2019
First Minister’s Question Time · St Ambrose and Buchanan High Schools
I am sure that I am not alone in having received correspondence in recent days from parents of pupils of St Ambrose and Buchanan high schools in Coatbridge who are concerned about the environmental safety of the site. Teachers are out on strike, and further reports in today’s ...
Ruth Davidson Con Chamber
02 Sep 2020
First Minister’s Question Time · Referendum Bill
This week, it was revealed that the Scottish Qualifications Authority has planned for schools to cover less ground in the curriculum in key subjects, including English and maths. Instead of building our pupils back up, the Government seems to be content to accept second best. ...
Ruth Davidson Con Chamber
24 Sep 2020
First Minister’s Question Time · Universities (Covid-19 Outbreaks)
Calls have been made previously, notably by Willie Rennie, for all international students to be tested. However, the circumstances now being faced at many of our universities clearly suggest that action is needed beyond that to halt the spread of the virus in the institutions ...
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Meeting of the Parliament 16 June 2016

16 Jun 2016 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Engagements
Davidson, Ruth Con Edinburgh Central Watch on SPTV

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00080)

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1. Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con) Con
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-00080)
The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) SNP
Engagements to take forward the Government’s programme for Scotland.
Ruth Davidson Con
Once again, we are facing the prospect of teachers either boycotting work or striking altogether, and potentially shutting schools. I accept that teachers ha...
The First Minister SNP
The Government is working very hard to ensure that industrial action does not take place in our schools. I do not believe that it is in the interests of teac...
Ruth Davidson Con
I hear what the First Minister is saying, but the question is this: how was the situation allowed to get to this stage? Secondary teachers have been complain...
The First Minister SNP
Yes—we have been working to do that. I hope that Ruth Davidson will—if she is sincere, as I hope she is, about wanting to avoid industrial action in our scho...
Ruth Davidson Con
I have just listened to the First Minister say that the working group was established earlier this year, but Larry Flanagan of the Educational Institute of S...
The First Minister SNP
As Ruth Davidson knows—this view was, I believe, expressed by the chief examiner in Scotland—removal of unit assessment too quickly would actually compromise...
Ruth Davidson Con
There is a wider point to be made. We have a system that is constantly sending out ever more directives, initiatives and diktats to our schools, but does not...
The First Minister SNP
I do not speak for the EIS, but I suspect that the EIS will be as horrified as I am by the Tory attempts to hijack its legitimate concerns, and the points th...