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Reference	Item	MSP	Type	Date (desc)
S2M-05692.2	Tackling Alcohol Misuse	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	07 Mar 2007
S2M-05494.4	Green Procurement	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	01 Feb 2007
S2M-05442	The Draft Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2007	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	24 Jan 2007
S2M-05258.3	Council Tax	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	06 Dec 2006
S2M-05236	Membership of the Committee of the Regions	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	30 Nov 2006
S2M-05105.4	Funding Equal Pay	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	09 Nov 2006
S2M-04887	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Legislative Consent Motion - UK Legislation	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	05 Oct 2006
S2M-04368	Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Bill	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	22 Jun 2006
S2M-04363.4	Council Tax and Pensioner Poverty	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	11 May 2006
S2M-04272	Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Bill	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	04 May 2006
S2M-03795.4	Local Government Finance	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	12 Jan 2006
S2M-03437	Licensing (Scotland) Bill	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	16 Nov 2005
S2M-03344	Membership of Committee of the Regions 1 linked amendment	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	28 Sep 2005
S2W-17375	To ask the Scottish Executive how many air ambulance call-outs to the Cowal area there have been in the last three years and how many times an air ambulance was unable to assist due to there being (a)	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	16 Jun 2005
S2W-16194	To ask the Scottish Executive how many perinatal deaths occurred in each of the last three years in (a) Rothesay and (b) Dunoon hospital and how many there were in (c) Inverclyde and (d) the Royal Al	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	17 May 2005
S2W-16192	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average response times were for the Inverary and Arrochar ambulances to emergency call-outs in each of the last three years.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	11 May 2005
S2W-16193	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average response times were from Inverary and Arrochar ambulances to call-outs from the Cowal area in each of the last three years.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	09 May 2005
S2W-16191	To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulance call-outs from the Cowal area were diverted to Inverary and Arrochar ambulances in each of the last three years.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	09 May 2005
S2W-16195	To ask the Scottish Executive whether an investigation is being carried out into any increase in numbers of perinatal deaths in the Argyll and Clyde area and, if so, who is carrying out the investigat	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 May 2005
S2W-15441	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take regarding NHS Argyll and Clyde following publication of the Audit Committee's report on the NHS Argyll and Clyde's accounts for 2003-04.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Apr 2005
S2W-15440	To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the potential impact on rural development in Mull of the local authority's decision to impose new weight limits on the roads in Mull.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	29 Mar 2005
S2O-05548	To ask the Scottish Executive how the funding for housing announced in the ministerial statement on Scottish Water on 9 February 2005 will help connect housing developments in rural areas to the water	Lyon, George	Question General Question	24 Feb 2005
S2O-05086	To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider any new arrangements to allow new and temporary staff greater freedom to move around the Parliament before their security cle	Lyon, George	Question SPCB Oral Question	26 Jan 2005
S2M-02182	Campbeltown Hospital	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	16 Dec 2004
S2O-04528	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering writing off NHS Argyll and Clyde’s debt.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	09 Dec 2004
S2O-04361	To ask the Scottish Executive how much extra funding Argyll and Bute Council will receive in respect of roads.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	02 Dec 2004
S2W-12702	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making towards ending the Over Thirty Months (OTM) Scheme.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Dec 2004
S2M-02068	Over 30 Months Scheme	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	24 Nov 2004
S2O-04124	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Rothesay Academy is under consideration to be a designated School of Ambition.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	18 Nov 2004
S2O-04123	To ask the Scottish Executive what action Scottish Water has taken to ensure that waste treatment systems in Campbeltown and Inveraray are working and whether it has carried out a review of new waste	Lyon, George	Question General Question	18 Nov 2004
S2O-03619	To ask the Scottish Executive whether land management contracts can be adjusted to reflect the needs of west Highland farmers and crofters.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	06 Oct 2004
S2W-09724	To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints of creels being towed away by trawler fishermen have been made to the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency by creelers in Loch Fyne in the last two ye	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	11 Aug 2004
S2W-09320	To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcome was of its discussions with the European Commission on the implications of the European Court of Justice Altmark ruling for the tendering of the Clyde a	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	25 Jun 2004
S2W-07497	To ask the Scottish Executive how much central funding has been allocated to Argyll and Bute Council in each of the last three years and how much will be allocated for 2004-05.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	18 May 2004
S2O-03112	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is prepared to reallocate the funding that it has made available to Argyll and Bute Council for building slipways on the Luing ferry route for building a bridg	Lyon, George	Question General Question	22 Apr 2004
S2O-02019	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address rural affordable housing shortages.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	22 Apr 2004
S2O-01887	To ask the Scottish Executive how small tourism providers will engage with the new tourist hubs.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	01 Apr 2004
S2W-05294	To ask the Scottish Executive what one-off payments it made to Argyll and Bute Council in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03 and (e) 2003-04.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	18 Mar 2004
S2O-01662	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the European Commission regarding the tendering of Caledonian MacBrayne routes.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	18 Mar 2004
S2O-01475	To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are applied when decisions are made by the police about the installation of speed cameras on trunk roads.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	11 Mar 2004
S2O-01353	To ask the Scottish Executive when a decision will be taken on the relocation of jobs to Tiree.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	26 Feb 2004
S2O-01238	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will continue to fund the Business Broadband Incentive scheme next year.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	05 Feb 2004
S2O-01186	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new 2004 European Community guidelines on state aid to maritime transport mean that the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry routes will still have to go out to tender.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	29 Jan 2004
S2O-01135	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to help support a sustainable future for the island of Tiree.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	22 Jan 2004
S2W-05310	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of its grant funding allocated to Argyll and Bute Council in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99, (d) 1999-2000, (e) 2000-01, (f) 20	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2004
S2W-05295	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been made available to Argyll and Bute Council in each of the last five years to subsidise the running costs of local authority-run ferry services, broke	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2004
S2W-05092	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council held in Brussels on 17, 18 and 19 December 2003.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	19 Jan 2004
S2M-00629	Medical Services in the West Highlands	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	15 Jan 2004
S2O-01083	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Argyll and Clyde and Highland NHS Boards over the future of the west Highland hospitals.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	15 Jan 2004
S2W-05093	To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there have been for evasion of duty on Scotch whisky in each of the last five years.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	13 Jan 2004
S2O-01022	To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Caledonian MacBrayne and what issues were discussed.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	08 Jan 2004
S2O-00744	To ask the Scottish Executive how discussions with the European Commission are progressing with regard to the tendering of Caledonian MacBrayne routes.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	13 Nov 2003
S2M-00561	Community Development of Renewable Energy	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	05 Nov 2003
S2W-03397	To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for a bill to address the possibility of competition in the public water and sewerage networks.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	13 Oct 2003
S2W-02714	To ask the Scottish Executive whether sites selected in Scotland by the Ministry of Defence for the decommissioning of nuclear submarines under the interim storage of laid-up submarines project will b	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Oct 2003
S2W-02713	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has powers to reject any planning application made in respect of decommissioning nuclear submarines at Ardyne Point on the Cowal peninsula under the interim st	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Oct 2003
S2O-00385	To ask the Scottish Executive what timescale is in place for consultation on, and implementation of, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	11 Sep 2003
S2W-01238	To ask the Scottish Executive when responses to Proposals for Changes to Agri-Environment Schemes in Scotland will be published; what proportion of the responses were against transferring support for	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2003
S2O-00274	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms are in Scotland's best interests.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	26 Jun 2003
S2W-00688	To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the money raised by modulating payments to farmers in the Highlands and Islands area has been reinvested in that area in each of the last three years, broken	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2003
S2W-00687	To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised as a result of modulating subsidy payments to farmers in the Highlands and Islands area in each of the last three years.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	18 Jun 2003
S1M-04059	Over Thirty Months Scheme	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	25 Mar 2003
S1W-34704	To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward its proposals to tender the Gourock to Dunoon ferry service, currently operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	20 Mar 2003
S1O-06612	To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met Argyll and Clyde NHS Board and what issues were discussed.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	13 Mar 2003
S1O-06436	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans Argyll and Clyde NHS Board has to devolve management of the health service in its area.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	06 Feb 2003
S1W-33519	To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward its proposals to tender the Gourock to Dunoon ferry service currently operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	29 Jan 2003
S1W-33408	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is now in a position to announce a package of financial assistance for Scotland's fisheries-dependent communities.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	28 Jan 2003
S1M-03751	Rural Communities and Renewable Energy	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Jan 2003
S1O-06256	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve single track roads in the Highlands and Islands.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	23 Jan 2003
S1O-06163	To ask the Scottish Executive how it will tackle any legal challenges to the use of the community right to buy provisions in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	19 Dec 2002
S1O-05892	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider amending the tiered testing proposals for amnesic shellfish poisoning in scallops, in view of concerns from the scallop industry.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	14 Nov 2002
S1W-30538	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider placing satellite kidney units in rural areas as part of the primary care modernisation programme.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Nov 2002
S1W-30537	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to improve the financial circumstances of kidney dialysis patients in the islands who suffer hardship in travelling to mainland hospitals for regu	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Nov 2002
S1W-30536	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider setting up satellite dialysis units to serve patients suffering from kidney failure in the islands.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Nov 2002
S1O-05841	To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in tackling GP recruitment in rural areas.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	07 Nov 2002
S1W-30554	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is an appeal mechanism to inquire into the reasons for the failure of a local authority to follow planning guidelines relating to planning obligations requi	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	31 Oct 2002
S1W-30555	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any guidance it issues discourages the use of directional road signs showing islands as destinations and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	28 Oct 2002
S1W-30480	To ask the Scottish Executive what its arrangements are for receiving veterinary support and advice.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Oct 2002
S1M-03276	Gourock to Dunoon Ferry Service 1 linked amendment	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	03 Oct 2002
S1O-05576	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in respect of concerns of the community in Dunoon about the proposed restriction of the vehicle ferry service.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	19 Sep 2002
S1W-28389	To ask the Scottish Executive what advice and correspondence the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning has had from the European Commission regarding the public service order in rel	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Sep 2002
S1O-05483	To ask the Scottish Executive what action will it take to speed up the tendering process for the Campbeltown to Ballycastle ferry service to facilitate the marketing of the route for next year's touri	Lyon, George	Question General Question	05 Sep 2002
S1W-28105	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any unsubsidised operators are currently operating on the Orkney, Shetland and Aberdeen routes.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2002
S1W-28104	To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Public Service Obligation on the Orkney, Shetland and Aberdeen ferry routes cover passengers, vehicles and commercial vehicles and, if not, what category of t	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	28 Aug 2002
S1M-03274	Organic Farming Action Plan	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	05 Jul 2002
S1W-25881	To ask the Scottish Executive how much Argyll and Bute Council's grant aided expenditure (GAE) for education (a) was in each of the past five years and (b) is in the current year; whether the council	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	21 Jun 2002
S1M-03133	Water Connection Charges	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	17 May 2002
S1W-25579	To ask the Scottish Executive how much Argyll and Bute Council's grant aided expenditure (GAE) for roads (a) is in the current financial year and (b) was in each of the last four financial years, indi	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	16 May 2002
S1W-25578	To ask the Scottish Executive how much Argyll and Bute Council's grant aided expenditure (GAE) for Social Services (a) is in the current year and (b) was in each of the last four years, indicating whe	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	16 May 2002
S1O-05231	To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Water's policy is regarding first time water and sewerage connections.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	16 May 2002
S1W-25362	To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the current annual pay bill and amount paid in employers' National Insurance contributions are for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and what the estim	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 May 2002
S1W-25355	To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the current annual pay bill and amount paid in employers' National Insurance contributions are for each (a) police and (b) fire board and what the esti	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 May 2002
S1W-25322	To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it has issued to Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd regarding any reduction in the level of ferry services on the Gourock to Dunoon route.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 May 2002
S1W-25321	To ask the Scottish Executive what restrictions or conditions it has placed on Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd on running ferry services from Gourock to Dunoon.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 May 2002
S1W-25320	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail each financial allocation it made to Argyll and Bute Council in 2001-02 and for what purpose the money was allocated.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 May 2002
S1O-05113	To ask the Scottish Executive how many GPs have been recruited in (a) Argyll and Bute and (b) Scotland since the introduction of "Golden Hello" packages for new GPs.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	02 May 2002
S1W-24671	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures the Food Standards Agency Scotland is taking to detect infected meat imported from abroad which (a) is unsafe for human consumption and (b) could pass infec	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	30 Apr 2002
S1W-24670	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers and duties NHS boards and local authorities have to implement health controls when illegal imports of meat arrive at airports and ports.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	30 Apr 2002
S1W-25077	To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to publish its draft Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill and whether the Scottish ministers intend to provide tenant farmers with a pre-emptive right to p	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	16 Apr 2002
S1W-24182	To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to respond to the Scottish Law Commission's report on the age of criminal responsibility.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	19 Mar 2002
S1O-04889	To ask the Scottish Executive when the transfer of powers from Her Majesty's Government in relation to the Campbeltown to Ballycastle ferry service will be completed.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	14 Mar 2002
S1W-23622	To ask the Scottish Executive what evaluation it has made of any lessons to be learned in Scotland from the report of the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2002
S1W-21309	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken, or plans to take, to ensure that disputes between the staff and management of Caledonian MacBrayne are resolved in such a way that they do not	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	18 Feb 2002
S1W-22338	To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to creating a national roads inspectorate that would monitor and enforce standards in respect of the state of repair of roads to ensure t	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1W-22337	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering giving any further powers to local authorities to assist them in (a) monitoring water authorities and other utilities companies in respect of r	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1W-22336	To ask the Scottish Executive what sanctions can be used by local authorities against water authorities or other utilities companies in disputes surrounding roads that they have left in an unsatisfac	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1W-22335	To ask the Scottish Executive what data exists that sets out the performance of each local authority in (a) monitoring water authorities and other utilities companies in respect of repairing the road	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1W-22334	To ask the Scottish Executive what its assessment is of the current state of roads that have been excavated during the upgrade of water and sewerage mains in the constituency of Argyll and Bute.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1W-22333	To ask the Scottish Executive what legal responsibilities the Scottish water authorities and other utilities companies have in respect of returning roads that have been excavated during the conduct o	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2002
S1O-04522	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that water authorities and their sub-contractors reinstate Argyll and Bute's roads to a safe and acceptable standard after work has been	Lyon, George	Question General Question	24 Jan 2002
S1O-04462	To ask the Scottish Executive what powers local authorities have to ensure that utilities companies, such as West of Scotland Water, restore road surfaces after being dug up for installation and maint	Lyon, George	Question General Question	17 Jan 2002
S1W-20174	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17736 by Sarah Boyack on 24 October 2001, whether it can now specify a date on which payments to members of the Scottish Transport	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	20 Dec 2001
S1W-19951	To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have registered for a pay out from the Transport Operative Pension Scheme.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	20 Dec 2001
S1O-04366	To ask the Scottish Executive how its proposals for land reform will benefit rural communities.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	20 Dec 2001
S1W-20538	To ask the Scottish Executive how much the latest feasibility study conducted by Steer Davies Gleave into the Campbeltown to Ballycastle ferry route cost.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	13 Dec 2001
S1W-18422	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to publicise its central heating programme to those living in tied accommodation in rural areas.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Dec 2001
S1W-19628	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of every individual allocation of money it has made to Argyll and Bute Council in this financial year and for what purpose each such alloc	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2001
S1W-19546	To ask the Scottish Executive how many mortgage repossession orders have been made in each court district in each quarter of 2001 to date.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Nov 2001
S1W-18997	To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) Argyll and Bute Council and (b) Highland Council spent on roads maintenance in the last financial year (i) in total and (ii) per mile.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	13 Nov 2001
S1F-01322	To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Executive has made of UK research into the incidence of BSE in sheep.	Lyon, George	Question First Minister's Question	25 Oct 2001
S1W-18426	To ask the Scottish Executive how many pensioner households in each local authority area live in fuel poverty.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2001
S1W-18425	To ask the Scottish Executive how many households in private rented housing in each local authority area have registered an interest in the central heating programme.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2001
S1W-18424	To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to publicise the central heating programme to encourage the take-up of grants by pensioner households in private rented housing in rural areas.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2001
S1W-18423	To ask the Scottish Executive how many leaflets publicising the central heating programme were made available for distribution in each local authority area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2001
S1W-18421	To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the level of registration of interest in its central heating programme by households living in private rented housing in rural areas compar	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2001
S1W-18255	To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is giving the people of Gigha in relation to a community buy out for the island.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	03 Oct 2001
S1M-02257	Fish Farming	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	26 Sep 2001
S1M-02223	Rural Fuel Poverty	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	17 Sep 2001
S1W-17888	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-15269 by Ross Finnie on 8 May 2001, whether the information requested on a breakdown of the payments made to farmers and crofters i	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Sep 2001
S1W-16735	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the costs to it and to the Inquiry Reporters Unit of conducting two public local inquiries into land south of High Bogany, Rothsey, on the Isle of	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	09 Aug 2001
S1W-16738	To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance is available in terms of finance and advice for members of the public who act as third party objectors in public local inquiries.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2001
S1W-16737	To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning appeals have been received by Scottish Ministers from Executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies or non-devolved agencies in each year since 19	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Aug 2001
S1W-16740	To ask the Scottish Executive whether West of Scotland Water Authority (WoSWA) has provided it with an account of (a) why it changed evidence brought before the public local authority into land south	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2001
S1W-16739	To ask the Scottish Executive how much West of Scotland Water Authority has spent to date in developing proposals for sewage treatment facilities at High Bogany, Rothsey, on the Isle of Bute.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jul 2001
S1W-16736	To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions since 1996 any of its agencies or non-departmental public bodies have employed Queens Council to make representations on their behalf at public loca	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	17 Jul 2001
S1O-03616	To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to invest in modern replacement or additional vessels for the Caledonian MacBrayne fleet this financial year.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	28 Jun 2001
S1W-15652	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13631 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 12 March 2001, when funding for the development of further education in Argyll will be announced and	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 May 2001
S1O-03393	To ask the Scottish Executive what further progress had been made in attracting jobs to Campbeltown to replace the 160 jobs at the Jaeger factory.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	10 May 2001
S1W-15269	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the payments made to farmers and crofters in Argyll & Bute under the 2001 Less Favoured Area (LFA) scheme detailing in particular,	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	08 May 2001
S1O-03363	To ask the Scottish Executive what financial implications the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak will have for the Scottish consolidated fund and whether there will be any implications for any existing s	Lyon, George	Question General Question	03 May 2001
S1M-01881	Job Losses in Campbeltown	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	27 Apr 2001
S1W-12650	To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS nursing vacancies there currently are in each health board area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	30 Mar 2001
S1W-14114	To ask the Scottish Executive what the financial settlement for Caledonian MacBrayne will be in 2001-02, broken down into capital and revenue support.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	26 Mar 2001
S1W-12645	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current ratio of nurses per 100 beds in NHS hospitals is in each health board area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Mar 2001
S1W-13631	To ask the Scottish Executive what funding arrangements are in place for Argyll College in the financial year 2001-02.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2001
S1W-13630	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Natural Heritage will be able to provide financial compensation to farmers for damage to their income or land resulting from the reintroduction of beaver	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2001
S1W-13629	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken any research into the success or otherwise of beaver re-introduction schemes in other European Union countries such as Austria, Germany or Swit'	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2001
S1W-13628	To ask the Scottish Executive what information has been collated on the current economic circumstances of the farmers who will be affected by the Knapdale Forest European Beaver re-introduction trial.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	12 Mar 2001
S1W-12648	To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses left employment in the NHS in the Argyll and Clyde Health Board area in each of the last three years; what the reasons were for such departures, and what	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2001
S1W-12647	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it plans to implement to address any shortfall in the number of (a) nurses and (b) doctors per 100 beds in NHS hospitals in the Argyll and Clyde Health Boa	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2001
S1W-12643	To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent nurses are employed by the NHS in each health board area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2001
S1W-12345	To ask the Scottish Executive whether salmon feed is routinely tested for levels of dioxins and other man-made pollutants.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Mar 2001
S1W-12646	To ask the Scottish Executive what the current ratio of doctors per 100 beds in NHS hospitals is in each health board area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Mar 2001
S1M-01263	Caledonian MacBrayne	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	01 Mar 2001
S1W-12649	To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors left employment in the NHS in the Argyll and Clyde Health Board area in each of the last three years; what the reasons were for such departures, and wha	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	23 Feb 2001
S1W-12644	To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent doctors are currently employed by the NHS in each health board area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	21 Feb 2001
S1W-12340	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its agencies will be making representations to the BBC or Broadcasting Standards Commission about the content of the BBC documentary Warning from th	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	19 Feb 2001
S1O-02956	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will encourage tourism to islands by reviewing the regulations for the provision of signs for island visitor attractions on the mainland trunk road network.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	15 Feb 2001
S1W-12955	To ask the Scottish Executive what funds are available to help communities affected by coastal erosion such as those on Seil Island.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12919	To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to evaluate the effectiveness of its Improving Regulation in Scotland initiative.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12918	To ask the Scottish Executive how it publicises and raises awareness of the Improving Regulation in Scotland Unit.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12917	To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints to the Improving Regulation in Scotland Unit have concerned regulations relating to (a) devolved matters and (b) reserved matters.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12916	To ask the Scottish Executive what the 20 regulations are in relation to which the highest number of complaints have been received by the Improving Regulation in Scotland Unit and how many complaints	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12915	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any regulation has been amended or repealed as a result of complaints to the Improving Regulation in Scotland Unit.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12914	To ask the Scottish Executive how many individual enquiries have been submitted to the Improving Regulation in Scotland Unit.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12913	To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses have used the Improving Regulation in Scotland Unit since it was established.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Feb 2001
S1W-12341	To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any evidence that the levels of dioxins in farmed salmon could harm human health and what ongoing research is being conducted into this matter.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2001
S1W-12051	To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time members of staff were employed by its agencies or non-departmental public bodies in each local authority area in each year since 1996.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2001
S1W-12725	To ask the Scottish Executive what the Grant Aided Expenditure Figure will be for Argyll and Bute Council for the next three years with level playing field support and Better Neighbourhood support als	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Feb 2001
S1W-12724	To ask the Scottish Executive what the Grant Aided Expenditure settlement was for Argyll and Bute Council for 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Feb 2001
S1W-12651	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time taken to fill an NHS nursing vacancy is in each health board area.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	02 Feb 2001
S1W-12233	To ask the Scottish Executive how small island communities such as Tiree and Islay will have the same ability to be involved in the decision-making process of health boards as larger, mainland communi	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	31 Jan 2001
S1W-12232	To ask the Scottish Executive how it will involve local communities in the decision-making process of health boards in rural areas.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	31 Jan 2001
S1W-12231	To ask the Scottish Executive how the Scottish Health Plan addresses the needs of Argyll and Clyde Trust Board, especially with regard to local accountability in the NHS in rural areas.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	31 Jan 2001
S1W-12344	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the salmon farming industry in promoting quality assurance schemes and disseminating best practice to maintain and enhance the industry's reputati	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Jan 2001
S1W-12343	To ask the Scottish Executive what research is being undertaken to determine if there is a causal link between salmon farming and the decline of wild stocks, particularly with regard to the impact of	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Jan 2001
S1W-12342	To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it uses to assess the impact of escaped farmed salmon on the native population of salmon in Scottish rivers.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Jan 2001
S1O-02778	To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications of the recent Scottish health plan are for the delivery of healthcare in Argyll and Bute.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	18 Jan 2001
S1W-12052	To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time members of staff were employed by each tourist board in each year since 1990.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	17 Jan 2001
S1W-12050	To ask the Scottish Executive how many tourist information offices there were in each tourist board area for each year since 1990.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	17 Jan 2001
S1W-10552	To ask the Scottish Executive whether any money from the Rural Transport Fund has been used to maintain service levels on existing transport services.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	12 Jan 2001
S1W-11256	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any funding difficulties facing rural CCTV trusts.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Jan 2001
S1W-12049	To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its departmental jobs were based in each local authority area for each year since 1996.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	04 Jan 2001
S1W-10998	To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scotland is to receive a share of the #51 million announced by Her Majesty's Government to help with flooding.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	21 Nov 2000
S1W-10819	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the results of the consultation on Delivering Lifeline Ferry Services.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	15 Nov 2000
S1W-10551	To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus services which have received support through the Rural Transport Fund since its inception have subsequently been withdrawn.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2000
S1W-10550	To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions exist within the Rural Transport Fund to maintain the quality of new and improved transport services which have received funding in the past and now face	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Nov 2000
S1W-06330	To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken prior to the award of the contract to operate the Glasgow-Tiree and Glasgow-Campbeltown air services and why Tiree Community Council does	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	02 Nov 2000
S1O-02466	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to protect and extend GP services in remote and rural areas.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	02 Nov 2000
S1W-10062	To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from community councils that they should become precepting authorities.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Oct 2000
S1W-10061	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce local government legislation which will allow community councils the right to receive additional funding and funding which is on a consisten	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	06 Oct 2000
S1M-01238.1	Fuel Duty	Lyon, George	Motion Motion For Debate	05 Oct 2000
S1W-09917	To ask the Scottish Executive what total revenue was raised from (a) passenger fares and (b) vehicle fares by Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services in real terms for each year between 1989 and 1999 on a	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2000
S1W-09916	To ask the Scottish Executive what the average age of vessels operated by Caledonian MacBrayne was in each year between 1989 and 1999.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2000
S1W-09915	To ask the Scottish Executive how many new vessels Caledonian MacBrayne has put in service in each year between 1989 and 1999.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2000
S1W-09914	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total capital value of the Caledonian MacBrayne fleet was in each year between 1989 and 1999.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2000
S1W-09913	To ask the Scottish Executive how many vessels Caledonian MacBrayne retired from service in each year between 1989 and 1999 on routes excluding Kyle to Kyleakin.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	05 Oct 2000
S1W-09122	To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding is available for the improvement of sea defences to protect coastal towns which are vulnerable to flooding and, if not, whether it has any plans to implem	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	01 Sep 2000
S1W-08787	To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding paid to the Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen is available to tendering by other marine laboratories.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Aug 2000
S1W-08786	To ask the Scottish Executive what is the total amount of funding paid direct to the Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Aug 2000
S1W-08785	To ask the Scottish Executive what representation Scotland has on the National Environmental Research Council, who the representatives are and how they are appointed.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Aug 2000
S1M-01009	University of Highlands and Islands	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	06 Jul 2000
S1O-02118	To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding will be made available to create a "ghost island" on the A83 opposite the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	06 Jul 2000
S1W-07953	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the University of the Highlands and Islands to be designated as an institution eligible for funding by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	28 Jun 2000
S1W-07878	To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the University of the Highlands and Islands to be designated as an institution eligible for funding by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2000
S1W-07877	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any conditions which the University of the Highlands and Islands has to meet prior to designation as an institution of higher education.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2000
S1W-07876	To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council concerning designation of the University of the Highlands and Islands as an institution of	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2000
S1W-07875	To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the chief executive of the University of the Highlands and Islands project concerning designation as an institution of higher educ	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2000
S1W-07874	To ask the Scottish Executive why the University of the Highlands and Islands has not been designated by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council as an institution of higher education.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	27 Jun 2000
S1W-05584	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of the financial package outlined in the National Goose Forum report.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Jun 2000
S1O-01929	To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken to ensure that the Board of Caledonian MacBrayne accurately reflects the communities that it serves.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	15 Jun 2000
S1W-07219	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to allow white-fronted goose numbers to be controlled by shooting in line with present policy in England and Wales.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	08 Jun 2000
S1W-06787	To ask the Scottish Executive whether utilities such as West of Scotland Water can erect road signs without the requirement for advertisement consent under the deemed consent categories contained with	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	23 May 2000
S1M-00855	Dervish Landmine Clearance Project	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	15 May 2000
S1O-01670	To ask the Scottish Executive what national guidelines are in place for local authorities in determining the criteria for rural schools closures.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	11 May 2000
S1W-06332	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps will be taken to monitor Loganair's performance in fulfilling its contractual obligations and to outline what sanctions are in place should the company fail to	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 May 2000
S1W-06331	To ask the Scottish Executive how many times Loganair have cancelled flights to Tiree since November 1999 and how often the company has been penalised as a result of these cancellations.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 May 2000
S1W-06329	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all operators who submitted bids to operate the Glasgow-Tiree and Glasgow-Campbeltown air services, highlighting those bids which entailed the use of	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 May 2000
S1W-06328	To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were applied in the decision to award the contract to operate the Glasgow-Tiree and Glasgow-Campbeltown air services.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 May 2000
S1W-06094	To ask the Scottish Executive what formula is currently used by local authorities to calculate school capacities and what plans it has to review it in the light of educational and social changes in re	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	08 May 2000
S1W-05856	To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have applied for grant assistance to implement anti-flooding measures; whether grant assistance for anti-flooding measures will be made available	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Apr 2000
S1W-05382	To ask the Scottish Executive what allocation of development funding Argyll and Clyde Health Board has made (a) this year and (b) over the last four years in Argyll and Bute in order to facilitate the	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	13 Apr 2000
S1O-01493	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support farming families who have low or negative incomes.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	06 Apr 2000
S1W-05455	To ask the Scottish Executive to list all the parties approached as part of the review of Caledonian MacBrayne's fare structure announced by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 21 Januar	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	03 Apr 2000
S1O-01474	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to restructure the dairy industry on Islay following the closure of the Islay Creamery.	Lyon, George	Question General Question	30 Mar 2000
S1M-00650	National Park Status for Argyll Forest Park	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	29 Mar 2000
S1M-00687	Islay Creamery	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Mar 2000
S1W-04480	To ask the Scottish Executive what was the total expenditure in the last financial year on trunk roads in Argyll and Bute, and whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government to detai	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	02 Mar 2000
S1M-00531	Regeneration of the Clyde	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	23 Feb 2000
S1W-03585	To ask the Scottish Executive to provide a list of all the independent members or assessors who have sat on interview panels for appointments to public bodies in Scotland over the last five years, wit	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Feb 2000
S1M-00556	Scottish Cheese Business	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	17 Feb 2000
S1M-00528.1	Lorn and Islands Hospital	Lyon, George	Motion Amendment	15 Feb 2000
S1W-02407	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in his previous position as Secretary of the Scottish Office Development Department, the new Caledonian MacBrayne Chairman Harold Mills ever briefed Ministers on	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2000
S1W-02401	To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in his previous post as Secretary, Scottish Office Development Department, the new Caledonian MacBrayne Chairman Harold Mills ever briefed Ministers on any aspec	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Feb 2000
S1W-04225	To ask the Scottish Executive in what form it will publish the report and recommendations of the National Goose Forum.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	08 Feb 2000
S1W-03890	To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take to ensure the protection of the environment in the light of the announcement that the Scottish NATO Pol organisation has applied to the Hea	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	07 Feb 2000
S1W-03848	To ask the Scottish Executive what the total administration costs are for all Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department current schemes, and whether these costs are met from within the schemes' fund	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	02 Feb 2000
S1W-03601	To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-1898 by Sarah Boyack on 25 October 1999, when the final report of the National Goose Forum will be published, what provisions have	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	28 Jan 2000
S1W-03866	To ask the Scottish Executive when it will invite Caledonian MacBrayne to review its fares structure.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	21 Jan 2000
S1W-02831	To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money has been invested through Argyll and the Isles Enterprise (AIE) in Bell Woven of Dunoon; whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of how the mon	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	10 Dec 1999
S1M-00343	Northern Ireland Assembly 1 linked amendment	Lyon, George	Motion Standard Motion	01 Dec 1999
S1W-02402	To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that the testing for Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) at all times achieves the highest standards of accuracy; what criteria must be	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	30 Nov 1999
S1M-00261	The Kintyre Economy	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	25 Nov 1999
S1W-02403	To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S1W-1660 by Mr John Home Robertson, whether it has received any representations from the fishing industry on the financial impact caused	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Nov 1999
S1W-02263	To ask the Scottish Executive how much Scottish National Heritage (SNH) has paid farmers on Islay under the two goose management schemes of the last three years, and how much SNH will be paying this y	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	22 Nov 1999
S1W-02408	To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning approvals for covered sewage tanks have been granted to West of Scotland Water, and how many of these planning approvals have subsequently been the subj	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	16 Nov 1999
S1M-00269	Scallop Fishing	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	10 Nov 1999
S1M-00224	French Ban on Scottish Beef	Lyon, George	Motion Members' Business Motion	26 Oct 1999
S1W-00903	To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it is making or intends to make to Her Majesty's Government with regards to Oban and Pentland coastguard stations, and in particular, what measures i	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	20 Oct 1999
S1W-01607	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to follow the Land Reform Policy Group's recommendation that the Scottish Law Commission be invited to review and revise the law of the foreshore and sea	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	16 Sep 1999
S1O-00307	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to follow the Land Reform Policy Group's recommendation that the Scottish Law Commission be invited to review and revise the law of the foreshore and se	Lyon, George	Question General Question	16 Sep 1999
S1W-00344	To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the funding of remote medical practises such as Glenorchy and Innishail in Argyll and Bute.	Lyon, George	Question Written Question	14 Jul 1999
S1M-00013.1	Beef on the Bone Regulations	Lyon, George	Motion Amendment	27 May 1999

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Motion

Tackling Alcohol Misuse

S2M-05692.2 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Lyon, George

Lodged on

06 Mar 2007

Heard / answered on

07 Mar 2007

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As an amendment to motion S2M-05692 in the name of Mr Kenny MacAskill (Tackling Alcohol Misuse), leave out from “with concern” to end and insert “the damage excessive drinking can cause to physical and mental health, our communities, our economy, and our way of life; notes the success of the Fife test purchasing pilot and welcomes its proposed rollout to all police forces; welcomes that the vast majority of licensed retailers in the Fife pilot refused to sell alcohol to those under age; believes that the provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 provide a solid foundation for future action to combat problem drinking; notes that this Act already sets out a range of irresponsible drinks promotions in both on-sales and off-sales that will not be permitted when the Act replaces the current licensing regime; welcomes the publication of the updated Plan for Action on Alcohol Problems and the industry partnership agreement, the actions from which represent a significant programme to reduce alcohol misuse; supports the Executive’s commitment to extend the Keep Well initiative as a way of ensuring that those most at risk from the effects of excessive drinking in our deprived communities are offered advice and support; recognises that the problems associated with excessive drinking require action from industry, government and individuals, and notes that changing culture and behaviours will require a long-term collaborative approach where everyone takes responsibility for our society’s excessive consumption.”

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Supported by 1 additional MSP

Lab 1

Lodged by Lyon, George (Scottish Liberal Democrats).

McCabe, Tom (Lab)

No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.

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Original motion

S2M-05692
05 Mar 2007 · Motion For Debate · MacAskill, Kenny

That the Parliament notes with concern the recent alcohol statistics published by the Office for National Statistics which show that men and women in Scotland are twice as likely to die an alcohol-related death as people in the United Kingdom as a whole; recognises the huge cost of alcohol abuse to the health service and the economy and its impact on fam...
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S2M-05692.2
06 Mar 2007 · Motion For Debate · Lyon, George

As an amendment to motion S2M-05692 in the name of Mr Kenny MacAskill (Tackling Alcohol Misuse), leave out from “with concern” to end and insert “the damage excessive drinking can cause to physical and mental health, our communities, our economy, and our way of life; notes the success of the Fife test purchasing pilot and welcomes its proposed rollout to ...