As an amendment to motion S4M-02944 in the name of Mark McDonald (Aberdeen's Administration Boosts its Pay), leave out from “condemns” to end and insert “welcomes the first act of the newly formed administration on Aberdeen City Council of reducing the number of senior councillor posts from 17 to 16, saving taxpayers £34,000 and spending less on pay than the previous SNP/Liberal Democrat administration; understands that the committee convenors have been selected based on their expertise and ability to make important decisions for the benefit of all Aberdeen citizens, and calls on the opposition members on Aberdeen City Council to take responsibility for the financial problems that it considers they caused during their term of office.”
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As an amendment to motion S4M-02944 in the name of Mark McDonald (Aberdeen's Administration Boosts its Pay), leave out from “condemns” to end and insert “welcomes the first act of the newly formed administration on Aberdeen City Council of reducing the number of senior councillor posts from 17 to 16, saving taxpayers £34,000 and spending less on pay than the previous SNP/Liberal Democrat administration; understands that the committee convenors have been selected based on their expertise and ability to make important decisions for the benefit of all Aberdeen citizens, and calls on the opposition members on Aberdeen City Council to take responsibility for the financial problems that it considers they caused during their term of office.”
Supported by: John Pentland, Richard Baker, Iain Gray, Patricia Ferguson, Jackie Baillie, Anne McTaggart
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That the Parliament recognises the key role played by civilian staff in Scotland’s police forces in helping to protect communities; believes that the role they play is essential to ensuring that police officers can perform their main role of keeping Scotland’s communities safe; shares the growing concern that cuts to civilian posts are taking police officers off the front line to perform tasks better suited to civilian staff; notes that the number of civilian staff is now at its lowest level across Scotland since 2005 and believes that such cuts are detrimental to the ability of the police service to protect the public, and in the interests of the future of policing in Scotland, calls on the Scottish Government to undertake an independent audit of cuts implemented or planned to civilian posts and report the outcome to the Parliament.
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That the Parliament recognises the key role played by civilian staff in Scotland’s police forces in helping to protect communities; believes that the role they play is essential to ensuring that police officers can perform their main role of keeping Scotland’s communities safe; shares the growing concern that cuts to civilian posts are taking police officers off the front line to perform tasks better suited to civilian staff; notes that the number of civilian staff is now at its lowest level across Scotland since 2005 and believes that such cuts are detrimental to the ability of the police service to protect the public, and in the interests of the future of policing in Scotland, calls on the Scottish Government to undertake an independent audit of cuts implemented or planned to civilian posts and report the outcome to the Parliament.
Supported by: Jenny Marra
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17/05/2012
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That the Parliament welcomes the recent publication from the Commission on Women Offenders and its findings; recognises the report’s praise of the women’s community integration unit at HMP Aberdeen at Craiginches, which was singled out as a model for the services to be offered at a new national prison for women; acknowledges the excellent work done at HMP Aberdeen to reintegrate prisoners into the community, including the importance of access to regular family visits, as noted in a recent report by the Aberdeen Prison Visiting Committee, and calls on the Scottish Prison Service to continue to build on the excellent work done at HMP Aberdeen in helping offenders to return to their communities, cutting the risk of reoffending.
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That the Parliament welcomes the recent publication from the Commission on Women Offenders and its findings; recognises the report’s praise of the women’s community integration unit at HMP Aberdeen at Craiginches, which was singled out as a model for the services to be offered at a new national prison for women; acknowledges the excellent work done at HMP Aberdeen to reintegrate prisoners into the community, including the importance of access to regular family visits, as noted in a recent report by the Aberdeen Prison Visiting Committee, and calls on the Scottish Prison Service to continue to build on the excellent work done at HMP Aberdeen in helping offenders to return to their communities, cutting the risk of reoffending.
Supported by: Jenny Marra, Jim Eadie, Mike MacKenzie, John Finnie, David Torrance, Neil Bibby, Mary Fee, Graeme Pearson, Neil Findlay, Anne McTaggart, John Pentland, Fiona McLeod, Elaine Murray, Claudia Beamish, Patricia Ferguson, Iain Gray, Hugh Henry, Richard Simpson, Malcolm Chisholm, Ken Macintosh, Maureen Watt, Jean Urquhart, Hanzala Malik, Stuart McMillan, Jamie Hepburn, Colin Beattie, Alison McInnes, Margaret McDougall, David Stewart
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That the Parliament congratulates the University of Aberdeen Students Association on its recent success in winning the Equality and Diversity Award at the NUS Scotland Awards 2012; further congratulates the university's LGBT society, Ab-Fab, on winning the award for Club or Society of the Year; understands that these awards encourage students to take part in extracurricular activities, and wishes all of the University of Aberdeen's societies continued success.
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That the Parliament congratulates the University of Aberdeen Students Association on its recent success in winning the Equality and Diversity Award at the NUS Scotland Awards 2012; further congratulates the university's LGBT society, Ab-Fab, on winning the award for Club or Society of the Year; understands that these awards encourage students to take part in extracurricular activities, and wishes all of the University of Aberdeen's societies continued success.
Supported by: David Stewart, Stuart McMillan, Colin Beattie, Dennis Robertson, Bill Kidd, John Pentland, Jean Urquhart, Gil Paterson, Sarah Boyack, Sandra White, Patricia Ferguson, Nanette Milne, Maureen Watt, Jackie Baillie, Helen Eadie, Fiona McLeod, Annabelle Ewing, Drew Smith, David Torrance, Anne McTaggart, Richard Lyle, Alison McInnes, Mike MacKenzie
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As an amendment to motion S4M-02133 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Human Trafficking), insert at end “and believes that strategic leadership from government must be provided and urgent action must follow across the range of agencies to tackle human trafficking and its consequences for victims.”
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As an amendment to motion S4M-02133 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Human Trafficking), insert at end “and believes that strategic leadership from government must be provided and urgent action must follow across the range of agencies to tackle human trafficking and its consequences for victims.”
Supported by: Jenny Marra
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That the Parliament notes the publication of the report of the inspection of additional support needs provision at Camphill School in Aberdeen; acknowledges that the school received an excellent or very good rating in each of the areas inspected; congratulates the school on its outstanding work supporting young people with autism and complex physical disabilities, and commends the staff for the dedication that they show toward their pupils so that they can lead successful lives.
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That the Parliament notes the publication of the report of the inspection of additional support needs provision at Camphill School in Aberdeen; acknowledges that the school received an excellent or very good rating in each of the areas inspected; congratulates the school on its outstanding work supporting young people with autism and complex physical disabilities, and commends the staff for the dedication that they show toward their pupils so that they can lead successful lives.
Current Status: Fallen on 13/03/2012
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As an amendment to motion S4M-01584 in the name of Alex Neil (Infrastructure and Investment Plan) leave out from second "notes" to end and insert "welcomes the publication of an updated infrastructure investment plan (IIP), but regrets the hiatus in commissioning new schools and hospitals in the last parliamentary session, the delay or abandonment of major infrastructure projects included in the previous IIP and the Scottish Government's decision to cut the funding of new social housing in half in the next two years, all of which will lead to further loss of jobs, skills and capacity in the construction sector; believes that the aspiration to lay out long-term strategic objectives is undermined by the lack of prioritisation of projects, the absence of clear links to other proposed long-term plans and the failure to provide a credible funding plan, and calls on the Scottish Government to publish details of anticipated investment and maintenance costs on an annual basis and to make a statement early in 2012."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-01584 in the name of Alex Neil (Infrastructure and Investment Plan) leave out from second "notes" to end and insert "welcomes the publication of an updated infrastructure investment plan (IIP), but regrets the hiatus in commissioning new schools and hospitals in the last parliamentary session, the delay or abandonment of major infrastructure projects included in the previous IIP and the Scottish Government's decision to cut the funding of new social housing in half in the next two years, all of which will lead to further loss of jobs, skills and capacity in the construction sector; believes that the aspiration to lay out long-term strategic objectives is undermined by the lack of prioritisation of projects, the absence of clear links to other proposed long-term plans and the failure to provide a credible funding plan, and calls on the Scottish Government to publish details of anticipated investment and maintenance costs on an annual basis and to make a statement early in 2012."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-01408 in the name of Richard Lochhead (Maritime Safety and Coastguards), insert at end "and the rest of the UK coastline; regrets that the modernisation plan for the coastguards has prioritised cost over other considerations, including the decision to have both the national Maritime Operations Centre and the standby Maritime Operations Centre on the south coast of England rather than to have one of these in Scotland; calls for urgent action to improve helicopter safety at sea following the crash of the Super Puma helicopter on 1 April 2009; recognises the importance of coastguard co-ordination in responding to emergencies in the offshore energy industries, and calls on the UK Government to carry out an individual assessment of the impact of the closure of individual coastguard stations, such as Forth and Clyde, and to reconsider how best to ensure maritime safety for the whole UK coastline."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-01408 in the name of Richard Lochhead (Maritime Safety and Coastguards), insert at end "and the rest of the UK coastline; regrets that the modernisation plan for the coastguards has prioritised cost over other considerations, including the decision to have both the national Maritime Operations Centre and the standby Maritime Operations Centre on the south coast of England rather than to have one of these in Scotland; calls for urgent action to improve helicopter safety at sea following the crash of the Super Puma helicopter on 1 April 2009; recognises the importance of coastguard co-ordination in responding to emergencies in the offshore energy industries, and calls on the UK Government to carry out an individual assessment of the impact of the closure of individual coastguard stations, such as Forth and Clyde, and to reconsider how best to ensure maritime safety for the whole UK coastline."
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As an amendment to motion S3M-01349 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas Framework), insert at end "; recognises that health, safety and environmental standards must continue to have the highest priority in the next phase of North Sea exploration and production and in the development of a wider energy mix, including carbon capture and storage and offshore renewables; believes that trades unions as well as employers and regulators have key roles to play in maintaining these standards; acknowledges that the demand for skilled labour from both the oil and gas sector and offshore renewables will increase as the technical challenges become greater; believes that the Scottish Government should support the efforts of the offshore energy industries and of the oil and gas skills academy, OPITO, to recruit, train and retain skilled workers, and, in particular, calls for further education funding to be maintained in order to allow Scottish colleges to meet future demand for skilled labour both onshore and offshore."
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As an amendment to motion S3M-01349 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas Framework), insert at end "; recognises that health, safety and environmental standards must continue to have the highest priority in the next phase of North Sea exploration and production and in the development of a wider energy mix, including carbon capture and storage and offshore renewables; believes that trades unions as well as employers and regulators have key roles to play in maintaining these standards; acknowledges that the demand for skilled labour from both the oil and gas sector and offshore renewables will increase as the technical challenges become greater; believes that the Scottish Government should support the efforts of the offshore energy industries and of the oil and gas skills academy, OPITO, to recruit, train and retain skilled workers, and, in particular, calls for further education funding to be maintained in order to allow Scottish colleges to meet future demand for skilled labour both onshore and offshore."
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As an amendment to motion S3M-01346 in the name of Alex Johnstone (Housing), leave out from "notes” to end and insert "welcomes the SNP’s manifesto commitment “to build over 6,000 new socially-rented houses each year", and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward plans to implement this promise and to make a statement to the Parliament at the earliest opportunity."
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As an amendment to motion S3M-01346 in the name of Alex Johnstone (Housing), leave out from "notes” to end and insert "welcomes the SNP’s manifesto commitment “to build over 6,000 new socially-rented houses each year", and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward plans to implement this promise and to make a statement to the Parliament at the earliest opportunity."
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