Tag: MSPs

Victory for freedom of information

Deadline News Journalist - July 18, 2010

By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH ministers have backed down in their bid to stop the country’s information commissioner from accessing their files. Lawyers for the government were...

Labour peer demands changes to First Ministers Questions

Deadline News Journalist - January 10, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond A SENIOR Labour Peer has written to the Scottish Parliament to demand changes to First Minister Questions, describing the current format as...

Edinburgh bridge job in a Glasgow office

Deadline News Journalist - October 4, 2009

By Michael MacLeod THE project director for a £2.3 billion bridge in Edinburgh will be based 50 miles away in Glasgow. A job advert for...

MSPs to look into blood donations after hearing schoolboy’s petition

Deadline News Journalist - September 22, 2009

By Cara Sulieman THE Scottish Parliament is to investigate the best way to raise awareness of the need for blood donors - after a schoolboy...

Ministers asked to prevent “hedge rage” with new legislation

Deadline News Journalist - September 2, 2009

By Cara Sulieman MSPS ARE being urged to take action to prevent HEDGE RAGE from ruining lives. A new nationwide campaign launched by ScotHedge calls on...