Scottish Socialist Party MSPs

Parliamentary Newsletter

Week Commencing 8/12/03

This list is to give a flavour of the work our MSPs will be involved in during the coming week. It is illustrative of the work undertaken and is not intended to be comprehensive. Please note that the amount of public/branch meetings etc that each MSP is committed to tends to vary from week to week.

NB As members will know Rosie is currently off work ill. We all wish her a speedy recovery.

NB X 2: All our MSPs do surgeries and other constituency work on Mondays and Fridays of each week (and sometimes Saturdays and Sundays as well)

Parliamentary terms explained: Business Bureau - The Bureau sorts out the parliament's "business" (apt title then!) such as scheduling of debates, committee schedules, office space for different parties, etc. The business managers of all the parties attend and Carolyn does a sterling job in ensuring that we get a fair crack at the whip

Parliamentary Committees:

9/12 Equal Opportunities - Frances Curran
9/12 Local Govt and Transport - Tommy Sheridan
10/12 Education Ctte - Rosemary Byrne
10/12 Public Petitions Ctte - Carolyn Leckie

Cross Party Groups/Parliament related/Representing SSP Group

8/12 National Autistic Society - Carolyn Leckie
8/12 Press Fund event - Tommy Sheridan
9/12 Additional Support for Learning - Rosemary Byrne
9/12 Strathclyde Passenger Transport - Tommy Sheridan
9/12 Anthony Nolan Trust - Carolyn Leckie
9/12 Aspire Youth Group - Frances Curran
9/12 Children in Scotland - Rosemary Byrne
9/12 Parliamentary Business Bureau - Carolyn Leckie
10/12 X-Party Group on ME - Carolyn Leckie
10/12 X-Party group on Cuba - Colin Fox and Tommy Sheridan
10/12 Human Rights Day Vigil - Tommy Sheridan and Frances Curran
11/12 Nursery Nurses Demo - Carolyn Leckie
11/12 Haddington Youth Parliament - Colin Fox
12/12 NHS A and A Meeting - Rosemary Byrne
12/12 Cuban Ambassador reception - Tommy Sheridan

SSP/Public Meetings:

8/12 Regional Ctte - Carolyn Leckie
11/12 Pollock Branch - Tommy Sheridan

Parliamentary Debates and Question Times:

10/12 2.30 - 5.00 pm Executive debate on Fisheries 2004
11/12 9.00 - 12.00 am Tory debate on reform of public services
11/12 12.00 - 12.45 pm First Minister's Questions
11/12 2.30 - 3.10 pm Ministers' Questions
11/12 3.10 - 5.00 pm Debate on Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway

Political Event of the Week

On Monday 8/12/3 the Scottish Region of the RMT voted to affiliate to the Scottish Socialist Party by a margin of 15 to 8 ending 100 years of trade union adherence to the Labour Party.

SSP Group Meeting

9/12 12.30 - 2.00pm All MSPs and reps from PAs and Research in attendance.

Bill Scott SSP Press, Policy and Research Unit

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