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News Releases 2010

News releases are listed below by date and you can also access Scottish Parliament news releases categorised by committee or in Gaelic. For Festival of Politics news releases, please visit the Festival of Politics website.

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September  
  1 September Parliament first for Isle of Arran
August  
24 August 'Moving Stories' exhibition opens in Greenock
21 August John Prescott to close Festival of Politics
21 August Presiding Officer pays tribute to national poet
20 August Focus on young people on day four of Festival of Politics
19 August Annie Lennox discusses HIV and AIDS campaign
18 August Festival of Politics: Power of the People
17 August Festival of Politics opens for sixth year
2 August World Press Photo exhibition opens at Holyrood
24 August Rural Affairs Committee meeting in Langholm
July  

27 July Scottish Parliament exhibition 'Moving Stories' opens in Stornoway
16 July Presiding Officer meets Falkirk youngsters to learn about their friendships in Malawi
15 July Presiding Officer's summer programme goes full steam ahead
12 July Presiding Officer meets Black Watch veterans
10 July Presiding Officer takes to the air to learn about Maritime and Coastguard Agency
9 July Presiding Officer presents volunteer awards at Western Isles Hospital
8 July Culture, crofting and community at top of Presiding Officer's agenda in Outer Hebrides
7 July Presiding Officer starts summer programme in Benbecula
5 July The changing politics of football, comedy and young people focus for Festival of Politics 2010

9 July Committee calls for evidence on protection of workers
8 July Health and Sport Committee calls for evidence on palliative care
7 July Economy Committee calls for evidence on Scotland's enterprise network
2 July Holyrood Committee calls for improved links between transport and land use planning policies
2 July Scottish Parliament Committee highlights need for a strong local newspaper industry

June  

30 June New member of the Scottish Human Rights Commission announced to Parliament

28 June Holyrood scores with Festival football debate
21 June Annual Report marks busy year for Holyrood
17 June
School pupils descend on Holyrood for annual debating championship
8 June Scottish Parliament exhibition 'Moving Stories' opens in Benbecula

2 June Holyrood seminar sets out future for banking and financial services in Scotland
1 June Seminar aims to improve voter turnout
1 June "Why are most MSPs boys?" asks Highland schoolchild

29 June Committee asks for comment on changes to registrable interests
28 June Health and Sport Committee warns over increasing budgetary pressure on NHS boards
24 June Committee highlights worrying gaps in Mental Health Act
23 June Holyrood inquiry welcomes new opportunities for enhanced engagement in Europe
18 June Views sought as Holyrood inquiry focuses on preventative spending
14 June Committee to examine modernised wildlife protection proposals
11 June Research reveals steep rise in public sector spending on international engagement
10 June Committee says Scotland can benefit from EU cash, but more must be done
9 June Committee support for national children's hearings body
9 June Public sector preparations for budget cuts are patchy, says Committee
8 June Housing Bill receives qualified support at Stage 1
8 June Mixed views from migrants on life in Scotland
1 June Migrants tell committee about life in Scotland

May  

27 May Double Holyrood role for Annie Lennox
24 May Parliament picks Queen portrait winner
13 May Three new partners for Holyrood community project
7 May Schoolchildren descend on Parliament for Euroquiz competition
4 May One boat, two MSPs and four Hebridean islands

27 May Committee gives qualified support to Alcohol Bill to allow it to proceed to next stage
24 May Public Audit Committee commends swift action over departure of mental-health tribunal president
20 May Committee questions payout to senior public servant
19 May Committee calls for better monitoring of antidepressant prescribing
12 May Holyrood committee agrees general principles of New Forth Bridge
6 May Committee recommends that crofting reform proposals proceed
April  

22 April Parliament exhibition 'Moving Stories' opens in Hamilton
14 April Parliament launches pairing scheme with Malawi
9 April Parade marks end to Holyrood's Scotland Week
1 April Presiding Officer to lead New York's Tartan Day Parade

23 April Call for improvements to rural out-of-hours healthcare
March  

25 March Holyrood names Committee rooms after historic Scots
24 March Community conference to be held at Holyrood

29 March Call for written evidence on the Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill
26 March Committee calls for funding boost to increase walking and cycling in Scotland
22 March Views sought for inquiry into transport and land-use planning
18 March Justice Committee takes evidence on stalking, knife crime and prostitution
18 March Economy committee calls for more competition among banks
16 March Anstruther pupils impress Petitions Committee
12 March Health and Sport Committee recalls Whyte & Mackay and Tesco
12 March Cautious support from Justice Committee on reform of legal profession
11 March Local Government Committee visits Fife for Housing Bill scrutiny
08 March NHS IT services are failing patients, warns health committee
04 March End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Committee calls for written evidence
04 March Petitions Committee visits Anstruther
03 March Committee criticises enterprise body over Cairngorm funicular railway

February  
28 February Photography graduate to take portrait of the Queen for Scottish Parliament
12 February Parliament seeks to establish twinning scheme with Malawi Assembly
26 February Evidence session on 'slum' housing to be held by Petitions Committee
22 February Committee meets in Shetland to hear evidence on proposals to reform crofting
19 February Committee calls for evidence on the future of schools management in Scotland
15 February Holyrood committee launches inquiry into tightening of public-sector spending
12 February Public Audit Committee welcomes decision by Registers of Scotland to strengthen financial management
12 February Migration and trafficking inquiry launched by committee
12 February Holyrood committee gathers in Thurso to scrutinise crofting reform proposals
10 February Boo, text and pod for Holyrood's Petitions Committee
05 February Justice Committee reports on al-Megrahi decision
01 February Call for views on Forth-crossing public-transport plans
January  
04 January Holyrood visitor figures hit the heights

29 January Glasgow philanthropist's fund to gain freedom under new Holyrood Bill
29 January Alcohol-services care home enters history books
29 January Research on sexualised goods aimed at children published by committee
28 January Debate on local authority services called for by committee
26 January Committee supports tougher treatment for owners of out-of-control dogs
22 January Spanish Ambassador sets out EU priorities to Holyrood committee
19 January Holyrood committee visits Western Isles to see first-hand challenges facing modern crofting
11 January Economy Committee launches inquiry into Scottish exports and international trade