Holyrood Highlights is a weekly studio format programme produced by the Scottish Parliament's broadcasting service, reporting on recent parliamentary business and events that have taken place at Holyrood.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 04/03/10 |
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This week included an interview with Housing Minister Alex Neil MSP following the Public Petitions Committee meeting on “slum” housing in parts of Govanhill in Glasgow and an interview with Bill Aitken MSP on the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill.
The studio guests are Anne McLaughlin MSP and Richard Baker MSP.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 25/02/10 |
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This week's Holyrood Highlights included a report on the Ministerial statement from Nicola Sturgeon MSP on Representing Constituents and
an interview with European and External Relations Committee convener Irene Oldfather MSP on the Treaty of Lisbon Inquiry and EU 2020 Strategy.
Sandra White MSP and Frank McAveety MSP are the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 11/02/10 |
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Today's Holyrood Highlights included an interview with Finance Committee convener Andrew Welsh MSP discussing the committee's evidence session on the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill and areport on the Scottish Government debate on the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2010. The studio guests are Robert Brown MSP and Murdo Fraser MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 04/02/10 |
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This week included a report on Stage 3 proceedings of the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill
and an interview with Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee Convener Patrick Harvie MSP, as well as a report on the creation of the new Forth Crossing Bill Committee.
The studio guests were Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP and David Whitton MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 28/01/10 |
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This week included a report on Stage 3 of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill and interview with the Spanish Ambassador on Spanish Presidency's EU Priorities. Richard Simpson MSP and Sandra White MSP are the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 21/01/10 |
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Today's Holyrood Highlights included a report on the Stage 1 debate on the Budget Bill,an interview with Margo MacDonald MSP on her End of Life Choices Bill, and an interview with Christine Grahame MSP on the Health and Sport Committee’s inquiry into out-of-hours healthcare provision in rural areas.
The studio guests were MSPs John Swinney and David Whitton. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 14/01/10 |
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This week included an interview with the Public Petitions committee convener Frank McAveety MSP on Community Prisons. There was also a report on the evidence session with Jim Mather MSP, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, on the Beauly to Denny power line. The studio guests were MSPs Richard Baker and Andrew Welsh. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 07/01/10 |
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Today's programme included an interviews with Bill Aitken MSP on the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, a report on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee's evidence session with the John McFall MP, Chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee, as part of the Banking Inquiry.
The studio guests are MSPs Lewis Macdonald and John Wilson. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 17/12/09 |
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This week's programme included the Scottish Government’s Response to the Pre-Budget Report, the Public Petitions Committee’s scrutiny of School bus safety and an
interviews wit Alex Neil MSP,on the Homeowner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill.
The studio guests are Michael Matheson MSP and Karen Whitefield MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 10/12/09 |
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This week's programme included a report on the Scottish Government debate on Further Powers for the Scottish Parliament, an interview with Stuart Cosgrove following his evidence session with the Education Committee for its inquiry into Broadcasting in Scotland
Jamie Hepburn MSP and Jeremy Purvis MSP are the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 03/12/09 |
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This week included a report on the Scottish Government debate Working Together to End Violence Against Women, an interview with Justice Committee convener Bill Aitken MSP on its inquiry into the decision on al-Megrahi and a report on the availability of low-dose Naltrexone on the NHS.
The studio guests are Margaret Curran MSP and Ian McKee MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Euro Special- 01/12/09 |
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A special edition of Holyrood Highlights from the European Parliament in Brussels featuring Irene Oldfather MSP, Diana Wallis MEP and Ian Hudghton MEP. The programme focused on the implications of the EU Budget, the Lisbon Treaty and the visit of the European and External Relations Committee. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 26/11/09 |
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Today's programme included reports on the Renewable Heat Action Plan, the Scottish Government debate on Learning About Scotland and its History and the evidence session with RBS chief executive Stephen Hester for its inquiry into the way forward for Scotland’s financial sector.
The studio guests are Elizabeth Smith MSP and Rob Gibson MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 19/11/09 |
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Today's Holyrood Highlights included reports on the Ministerial statement on the Scottish Government's sectarianism strategy and an interview with European and External Relations Committee convener Irene Oldfather MSP on the inquiry into the EU Budget review.
Murdo Fraser MSP and David Whitton MSP are the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 12/11/09 |
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This week's Holyrood Highlights included a report on the Scottish Government debate on Scotland’s Historic Environment, an interview with Jackie Baillie MSP on her Members' Business Citizens Advice Scotland Debt Findings and an interview with Equal Opportunities Committee convener Margaret Mitchell MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 05/11/09 |
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This week included a report on Making Skills Work for Scotland, an interview with Bill Butler MSP on his Members’ Business debate.and a report on the Petitions Committee's discussion of supporting national youth volunteering opportunities, including an interview with the petitioner.
The studio guests were John Wilson MSP and Johann Lamont MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 29/10/09 |
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This weeks programme
featured a report on the Ministerial statement on Student Support, an interview with Finance Committee Convener Andrew Welsh MSP on the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill and the Scottish Government debate on Reshaping the Future Care
of Older People. Linda Fabiani MSP and David Stewart MSP were the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 08/10/09 |
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Includes an interview with Kenny MacAskill MSP following the evidence session on the display of sexually graphic magazines and newspapers. There was also a report on the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee’s look at the impact of climate change on employment..
Sandra White MSP and Richard Baker MSP are the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 01/10/09 |
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This weeks programme featured an interview with BBC
Business Editor Robert Peston about the way forward for Scotland’s finance sector and an interview with Bill Aitken MSP on the Justice
Committee's inquiry into the decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. Robert Brown MSP and Christine Grahame MSP were the studio guests. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 24/09/09 |
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This weeks programme featured last week's Ministerial statement on the Budget,
the Ministerial statement on Broadcasting and an interview with Equal Opportunities Committee convener Margaret Mitchell MSP on equal pay in the NHS.
The studio guests were Alasdair Allan MSP and Gavin Brown MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 17/09/09 |
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The programme featured
interview with convener Iain Smith MSP on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee's inquiry into the impact of the financial crisis and a
report on the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee's evidence session with John Swinney MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth. James Kelly MSP guested. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 10/09/09 |
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This week's programme examined the Scottish Government's legislative programme, The Rural Affairs and Environment Committee's scrutiny of the Marine Scotland Bill, a discusssion on legal representation at Children's Panels and the debate on the Scottish Government's Dementia Strategy. David McLetchie MSP was the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 03/09/09 |
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This week's programme examined the Scottish Government debate on the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber and analysis of the Ministerial Statement on the progress of the Diageo Taskforce. Michael Matheson MSP was the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights 10th Anniversary of Devolution - 01/07/09 |
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Holyrood Highlights Live featuring MSPs recounting their experience of devolution.
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| Holyrood Highlights Party Leader Special - 01/07/09 |
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A special edition of Holyrood Highlights featuring party leaders Alex Salmond, Iain Gray, Annabel Goldie and Tavish Scott looking back on the last ten years of the Scottish Parliament.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 25/06/09 |
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Holyrood Highlights this week featured a report on Stage 3 proceedings of the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill, an interview with Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee convener Iain Smith MSP (pictured) on the Business in the Parliament conference, and a look ahead to events on 1 July marking ten years of devolution. Stewart Stevenson MSP is the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 18/06/09 |
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This week's show looks at the Ministerial Statement on the School Buildings Programme, and there are interviews with r Frank McAveety MSP and petitioner Ryan McLaughlin, discussing the report into the petitions system, and with Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, on Broadcasting in Scotland. Michael Matheson MSP is the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 11/06/09 |
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This weeks show looks at the Ministerial Statement on A Thriving Rural Scotland: The Future Role of Government Support to Agriculture and Food, and the Stage 3 proceedings of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill.
There is an interview with the convener of the Finance Committee, Andrew Welsh MSP.. Frank McAveety MSP is the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 04/06/09 |
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This week's Holyrood Highlights, our weekly programme looking at recent parliamentary business, focussed on the European and External Relations Committee with an interview with convener Irene Oldfather MSP. The show also featured an interview with Sarah Boyack MSP on her motion Support for Unpaid Carers. Margo MacDonald MSP was the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 28/05/09 |
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This weeks show focussed on the Scottish Government debate on Influenza A (H1N1) and features interviews with Gavin Brown MSP, on the Arbitration (Scotland) Bill, and with Helen Eadie MSP, on her Members' Business Inadequate Infertility Treatment in Scotland. Christina McKelvie MSP is the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 21/05/09 |
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This week's show features an interview with former First Minister Henry McLeish on the Justice Committee's visit to Alloa. There will also be a focus on Stage 3 proceedings of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill and John Wilson MSP will discuss Strathclyde Police's prolific offender programme. John Lamont MSP is the studio guest
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 14/05/09 |
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This week's Holyrood Highlights featured an interview with Margo MacDonald MSP on her Members' Business on the HBOS and Lloyds TSB merger. There is also an interview with Justice Committee convener Bill Aitken MSP on the Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill. Sandra White MSP was the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 07/05/09 |
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This week show featured a report on the Stage 1 Debate on the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill and an interview with Stanley Player on his petition on the proper regulation of holiday and “party” flats. There is also an interview with Jamie Hepburn MSP on the proposed part-privatisation of Royal Mail. John Park MSP was the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 30/04/09 |
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This week's show featured the Ministerial Statement on Swine Flu and an interview with Jeremy Purvis MSP on the accountability of private residential care homes. There are was also coverage of the Finance Committee's Strategic Scrutiny of the Scottish Government's budget. Mary Scanlon MSP was the studio guest
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 23/04/09 |
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This week's show looked at the debate on the potential benefits of high-speed rail services, while there are interviews with Kenneth Gibson MSP, on the future of the Sunday Mail and Daily Record, and with former Presiding Officer George Reid, on the inquiry into the Public Petitions system. Margaret Curran was the studio guest.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 02/04/09 |
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This week's show looked at the Ministerial statement on the Dunfermline Building Society. There were interviews with Mark Buchan on his petition on the G20 summit, and with Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee convener Iain Smith MSP, discussing the state of the Scottish tourism industry. The studio guest was Bill Aitken MSP.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 26/03/09 |
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This week's show focused on the Health and Sport Committee's inquiry into child and adolescent mental health services. There were interviews with Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, on her Members' Business on 'Earth Hour', and with Patrick Harvie MSP on the upcoming climate-change conference. The studio guest was Michael McMahon MSP.
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 19/03/09 |
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This week's programme featured the Ministerial Statement on Broadcasting, the Stage 1 debate on the Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill, a Petition calling for Fair funding for voluntary sector services and Joe FitzPatrick's Members' debate on the Scottish Computer Games Industry. The studio guest was Jamie Hepburn MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 12/03/09 |
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This week focused on the Equal Opportunities debate on equal pay and the Ministerial Statement on compensation payments for prisoners. There are interviews with Equal Opportunities Committee convener Margaret Mitchell MSP, and with Karen Gillon MSP on her Members’ Business “The Commonwealth at 60”. Today's studio guest was Ken Macintosh MSP
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 05/03/09 |
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This week's show looked at the Stage 1 debate on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill and featured interviews with Iain Smith MSP on the Economy Committee's visit to Aberdeen, with petitioner Peter Brown, and with Christine Grahame MSP on the Tobacco Bill. The studio guest was John Swinney MSP. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 26/02/09 |
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This week's show looked at the Equal Opportunities Committee's debate on unpaid carers. There was also interviews with Education and Lifelong Learning Committee convener Karen Whitefield MSP, and with Bill Kidd MSP on his Members’ Business on Action Mesothelioma Day. Elizabeth Smith MSP was the studio guest. |
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| Holyrood Highlights Weekly - 12/02/09 |
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This week's show looked at the Climate Change Bill and the Scottish Government debate on the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Scotland) Order 2009, There was also an interview with Irene Oldfather MSP on her Member's Business "People with dementia in Accident & Emergency". Pauline McNeill MSP guested. |
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