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	Scotsman.com News - Latest News - 'Ping pong' warning to politicians
		Karen Gillon MSP raised concerns when she gave evidence to Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee - which was meeting in Edinburgh City Chambers.
		Ms Gillon and other members of the Scottish Parliament's Procedures Committee were explaining to MPs the system by which Holyrood consents to Westminster legislating on devolved matters.
		Ms Gillon, the Labour MSP for Clydesdale, said standing orders at Holyrood laid out clearly the procedures they had to follow for legislative consent motions.
	news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=346802006 (441 words)

	Stonehouse Community Council
		Secretary advised those present that he had received a letter from our MSP Karen Gillon however he had passed this onto chair and Chair outlined the current position of the hospital development and stated that he was going to photocopy and bring to the meeting.
		Karen intimated that she would be having a meeting with the minister within the next two weeks to gain further information on the funding issue.
		Karen Gillon also outlined the procedure and expectations of an announcement by the Lord Advocate who was now in possession of the full case investigating the tragic accident at Larkhall where the gas explosion killed an entire family.
	stonehouse.community.users.btopenworld.com /comcouncil_minutes.htm (11057 words)

	Sunday Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Gillon, the MSP for Clydesdale is responsible for putting forward the Bill and is herself a former youth worker.
		Gillon is the first to come clean in harbouring reser-vations about well-meaning mantras and their practical achievements.
		Karen Gillon echoes this sentiment and cites Peter Clarke's success thus far as evidence for appointing a Scottish Children's Commissioner as soon as possible.
	www.sundayherald.com /print30531 (1149 words)

	Clydesdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Karen Turnbull was elected with a majority of 3,880 over Anne Winning, down from 13,809 at the 1997 general election.
		Karen Gillon was born in Edinburgh in 1967 and educated at Jedburgh Grammar School.
		Initially criticised for her dreadful speeches, Gillon is one of the MSPs who have improved somewhat during the period of the parliament.
	www.alba.org.uk /scot03constit/s03.html (1848 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Management - MSP forces issue on corporate killing
		Karen Gillon, the MSP for Clydesdale, told the Scottish Trades Union Congress in Perth that she would consider piloting her own bill through Holyrood because the Executive had continued to duck the issue.
		Ms Gillon has exposed the rift in what has been a simmering private dispute between the Executive and Scotland's union leaders for some time.
		But Ms Gillon insisted yesterday that the Scottish Parliament was created to make sure that Scottish solutions were found for Scottish problems, not just to do the same as England.
	business.scotsman.com /management.cfm?id=551902006 (653 words)

	Aspect 2003: Karen Gillon, Scottish Labour Party candidate, Clydesdale, 2003
		"Karen Gillon has spoken up for her constituents, young and old, and involved them in her work.
		Karen Gillon understands how important children are and has shown that with her bill to give us a Children's Commissioner." Stonehouse mum, Angela Closs.
		Karen Gillon has worked hard to make sure we got a fair share of the extra investment.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/lab/a03labcls.htm (1137 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| New moves on corporate killing
		Labour MSP Karen Gillon has been campaigning for a new law ever since four of her constituents, the Findlay family, were killed in a gas explosion at their home in Larkhall six years ago.
		Gas company Transco was fined £15m for breaking safety rules but Ms Gillon and others felt the managers of the firm should have faced personal charges.
		The report said that over the last nine years an average of 30 workers, both employees and self-employed, were killed at work annually in Scotland, excluding deaths on the railways.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/4445482.stm (546 words)

	NECC Womens Forum
		Guest speaker, Karen Gillon, a member of the Scottish Parliament, spoke about how difficult it had been to get women elected in Scotland and explained how a positive and sustained campaign had paid off, although women were still in an overall minority.
		Labour achieved a 50:50 balance by pairing women and men and this was achieved by commitment to a balanced selection and full democratic participation by the trade unions and the male politicians.
		Karen Gillon said that it had taken them twenty years to achieve the Scottish Parliament.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /lakhwindersingh/neccwf/wfpress.html (667 words)

	Wildlife Britain News
		The centre was officially opened by local Lanark MSP, Karen Gillon.
		New interpretation in the centre has deliberately employed all senses in an effort to get closer to experiencing the hidden lives of key species to be found on the reserve.
		Speaking at the opening, former community education worker Karen Gillon MSP said: “Scotland is blessed with a landscape full of wildlife richness and in New Lanark there is both industrial history and natural beauty in abundance.
	wildlifebritain.com /wildlifenews.php?nsid=34&ntit=Falls+...+re-opens (491 words)

	Observer \| Anger at 'war on neds' BBC series
		And with the Executive pro viding Airborne with £500,000 a year in funding - 80 per cent of its total budget - the project is now coming under pressure to clamp down on extreme behaviour or face the suspension of its next intake of convicts.
		This week Justice Department Ministers will meet Clydesdale Labour MSP Karen Gillon, whose constituency is home to Airborne's Braidwood House headquarters, and tell her what action is to be taken.
		She wants the operation halted immediately until guarantees about discipline and consumption of drugs, including heroin, can be given to her constituents.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4762902-110647,00.html (490 words)

	Scottish, Malawian parliamentarians twin constituencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Member of Scottish parliament Karen Gillon described the twinning as one of the best ways of bringing closer the people of Malawi and Scotland.
		They would also learn from each others’ culture, and perhaps help each other in the months and years to come,” she said.
		Gillon said the link between her Clydesdale constituency and Nkhata Bay South would also enhance capacity building within the youth and other groups involved.
	www.nationmalawi.com /articles.asp?articleID=15363 (527 words)

	HOLYROOD WEEK: African trip report is a cure for insomnia - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It adds: "Karen Gillon (MSP for Clydesdale) could not resist the temptation of playing football and games with some of the children and the delegation stayed on a bit longer than intended."
		This drivel, which they apparently wrote all by themselves, was paid for by the taxpayer.
		Apparently, they don't watch TV or read the foreign pages in newspapers, have no contact with aid agencies and just had to see the situation for themselves.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /lo/features/7017486.html (712 words)

	Lanark Chess Club News Items (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mrs Karen Gillon, MSP for Clydesdale visited Lanark Chess Club at Cargill House this week to see the various activities of the club.
		Here it was much more informal with the usual amount of bustle and noise, but the young players were enjoying their chess every bit as much as the seniors.
		MSP Karen Gillon gets some advice from Andrew Murray during her game against Andrew Stokes.
	www.btinternet.com /~ianmcl/newsitem4.html (206 words)

	Clydesdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Karen Gillon worked as Community Education Worker for North Lanarkshire Council.
		She was the first woman to be elected to the Scottish Parliament and is to serve on the Education, Culture and Sport, and Standards Committees.
		Born in Edinburgh in 1967, Karen Gillon attended Jedburgh Grammar School.
	www.scottishlabour.org.uk /clydesdale1 (125 words)

	SPOKES The Lothian Cycle Campaign -
		Patricia Ferguson, Karen Gillon, James Douglas-Hamilton, Adam Ingram, Des McNulty, Tricia Marwick and Mike Rumbles be members of the Standards Committee, the Convener to be appointed from the Liberal Democrat Party;
		Karen Gillon, Ian Jenkins, Kenneth Macintosh, Fiona McLeod, Brian Monteith, Mary Mulligan, Cathy Peattie, Michael Russell, Jamie Stone, Nicola Sturgeon and Ian Welsh be members of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee, the Convener to be appointed from the Labour Party;
		Bill Aitken, Robert Brown, Cathie Craigie, Margaret Curran, Fiona Hyslop, John McAllion, Alex Neil, Lloyd Quinan, Keith Raffan, Mike Watson and Karen Whitefield be members of the Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee, the Convener to be appointed from the Labour Party;
	www.spokes.org.uk /oldsite/sp/committe.htm (629 words)

	Sunday Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Convener Karen Gillon called the meeting during the furore that followed Barron's announcement that the company was to concentrate on contemporary dance and dispense with North when his contract expires.
		The chief executive will argue that the company has been unable to perform the classics since its troupe was cut from 45 to 36 four years ago, and that public perception has failed to catch up with the reality of what Scottish Ballet has become.
		Announcing Tuesday's inquiry, convener Gillon said: ÒOur committee is very concerned about the recent decision taken by Scottish Ballet, in conjunction with the Scottish Arts Council, to change its whole artistic direction towards contemporary dance.
	www.sundayherald.com /print18707 (360 words)

	DISABILITY VIEW MAGAZINE ONLINE - THE WEBSITE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WHERE ABILITY COUNTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Karen Gillon MSP for Clydesdale joined Capability Scotland residential pupil, Leanne Peat, to officially launch the bungalows.
		Karen Gillon commented: 'I am delighted that this excellent facility is now available to the young people here at Stranmore.
		This is a very welcome investment for young people throughout Scotland - but for Clydesdale in particular - and I am glad that the Scottish Executive has played their part in making this happen.' DV Karen Gillon MSP with pupil Leanne Peat
	www.disabilityview.co.uk /news_march_april_02_05.shtml (464 words)

	Media House International Public Relations and Strategic Communications :: News Item
		The Scottish Countryside Alliance today (Tuesday) criticised the First Minister, Jack McConnell, over his support for a compensation scheme for rural workers who would be adversely affected by a ban on hunting.
		It was announced today that the First Minister is backing an amendment to the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill tabled by Labour MSP Karen Gillon.
		The amendment advocates a scheme whereby Scottish Ministers could award compensation – if they thought it necessary.
	www.mediahouse.co.uk /news/items/news_86.html (221 words)

	SPT - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) today joined HAD Coaches to celebrate the launch of two new, upgraded buses on the Hamilton to Lanark route.
		MSP Karen Gillon joined Councillor Eric Ross, the Chair of SPT, and Councillor David McLachlan, the Vice-Chair, at Lanark Interchange to acknowledge the new low-floor buses
		The buses have been added to the route due to a substantial increase in passenger numbers and to improve accessiblity for shoppers, passengers with prams, and passengers who have mobility problems.
	www.spt.co.uk /news/story79.html (302 words)

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		New Lanark Conservation Trust Director, Jim Arnold said “Every year as part of our staff training, we take our own employees to visit another tourist attraction.
		This year, our “Away Day” is rather special, as we have taken up Karen Gillon’s offer to come and see the Scottish Parliament for ourselves.
		Everyone thought this was a great idea, and we have all been looking forward to seeing inside the building we’ve heard so much about.
	www.newlanark.org /press/upload.25.doc (215 words)

	Black Mount Bugle On-Line : Number 54 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Hopefully, with the help of Councillor Tom McAlpine and Karen Gillon, our MSP, we will be able to put some pressure on SPT.
		Mrs Anne Moffat welcomed a large audience and called on Karen Gillon our MSP to declare the show open.
		Karen then presented the prizes as follows to:
	www.blackmount.fsnet.co.uk /bugle54.html (5007 words)

	Local politicians join forces to bring back evening bus services
		Local politicians join forces to bring back evening bus services
		Clydesdale MSP Karen Gillon and Councillors Mary McNeil and Brian Reilly are working together to press Strathclyde Partnership in Transport (SPT) for the restoration of an evening bus service between Lanark and Wishaw.
		The three politicians, who have been in regular correspondence with SPT since the withdrawal of the service, are clear in their view that the current situation is unattainable and that an case for its reinstatement has been made, a case they will make when they meet with SPT later this month.
	www.scottishlabour.org.uk /busservices (330 words)

	CIPFA in Scotland - News
		Membership: 3 Labour â“ Richard Baker, Cathie Craigie, Karen Gillon
		Membership: 4 Labour â“ Sarah Boyack, Karen Gillon, Maureen MacMillan, Alasdair Morrison
		Membership: 3 Labour â“ Jackie Baillie, Scot Barrie, Karen Whitefield
	www.cipfa.org.uk /scotland/news_details.cfm?news_id=16561 (230 words)

	Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office, Edinburgh - Briefing Document Four - Page 4!
		Patricia Ferguson, Karen Gillon, James Douglas-Hamilton, Adam Ingram, Des McNulty, Tricia Marwick and Mike Rumbles;
		Karen Gillon, Ian Jenkins, Kenneth Macintosh, Fiona McLeod, Brian Monteith, Mary Mulligan, Cathy Peattie, Michael Russell, Jamie Stone, Nicola Sturgeon and Ian Welsh;
		Bill Aitken, Robert Brown, Cathie Craigie, Margaret Curran, Fiona Hyslop, John McAllion, Alex Neil, Lloyd Quinan, Keith Raffan, Mike Watson and Karen Whitefield;
	www.actsparl.org /brief44.htm (456 words)

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