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	Scottish Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland, in the capital Edinburgh.
		The Parliament was temporarily relocated to the former Strathclyde Regional Council debating chamber in Glasgow in May 2000, and to the University of Aberdeen in May 2002.
		At the first meeting of the parliament on 12 May 1999, Winnie Ewing (the Mother of Parliament or "Oldest Qualified Member" as she was described in the Official Report of debates) declared that the "Scottish Parliament which adjourned on 25 March 1707, is hereby reconvened".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_Parliament (1828 words)

	Member of the Scottish Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.
		MSPs are elected in one of two ways: (1) as first past the post constituency MSPs or; (2) as regional additional-member MSPs.
		All MSP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a four year cycle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament (211 words)

	House of Lords - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Lords is an unelected body of 724 members : two archbishops and 24 bishops of the established Church of England ("Lords Spiritual") and 699 members of the Peerage ("Lords Temporal").
		Members of the House of Lords are known as "Lords of Parliament".
		Members of the House enter one of two lobbies (the "Content" lobby or the "Not-Content" lobby) on either side of the Chamber, where their names are recorded by clerks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_lords (7198 words)

	ipedia.com: Scottish Parliament Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The elections for the Scottish Parliament were the first in the UK to use the Additional Member System (AMS), which is a method of proportional representation (although various forms of PR had already been used in EU Parliamentary elections, and in Northern Ireland for local councils and the Assembly).
		The first Scottish Parliament arose during the early thirteenth century, and its first meeting (referred to as a colloquium) was at Kirkliston in 1235 in the reign of Alexander II.
		The Scottish Parliament returned after the Restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660, and, although initially docile, gradually came to exert considerable influence over the Crown—removing the clergy's right to attend in 1689 and finally abolishing the Lords of the Articles in 1690.
	www.ipedia.com /scottish_parliament.html (2480 words)

	Members of the Scottish Parliament, 2003-2007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Scottish Parliament is composed of 129 members called Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA).
		General elections to the Scottish Parliament are held on a four year cycle.
		Following his election to the UK Parliament in the general election of 2005, David Mundell (Conservative and Unionist) resigned his seat at Holyrood and was replaced by Derek Brownlee, who was the next name on the Conservative and Unionist list for the South of Scotland electoral region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament,_2003-2007 (595 words)

	Scottish Constituencies (Members'...: 21 Jan 2004: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scottish Executive will have to review their policies to ensure that Scottish institutions of tertiary education are not disadvantaged—indeed, that they can be made to flourish in an increasingly competitive market.
		Members from Scotland to continue to force through legislation that is unwanted by the majority of hon.
		Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, I hate to tell him that his argument was constructed for short-term gain based on parliamentary arithmetic.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2004-01-21.1389.0 (5557 words)

	Statutory Instruments 1999 No.1095
		The member introducing a Bill or any other member nominated by him or her for the purpose is referred to as "the member in charge of the Bill".
		Unless the Parliament has decided, on a motion of the Parliamentary Bureau, the order in which amendments are to be disposed of, they shall be disposed of in the order in which the provisions to which they relate arise in the Bill, before the Parliament debates the question whether the Bill is passed.
		Any other member may notify the Clerk of his or her support for the proposal and the name of any member supporting the proposal shall be printed in the Business Bulletin along with the notice of the proposal.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1999/99109506.htm (5054 words)

	Scottish Affairs, E. Bort; Mind the Gap (online article)
		The term of office of a member of the Parliament begins on the day on which the member is declared to be returned and ends with the dissolution of the Parliament.
		In Catalonia, the newly elected Parliament, as soon as it is constituted (within 20 days after the elections), nominates from its midst a 'Diputación Permanente', a permanent delegation comprising 23 Members, proportionally to the political strength of the parties represented, and with the President of the Parliament at its head.
		The mandate of the Members of the 'Diputaci—n Permanente' is therefore extended till the new House is constituted.
	www.scottishaffairs.org /onlinepub/sa/bort_sa43_spr03.html (2324 words)

	Wars of Scottish Independence Glossary @ PriceOfFreedom.com (Price of Freedom) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
		With her death, the two competitors for the Scottish crown were Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale (grandfather of the future King Robert the Bruce) and John Balliol, Lord of Galloway.
		A few weeks later a Scottish parliament was hastily convened and twelve members of a war council (four Earls, Barons, and Bishops respectively) were selected to advise King John.
	www.priceoffreedom.com /encyclopedia/Wars_of_Scottish_Independence (3063 words)

	Scottish Parliament Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		These are also the words inscribed on the head of the Mace of the Scottish Parliament, handed to the Parliament by the Queen at the official opening of its first session on 1 July 1999.
		For the first four years of its new life the Scottish Parliament usually met in the Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland on The Mound in Edinburgh, while Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) had their offices in a nearby office building borrowed from Edinburgh City Council.
		But for us the Scottish Parliament represents the rebirth of a nation that for over 290 years merged its concerns and interests with the often different priorities of a much larger neighbour.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /edinburgh/scottishparliament (1011 words)

	Scottish parliament told to stop super market invasion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		FSB's Scottish policy convener Andy Willox said independent retailers make a unique and irreplaceable contribution to the character of the high streets and they are vital to local economies, as money spent locally is recycled into other local services.
		The FSB wants the parliament, Scottish executive and local authorities to use these powers to create a better business environment for small shops, he added.
		Scottish finance minister Tom McCabe had said last month that business rates were to be cut to the level of those in England in time for the next Holyrood elections.
	www.abcmoney.co.uk /news/2420051405.htm (485 words)

	The Hindu : International : Scottish Parliament opened
		The cost of the new complex in Holyrood — the seat of Scottish Parliament— spiralled from the original estimate of £40 millions to £430 millions amid allegations of irregularities, incompetence and corruption.
		Each MSP had nominated one person from his or her constituency to the procession to make it a truly representative show.
		An ecstatic George Reid, the presiding officer of Scottish Parliament, described the new complex as a "remarkable building— a building that is very close to the people''.
	www.hindu.com /2004/10/10/stories/2004101000801300.htm (395 words)

	Scottish Socialist Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Labour MSP’s from constituencies with some of the worst health records in the UK joined forces with Tories and Liberal Democrats to vote down a Scottish Socialist Party bill to abolish Scottish NHS prescription charges in a debate in the Scottish Parliament.
		The Parliament voted 77 votes to 44 against accepting the basic principles of the bill, despite the fact that the Parliament’s Health Committee recommending that they be agreed.
		In the Scottish Parliament SSP MSP's have been fighting to hold the health boards and the Scottish Executive to account for their actions.
	www.scottishsocialistparty.org /index.html (902 words)

	MORI Polls & Surveys - Members Of The Scottish Parliament Hunting With Dogs Survey
		Members Of The Scottish Parliament Hunting With Dogs Survey
		MORI interviewed 73 Members of the Scottish Parliament.
		Letters were sent out prior to fieldwork asking members for their help.
	www.mori.com /polls/1999/mspdogs.shtml (97 words)

	Scottish Engineering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scottish Engineering meets the key role of presenting the needs of the manufacturing engineering industry to the relevant authorities.
		Member companies are consulted and given opportunities to influence and shape this vital activity.
		This is an essential role in conducting business and senior executives of member companies are encouraged to develop relationships, exchange and share business experiences and to assist their business plans by participating in meetings, committees, working parties, working lunches and other events.
	www.scottishengineering.org.uk /hr.htm (299 words)

	About the Scottish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		'The Scottish Parliament's Presiding Officer possibly faces questions in the Chamber from members of the Scottish Parliament after MSPs expressed 'surprise and shock' at the extent to which he plays an active role as a Liberal Democrat in the Lords.
		The Holyrood members of Parliament are also to be paid considerably less than those who will swan about the corridors and bars of the Westminster parliament.
		During the Great Debate, Doddie Robertson, the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland reaffirmed Labour's promise not to reduce the number of Scottish seats at Westminster and claimed that he would be 'honoured' to stand for the Scottish Parliament.
	www.alba.org.uk /scottish/scottishparliament.html (1026 words)

	Members of the Scottish parliament: Regional Journalism in the UK on the Internet. www.HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Members of the Scottish parliament: Regional Journalism in the UK on the Internet.
		Members of the Scottish parliament are urging any new owner of The Herald, Glasgow, and its sister titles to allow them to maintain their editorial independence.
		Clydesdale MSP Karen Gillon urged the new owners not to cut staff and to see trade union recognition as a positive factor.
	www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk /news/2002/12dec/021213sco.shtml (252 words)

	Politics \| New members shake up Scottish parliament
		Ms Kane, a 42-year-old single mother, had been one of highest profile new MSPs since she was elected in the spring, attending her swearing in with the words "my oath is to the people" scribbled on her palm, and winning the "one to watch" award in the recent Scottish political honours.
		Before her withdrawal, Ms Kane had forced the Scottish executive to acknowledge its impotence on the issue of asylum seekers detained at the controversial Dungavel detention centre, a matter reserved for Westminster but one that had caused great anger among the Scottish public.
		The seven Scottish Green party MSPs may not have won as many headlines as Ms Kane and her colleagues, but they have had, arguably, the most noticeable impact on policy.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4828965-107939,00.html (604 words)

	Speeches to Members of the Scottish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Speeches to Members of the Scottish Parliament - 12
		Each group is run by the group members for the group members with activities or talks suggested by and aimed towards the group.
		MSPs must realise that volunteers are often sufferers or carers and there will often be a turnaround of personnel.
	www.braintumouraction.org.uk /MSPspeeches.htm (2667 words)

	Scottish Parliament Business Exchange
		Responsive : The Exchange encourages MSPs to tell it about their interests so that it may plan programmes in response to identified interests or even just to make contact to arrange a meeting with The Director find out what The Exchange is able to offer.
		David Davidson MSP, Margaret Jamieson MSP, Alasdair Morgan MSP, Jamie Stone MSP as nominees of the four biggest parties; Carol Devon, Director of Access and Information to the Parliament.
		Members are involved in contributing to the development of The Exchange and looking at innovative ways of delivering The Exchange's objectives through the Events Advisory Committee.
	www.spbe.org.uk (753 words)

	Members of Scottish Parliament reveal Freemason status
		Four Scottish Tories have become the first members of the Scottish Parliament to reveal themselves as freemasons.
		Keith Harding, the MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife, said he was proud to be a mason, but that it had "no influence whatsoever" on his political life.
		SNP chief whip, Kay Ullrich, said she was "totally unaware" of whether any members of her party belonged to the organisation.
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /msp.html (448 words)

	Members of Scottish parliament being forced to support Queen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Under an outmoded 19century ENGLISH law, members of the Scottish parliament must swear an oath of allegiance to the English Queen Elizabeth in English and then if they so wish in Scots (or Gaelic).
		MSPs who fail to do so will not be paid and after two months will lose their seats.
		More Scots are anti monarchy than pro independence, so the Scottish MSPs will have to swallow their pride on this one and perhaps recite the Declaration of Arbroath that announced Scotlands unity and independence in 1325 to themselves, whilst smiling sweetly.
	www.forscotland.com /tracklab/herfascistregime990118URL.html (149 words)

	The Assembly Halls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dewar then announced that the Parliament would not go to Glasgow after all, but would be housed in the Assembly Halls of the Church of Scotland on the Mound in Edinburgh.
		The oak-beamed debating chamber housed the Scottish Constitutional Convention and witnessed Margaret Thatcher's infamous 'Sermon on the Mound' after which she was put in her place in no uncertain terms by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
		The 129 MSPs and their staff will be accommodated in council-owned buildings such as former Lothian Regional Council buildings at George IV Bridge, Parliament Square and St Giles Street.
	www.alba.org.uk /scottish/assemblyhalls.html (483 words)

	Scottish Parliament Renewable Energy Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Scottish Parliament Renewable energy and Energy efficiency Group (SPREG) is an official cross party group of the Scottish Parliament.
		Its aim is to bring together Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and others with an interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Scotland.
		SPREG is run by an officer group of MSPs, with secretariat and treasurer support provided by Scottish Renewables Forum and The Energy Saving Trust (Scotland) and a regular programme of meetings is held throughout the year.
	www.spreg.co.uk /index.asp (368 words)

	Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Members of the Scottish Parliament's rural development committee voted six to five against an amendment proposing that the Scottish Executive subsidise those whose livelihoods will be destroyed when the Bill goes through parliament.
		British members of parliament sign a motion to bring in cats to end the problem of mice settling into the Houses of Parliament.
		Foxhunting Bill delay 'insulting' By Tom Peterkin, Scottish Political Correspondent (Filed: 08/02/2002) THE MSPs behind the Scottish foxhunting ban were yesterday accused of bringing the Scottish Parliament into disrepute by using delaying tactics to spring last-minute changes to the Bill on MSPs.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Category:Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament (1544 words)

	ThroneOut - Members of Scottish Parliament protest over Oath to Queen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If Parliament legislated for her to have no further heirs and successors, then that would be the situation "according to law".
		You state "If Parliament legislated for her to have no further heirs and successors, then that would be the situation according to law." Yes, it would.
		This might be to the authority of the People as focused in their elected parliamentary representatives.
	www.throneout.com /comments.asp?STORY_ID=93&recorprod=51 (840 words)

	SCOTTISH LEG OF QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILEE TOUR COMES TO AN END
		In a rare excursion into the political forum, the Queen, addressing Members of Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, praised the work of the Scottish parliament and spoke of the need on the part of its detractors to have patience with the institution.
		Saying that the Scottish people should give the parliament a chance to mature, she added that they were creating a governing body “in tune” with the 21st century.
		The seven-day Scottish leg of the monarch’s Jubilee Tour came to an end on Wednesday with visits to the border towns of Lauder and Melrose.
	www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/2002/05/29/queen (402 words)

	Scottish Parliament Members Call for Dutch-Style Coffeehouses as Legalization Debate Heats Up
		Efforts are underway in the Scottish parliament to bring the marijuana trade "out of the housing estates and into regulated premises," the Daily Telegraph (London) reported.
		Tommy Sheridan, the Scottish Socialist Party leader, urged parliament members to support a plan in the British parliament to legalize marijuana on an experimental basis for four years.
		Later that year, a Scottish citizens commission, including a Catholic priest among its membership, called for the legalization of such drugs as marijuana and ecstasy (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/064.html#Scotland).
	stopthedrugwar.org /chronicle/144/scotlandreform.shtml (604 words)

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