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	Rhona Brankin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rhona Brankin (born 19 January 1950) was first elected to represent Midlothian in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003.
		Rhona was Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport in the Scottish Executive from 1999-2000 and Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development from 2000-2001.
		Brankin is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and former chair of the Scottish Labour Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhona_Brankin (156 words)

	Midlothian Rural Schools Action Group - Politics
		Rhona Brankin, MSP for Midlothian raised a series of written questions for the Minister for Education and Young People, Peter Peacock to answer.
		Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any research evidence to suggest that the fabric of school buildings alone accounts for differences in educational attainment.
		Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many rural schools have avoided closure as a result of the measures in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and the Education (Scotland) Act 1981 to safeguard rural schools.
	www.mrsag.org.uk /politics/politicsmspRhonaBrankin_02.html (946 words)

	Aspect 2003: Rhona Brankin, Scottish Labour Party candidate, Midlothian, 2003
		Rhona Brankin has secured a commitment that work on the Midlothian Community Hospital will start in June 2004 and Midlothian people will soon benefit from the full transfer of patient services to the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at Little France.
		Rhona continues to argue the case for a Dalkeith bypass and recently secured safety improvements to the busy A68 road in Dalkeith and Pathhead.
		Rhona is a Trustee of the Scottish Mining Museum at Newtongrange and a member of the Management Committee of Volunteering First.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/lab/a03labmid.htm (757 words)

	The Smokers Club, Inc. - Smoke Screen
		Promoting the Scottish ban on the Today Programme, the country's deputy health minister, Rhona Brankin, declared "One in four of all deaths in Scotland is directly attributable to smoking." In a separate interview she said "one in four of all deaths (is) attributable to smoking.
		She acknowledges that figures like Rhona Brankin's 13,000 deaths and ASH's 140,000 are sometimes "rounded up" but insists that any inflation is slight and is ironed out by annual variations in death rates.
		The method by which Rhona Brankin arrived at her "one in four" claim and from which ASH derives its 140,000 deaths categorises 16 diseases as "smoking-related".
	www.smokersclubinc.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=630 (1619 words)

	Direct Payments Parliamentary Questions
		Rhona Brankin: The Scottish Executive is committed to developing direct payments as a way of giving service users choice and control over the care services they receive.
		Rhona Brankin: A short life Working Group on direct payments for older people was set up in May 2004 to consider and overcome barriers to take up and to assist with updating the Direct Payments Guidance.
		Rhona Brankin: Local independent living support is funded by local authorities and there are no plans to develop a national network.
	www.lothiancil.org.uk /showlog.php?weblogid=29&contentid=1 (668 words)

	ITC: News
		Rhona Brankin MSP Goes On-line to Pupils as they Have Their Say on a sustainable Scotland 7th September 2001
		Rhona Brankin MSP with Napier Principal John Mavor and (on the left) BT's Brendan Dick.
		Ms Brankin was at Napier University's Merchiston Campus in Edinburgh to link-up for the question and answer session with the 6th form pupils from Lourdes Secondary School, Cardonald, Glasgow who were at BT Scotland's offices at Alexander Bain House, 15 York Street, Glasgow.
	itc.napier.ac.uk /ITC/NewsItem.asp?ID=7 (526 words)

	PQ_040305
		Rhona Brankin: In January I announced a review of available guidance on the planning and delivery of improved access, services and better communications for people with a mental health problem who also have a sensory loss.
		Rhona Brankin: I expect NHS boards to take account of the specialist needs of deaf and deafblind people in planning and providing services.
		Rhona Brankin: NHS Lanarkshire have been allocated a total of £730,050 over financial years 2003-04 and 2004-05 to improve audiology services.
	www.scod.org.uk /pq/040305.htm (726 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| Brankin's pledge on dental reform
		Ms Brankin was given a polite hearing at Friday's conference, although some delegates appeared unhappy that there was no time for her to take questions.
		Ms Brankin told the delegates that she had earlier this year announced the biggest shake-up of NHS dental services since the start of the health service.
		Ms Brankin said: "If we are to deliver modernisation, a key challenge is to secure a dental workforce to meet the demands for NHS dental services.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4566013.stm (521 words)

	Scottish dentists not reassured by dental reforms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In her speech, the minister signalled a new drive to improve the dental health of children, saying that it was unacceptable that by the age of three, more than 60% of children in deprived areas will have dental disease.She says she is determined to turn that statistic around.
		Ms Brankin told the delegates that she had earlier this year announced the biggest shake-up of NHS dental services since the start of the health service, adding that the reforms were matched with record levels of funding, to ensure that the NHS in Scotland "becomes a more attractive place for dentists to work".
		Brankin says in order to deliver modernisation, a key challenge is to secure a dental workforce to meet the demands for NHS dental services.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=10315 (482 words)

	List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Andy Kerr moved from Finance to Health, with Rhona Brankin as his deputy.
		Tavish Scott was moved to take on the Transport portfolio, and was replaced as Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services and Parliamentary Business by George Lyon.
		Rhona Brankin and Lewis Macdonald exchanged their Health and Environment posts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Scottish_Executive_Ministerial_Teams (498 words)

	Shetland Today: Shetland Times Online News Feature
		The claim was made last Friday by Mrs Brankin during a visit to the isles for talks with crofters and councillors about the draft bill which was published in the autumn.
		"Rhona Brankin did not give the assured response that the crofting communities were looking for," Mr Gibson said.
		Mr Gibson also told Mrs Brankin that a current tenant can buy their croft for 15 times the annual rent but the same right is not available for those wishing to take over a deceased crofter's land.
	www.shetlandtoday.co.uk /Shetlandtimes/content_details.asp?ContentID=17830 (935 words)

	Midlothian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tommy Sheridan, 2 nd May 2001 after being reported to the Standards Committe by Rhona Brankin for attempting to help a blind woman who was evicted from her flat in Dalkeith.
		Rhona Brankin was appointed as Deputy Minister for Culture & Sport in the Dewar administration, and moved to Rural Development in Team McLeish.
		Brankin, a leading member of the sinister Network group, is an extreme right winger who makes the likes of Margaret Thatcher look like a moderate.
	www.alba.org.uk /nextwe/l09.html (2135 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Clash during second fish debate
		Scottish National Party Leader John Swinney accused Rhona Brankin and the Scottish Executive of flying in the face of the democratic will of parliament by calling the debate after a defeat on the issue last week.
		Ms Brankin reiterated her argument that a £27m decommissioning package for the Scottish fleet was the only effective way of replenishing white fish stocks.
		As Ms Brankin arrived for the debate, she and fellow ministers were met by a demonstration by more than 50 fishermen outside the parliament.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1222167.stm (794 words)

	Forestry Commission - News - rhona brankin returns as forestry minister for scotland
		Rhona Brankin MSP has returned as Forestry Minister for Scotland following First Minister Jack McConnell's recent Cabinet reshuffle.
		Ms Brankin previously served as Forestry Minister in the Scottish Executive in 2000 and 2001.
		Ms Brankin replaces Lewis Macdonald, who has taken over her previous post as Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care.
	www.forestry.gov.uk /newsrele.nsf/WebPRByCountryLang/FD7801F66E75FF598025703E0057AD38?Open&PrintFriendly=y (198 words)

	Welcome to Lothian NHS Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Guest of honour at the event was Rhona Brankin MSP, Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, who cut a cake to commemorate the occasion before being taken on a tour of the new facility by centre staff.
		Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister for Health said: "I am delighted to have been invited to officially open this new centre and am pleased to see the progress that has been made in such a short space of time.
		"We are delighted to welcome Rhona Brankin to the One-Stop Shop today and also welcome her keen interest in the centre's services and goals," said Brian Cavanagh, Chair of Lothian NHS Board.
	www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk /news/archive/05_06_23_adult_autism.html (638 words)

	SNH - Display Bulletin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Scotland's red squirrel population is likely to be extinct by the end of the century unless urgent action is taken to conserve the threatened native species.
		That's the stark warning Deputy Environment Minister Rhona Brankin issued at the first ever international conference on red squirrel conservation in Edinburgh today.
		Rhona Brankin said: "I am proud that Scotland is home to 75 percent of the UK's red squirrel population and in my view our efforts here today represent the last hope for this iconic species.
	www.snh.org.uk /scripts-snh/nw-displ.asp?ID=1359 (1176 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Search for new water chief two weeks before 'resignation'
		Rhona Brankin, the deputy environment minister, admitted last night that the Executive hired private-sector head-hunters to search for a chairman before receiving the final, critical responses from three water watchdog bodies that led to Prof Alexander leaving his post.
		Ms Brankin was forced to reveal the sequence of events that led to Prof Alexander stepping down in a series of answers to questions from Mr Swinney released at Holyrood last night.
		Ms Brankin added that the Executive first made contact with Odgers "as a precautionary measure when it had become clear to the Executive that there were problems with Scottish Water's delivery plan" that might lead to Prof Alexander's departure.
	business.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=380382006 (737 words)

	Brankin heats up biomass conference in Elgin: News from Forestry Commission
		Scottish Forestry Minister, Rhona Brankin, fuelled the debate at a Biomass Production conference where she urged the forestry and agriculture industries to seize opportunities now to work together.
		Scottish Forestry Minister, Rhona Brankin, today fuelled the debate at a Biomass Production conference in Elgin where she urged the forestry and agriculture industries to seize opportunities now to work together.
		Opening the conference, Ms Brankin told delegates of the importance of biomass to the development of rural Scotland and that there was much to discuss and take forward from this conference.
	www.buildingtalk.com /news/fes/fes237.html (592 words)

	Rhona Brankin MSP for Midlothian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Rhona Brankin was elected as Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Midlothian parliamentary constituency in May 1999.
		A graduate of Aberdeen University and former chair of the Scottish Labour Party, Rhona was previously a teacher and a lecturer on special educational needs.
		Appointed Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport by the late Donald Dewer in 1999, Rhona then served in the Scottish Executive as Deputy Minister for Rural Development.
	www.ultrasoft.hostinguk.com /brankin/Biography.asp (80 words)

	Untitled Document
		Scottish Forestry Minister, Rhona Brankin, said: "When you mention renewable energy we tend to think about wind turbines and wave power for electricity generation, but there is an increasing awareness of the contribution that wood as a fuel can make to helping our environment.
		Ms Brankin continued: "Wood is the most plentiful source of renewable energy in Scotland and it has the potential to become a sustainable and environmentally sound solution to the problem of supplying cost-effective energy.
		Rhona Brankin, Scotland's Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development, attended the Lantra stand at the Royal Highland Show on Friday 23 June to present awards to the first Scottish Trees and Timber Modern Apprentices to complete the qualification.
	www.fcauk.com /scotnews.htm (7993 words)

	Scottish Green Party :: BRANKIN TOLD TO DITCH SHIP-TO-SHIP OIL TRANSFERS
		The campaign to ditch controversial plans to transfer oil from ship to ship in the Firth of Forth was taken to the Parliament today as a Green-led debate put cross party pressure on Rhona Brankin to heed the advice of her own experts, SNH, and listen to the growing chorus of concern.
		As public and political opposition to the plans grow, Greens hosted the debate to send a strong, clear signal to Rhona Brankin, deputy minister for the environment, that the Executive should take the advice of its own experts and ditch the proposals.
		He challenged Rhona Brankin do reassure the public that these ship to ship transfers would not be allowed to go ahead.
	www.scottishgreens.org.uk /site/id/5073/title/BRANKIN_TOLD_TO_DITCH_SHIP_TO_SHIP_OIL_TRANSFERS.html (639 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Obesity - Vow to help children fight 'frightening' levels of flab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		However, Ms Brankin’s latest attempts to tackle the problem of obesity were slated by the Scottish National Party, which accused her of not backing up promises with action.
		Dr Colin Waine, director of the National Obesity Forum, has warned that tens of thousands of children in the UK are in danger of dying before their parents because of the problems associated with being overweight.
		Ms Brankin said: "A lot of the work we are taking forward is based on education and raising awareness and I firmly believe this is the best approach.
	sport.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=677&id=1404332004 (795 words)

	Have a Heart project awarded extra £4m - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The announcement was made by Deputy Health Minister Rhona Brankin today on a visit to the Health at Heart cardiac rehabilitation centre.
		Have a Heart Paisley was launched in 2000 to help change the lifestyles of residents and reduce health inequalities in the area.
		At the launch of phase two Ms Brankin, MSP for Midlothian, said: "These initiatives are helping more people to lead healthier lifestyles and will in the long-term contribute to a reduction in heart disease rates in Paisley.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5036521.shtml (213 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh - MSP 'grandstanding' in rural schools fight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		They have told Ms Brankin a lack of support from the Scottish Executive is to blame for the closures.
		He said: "This council is proposing to invest £50 million in education in Midlothian but the positive benefits of new and improved schools, facilities and opportunities for children, contained in the overall programme, are being completely overlooked by the focus on the rural schools issue, which is one part of the consultation.
		Adam Montgomery, leader of the council, accused the MSP of "undermining the consultation process" and said he would be writing to Ms Brankin asking her to a meeting.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /edinburgh.cfm?id=424712004 (653 words)

	About SNH - Press Releases
		Speaking from the Garden for Life Village Deputy Environment Minister Rhona Brankin commented: “The Garden for Life is an exciting new addition to the Gardening Scotland Exhibition, demonstrating just how important gardens are for both humans and wildlife.
		Gardening Scotland Chairman and Beechgrove Gardener Jim McColl welcomed Rhona Brankin to visit the site: "Gardening Scotland is the perfect and natural home for the Garden For Life and I'm delighted to guide the Minister around the village and the rest of the Show today.
		The media are invited to a photocall and interview opportunity at 10:45 am with Rhona Brankin, deputy environment minister, who will try lavender bread, marigold salad and rose cake.
	www.snh.org.uk /press/detail.asp?id=1455 (870 words)

	Midlothian
		Rhona was Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport from 1999-2000 and Deputy Minister Environment and Rural Development from 2000-2001.
		In 2004 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care.
		In June 2005 Rhona Brankin was appointed Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development.
	www.scottishlabour.org.uk /midlothian1 (91 words)

	Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Deputy Health Minister Rhona Brankin will be at the opening ceremony on Monday.
		Ms Brankin will also announce that £90,000 will be made available to NHS Highland over two years to further develop its autism services.
		Ms Brankin said: "It is important to remember that while we are making great progress in the provision of services, our work is by no means complete.
	www.learningdisabilities.org.uk /profilenews.cfm?id=7241&print=1 (405 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Food, Drink & Agriculture - Landlords who frustrate buy-outs targeted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Rhona Brankin, the deputy environment and rural development minister, confirmed yesterday that she is to seek a Scottish Land Court judgment on whether landlords can legally lease rights over land to third parties before a sale.
		Ms Brankin said an interposed lease is stopping crofters on the Pairc Estate from taking control of their land and its renewable energy opportunities.
		As well as resolving to challenge the leases, Ms Brankin also intends using the Bill to extend the crofting community's right to buy; to allow community bodies to buy out leases on land as part of the purchase to ensure they have full rights to the use of the land.
	business.scotsman.com /agriculture.cfm?id=658922006 (615 words)

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