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Stop Live Transport: Compassion Edinburgh Volunteers won’t be cowed

Local supporters of leading farm animal welfare charity, Compassion in World Farming will be taking action to #StopLiveTransport this weekend. Continue reading Stop Live Transport: Compassion Edinburgh Volunteers won’t be cowed

MSPs to quiz First Minister

Holyrood’s Committee Conveners is to quiz the First Minister on her Government’s programme and priorities. In what will now be a bi-annual 90 minute session, the First Minister will face questions on a broad range of issues. The session will take place at 12.30pm on Wednesday (18 April).

Speaking as the session was announced, Chair of the Conveners Group, Christine Grahame MSP, said: “Committees often hear from Government Ministers and officials as they undertake detailed scrutiny of legislation and policy. However this session enables Conveners to question the First Minister directly on the broad spectrum of the Government’s programme.

“There are relatively few opportunities for Conveners to question the First Minister in this way so the addition of an extra session each year is a welcome development.

“This session is not about political theatre. It is an important mechanism through which Parliament can hold the Government to account and I expect Conveners will make full use of the opportunity.”

The session is open to the public, and tickets can be booked via the Parliament’s Visitor Services. The session will also be streamed live on both Facebook and Parliament TV. To watch live, select Committee Room 2 on Parliament TV.

It will take place between 12:30 and 2pm, on Wednesdayl, and will be chaired by Deputy Presiding Officer Christine Grahame MSP.

The last session took place on 25 October 2017.

Hurricane Irma: Great Britain responds

The UK government has increased the relief fund for British overseas territories devastated by Hurricane Irma from £12m to £32m. The news came as a state of emergency has been declared in the British Virgin Islands, the latest area to be devastated by the most powerful hurricane ever to hit the Atlantic. The British Red Cross has also launched an appeal. Continue reading Hurricane Irma: Great Britain responds