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Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Marine Tourism - Tue 16 Jun 2015

Mentions:
1: Macdonald, Lewis (None - None) the further devolution of responsibility for the Crown estate from the Scottish level to our island councils - Speech Link
2: MacDonald, Angus (None - None) That could improve links to mainland Europe and the Nordic region as well as improving connectivity between - Speech Link
3: Macdonald, Lewis (None - None) think of the eastern Baltic or Arctic ports as being a long way away; there might be more potential in - Speech Link
4: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) He is a veteran of previous debates on December fisheries councils, and he will recall that some of those - Speech Link


Deposited Papers

Dec. 30 2014

Source Page: Review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union. I. Economic and monetary policy. 122 p. II. Education, vocational training and youth. 63 p. III. EU enlargement. 106 p. IV. Information rights. 87 p. V. Police and criminal justice. 94 p. VI. Subsidiarity and proportionality. 115 p. VII. Voting, consular and statistics report. 137 p.
Document: BOC_Review_-_Voting_Consular_and_Statistics.pdf (PDF)

Found: Review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union. I.


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 20 Oct 2014
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Angus Robertson (SNP - Moray) The last SDSR made no mention of the high north and the Arctic. - Speech Link
2: Michael Fallon (CON - Sevenoaks) We do take the Nordic regions seriously: I meet my colleagues from Nordic members of NATO regularly; - Speech Link
3: Julian Brazier (CON - Canterbury) We have increased capacity in Army recruitment and selection centres, and more mentoring and support - Speech Link
4: Andrew Bridgen (CON - North West Leicestershire) Will the Minister update the House on how many councils have now signed up to the covenant, and what - Speech Link


Deposited Papers

Jun. 24 2014

Source Page: I. Letter dated 10/06/2014 from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to Baroness Sharp regarding issues arising from the debate to take note of the second report of the Science and Technology Committee on Scientific Infrastructure on 13 May 2014. 2p. II. Big Science and Innovation (Technopolis, July 2013), and Innovation from Big Science (Erkko Autio, March 2014): BIS summary of both reports. 4p. III. Big Science and Innovation. Incl. appendices. 144p. IV. Innovation from Big Science: enhancing Big Science impact agenda. 76p. V. Table showing Apprenticeship programme starts in STEM related sector subject areas, by level, 2011/12-2012/13. 1p.
Document: Big-science-and-innovation.pdf (PDF)

Found: Baroness Sharp regarding issues arising from the debate to take note of the second report of the Science and


Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)

May. 28 2014

Source Page: Leading UK scientists believe no vote in Scottish referendum will protect funding
Document: Scotland analysis: science and research (PDF)

Found: much of its activities on˙ multidisciplinary research questions from Scottish coastal waters to the Arctic


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Scotland Office

May. 28 2014

Source Page: Leading UK scientists believe no vote in Scottish referendum will protect funding
Document: Scotland analysis: science and research (PDF)

Found: much of its activities on˙ multidisciplinary research questions from Scottish coastal waters to the Arctic


Commons Chamber
Debate on the Address - Wed 04 Jun 2014
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (CON - Portsmouth North) covenant in law; proud that we have seen the injustices of the past addressed by the striking of the Arctic - Speech Link
2: Edward Miliband (LAB - Doncaster North) We could give councils the right to grow where they need more land for housing. - Speech Link
3: David Cameron (CON - Witney) A number of local councils, including many in Labour areas, also use those contracts. - Speech Link
4: Meg Hillier (LAB - Hackney South and Shoreditch) The day care Act there means that local councils provide 8 am to 5 pm child care for everyone. - Speech Link
5: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) The central feature of that legislation is the adoption of the Nordic model in relation to paying for - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 - Wed 07 May 2014

Mentions:
1: None Although Norway and the Nordic countries are not my forte, I have family in South Africa, and if you - Speech Link
2: McDougall, Margaret (None - None) A lot of negotiations go on between unions and Governments in the Nordic countries. - Speech Link
3: None That is where the Nordic aspect comes in. The Nordic model means most within the Nordic countries. - Speech Link
4: None There is now much more talk about shared interests in the Arctic and the high north, for example. - Speech Link
5: Brodie, Chic (None - None) However, he will be as aware as I am that councils such as Glasgow City Council and Renfrewshire Council - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Public Services: Economic and Climatic Challenges - Thu 23 Jan 2014
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Rooker (LAB - Life peer) some councils it can appear that their own vested or narrow political interest is sometimes put above - Speech Link
2: Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (CON - Life peer) allow that possible acute climate change in the Mediterranean may produce population transfer into Nordic - Speech Link
3: Baroness Worthington (CB - Life peer) Arctic means more evaporation, more precipitation and sea-level rise. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Strategic Defence and Security Review - Thu 26 Jan 2012
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: None Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy, HC 761, and the Government response, - Speech Link
2: Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (CON - Life peer) A number of my right hon. and hon. Friends, and other right hon. and hon. - Speech Link
3: Madeleine Moon (LAB - Bridgend) As the ice melts in the Arctic ocean, the 160 billion barrels of oil that are assessed as being in that - Speech Link
4: Hugh Bayley (LAB - York Central) The nascent Nordic defence co-operation is another example. - Speech Link
5: Jeremy Lefroy (CON - Stafford) One way to do that is for the Ministry of Defence to work closely with local councils and councillors - Speech Link