Jean Urquhart MSP

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  • Member for: Highlands and Islands
  • Party: Scottish National Party

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Parliamentary Activities

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Education and Culture Committee 15 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Jean Urquhart I will come back on that point first, in order that I do not forget it. The reality is that the majority of looked-after children are not in the category that you talk about. Professionals are now looking at other areas of achievement for some of the children, so that it is not all about getting one...

Education and Culture Committee 15 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) The committee has recently taken evidence in relation to concerns about the achievements of looked-after children, whether they are looked-after at home, or by kinship carers, foster parents or local authorities. I am particularly interested that an assumption was made that each looked-after child w...

Meeting of the Parliament 10 May 2012 : Thursday, May 10, 2012
Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) I congratulate David Thompson on enlightening me and others about the Dewar report. I have lived in the Highlands for only the past 40 years rather than for 100 years, and those 100 years have been fascinating and the history is quite different in many respects from that of other parts of Scotland.<...

Education and Culture Committee 08 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Jean Urquhart That sounds practical.



Education and Culture Committee 08 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) My question is not about the speed of the process. What will our local area support team look like? Will it be made up mostly of council officials or officers?



Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) Our big five—Scotland’s five national performing companies—with their singing, dancing, music and storytelling to gladden the heart, are things of which we ought to be incredibly proud. As with most good things, there have been ordinary folk with determination and commitment behind each of those org...

Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Jean Urquhart Does the minister agree with me that, to understand precisely the service that is required, it will be necessary to fully consult all the other rescue services and the maritime industries, that that would be best done by the Scottish Government and that funding should be returned from Westminster to...

Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

9. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of the United Kingdom Government’s decision not to renew the contract for the emergency towing vessel service in the Pentland Firth and other northern waters. (S4O-00947)



Equal Opportunities Committee 01 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Jean Urquhart With my local authority hat on, I wonder how we help public authorities to reach the hard-to-reach areas. How can we be inclusive?



Equal Opportunities Committee 01 May 2012 : Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) I am an MSP for Highlands and Islands.

Vote DetailMSP VoteResult

S4M-02800 Kenny MacAskill: Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the
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YesCarried

S4M-02591 John Swinney: Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament, for the purposes
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YesCarried

S4M-02808.3 Ken Macintosh: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—As an amendment to S4M-02808 in the n
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NoDefeated

S4M-02808.2 Gavin Brown: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—As an amendment to motion S4M-02808 in
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NoDefeated

S4M-02808 John Swinney: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—That the Parliament supports the Scottis
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YesCarried

S4M-02754 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament
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YesCarried

S4M-02687.1 Derek Mackay: Localism—As an amendment to motion S4M-02687 in the name of Jackson Carlaw
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YesCarried

S4M-02687 Jackson Carlaw: Localism—That the Parliament recognises the transformation of relations w
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YesCarried

S4M-02639.3 Keith Brown: Transport—As an amendment to motion S4M-02639 in the name of Elaine Murray
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YesCarried

S4M-02639 Elaine Murray: Transport—That the Parliament notes the total funding of nearly £250 m
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YesCarried

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Motion S4M-02091: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22/02/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00437: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28/06/2011 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4O-01037: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 09/05/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-01018: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 02/05/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00947: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00932: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05594: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00503: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00422: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00398: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 09/11/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00312: Jean Urquhart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19/10/2011 Show Full Question >>

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