Michael Matheson MSP

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  • Member for: Falkirk West
  • Region: Central Scotland
  • Party: Scottish National Party

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Parliamentary Activities

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Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Michael Matheson I am very grateful for that, and I will try my best to respond to the points that have been raised.

I agree with Alex Fergusson that the Scottish Parliament’s community partnerships project has proven to be highly successful. In this case, the Dumfries and Galloway third sector forum has...

Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Michael Matheson Of course.



Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Minister for Public Health (Michael Matheson) Like others, I congratulate Alex Fergusson on securing the debate, notwithstanding his slight disappointment that it is a health minister who is responding to it. However, I will do my very best to—



Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The Minister for Public Health (Michael Matheson) I, too, congratulate George Adam on securing time for this important debate. There is no doubt from the speeches that have been made that a significant number of members who are participating in the debate have direct experience of the impact that MS can have on an individual’s life. I know that the...

Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Michael Matheson NHS Tayside has recently completed a needs-based assessment of its services around blood borne viruses and HIV in the Tayside area. That work has highlighted a number of actions that those services will need to take. I have no doubt that NHS Tayside will look at how it can progress those actions to ...

Meeting of the Parliament 02 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The Minister for Public Health (Michael Matheson) The Scottish Government sexual health and blood borne virus framework identifies prevention as a priority. Under the framework, NHS Tayside receives more than £2 million per annum for activities relating to HIV, sexual health and viral hepatitis and more than £600,000 per annum is spent directly on ...

Meeting of the Parliament 26 April 2012 : Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Minister for Public Health (Michael Matheson) The debate has been very interesting. It is not every day that we get the opportunity in Parliament to discuss robotic surgery. A number of members rightly expressed their interest in the area and the important issues that we face in that regard, particularly some of the challenges around prostate c...

Meeting of the Parliament 26 April 2012 : Thursday, April 26, 2012
Michael Matheson The obligation to report on an annual basis is one for the Scottish Government, which is why we laid the report a few weeks ago. It updates members on the progress that we are making.

The Government is clear about its commitment to ensuring that we tackle child poverty, but the reality is...

Meeting of the Parliament 26 April 2012 : Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Minister for Public Health (Michael Matheson) The child poverty strategy for Scotland sets out our approach to tackling child poverty. Our first annual report on the child poverty strategy, which we published on 22 March 2012, sets out a range of measures that we are taking across Scotland to tackle child poverty and includes updates on actions...

Meeting of the Parliament 19 April 2012 : Thursday, April 19, 2012
Michael Matheson We have had positive discussions with COSLA about its concerns in relation to council tax. We are taking forward work to ensure that we put in place the right provisions for a successor, following the changes, when the matter is handed over to the Scottish Government.

The member will be a...
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S4M-02800 Kenny MacAskill: Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the
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S4M-02591 John Swinney: Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament, for the purposes
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S4M-02808.3 Ken Macintosh: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—As an amendment to S4M-02808 in the n
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S4M-02808.2 Gavin Brown: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—As an amendment to motion S4M-02808 in
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S4M-02808 John Swinney: Scottish Government Growth Strategy—That the Parliament supports the Scottis
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S4M-02754 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament
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S4M-02687.1 Derek Mackay: Localism—As an amendment to motion S4M-02687 in the name of Jackson Carlaw
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S4M-02687 Jackson Carlaw: Localism—That the Parliament recognises the transformation of relations w
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S4M-02639.3 Keith Brown: Transport—As an amendment to motion S4M-02639 in the name of Elaine Murray
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S4M-02639 Elaine Murray: Transport—That the Parliament notes the total funding of nearly £250 m
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Motion S4M-02866: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/05/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01523: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 06/12/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01399: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01262: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 07/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00949: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/09/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-00911: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/09/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-07754: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19/01/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-07682: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/01/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-07670: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 07/01/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S3M-07135: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 01/10/2010 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S3W-40157: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40154: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40155: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40156: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40152: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40158: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40159: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-40160: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 03/03/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-39739: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21/02/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S3W-39064: Michael Matheson, Falkirk West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/01/2011 Show Full Question >>

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