| 19 November 2008 |
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| What's on in the Chamber |
The full Parliament will meet today and tomorrow. This afternoon's business begins at 2.30pm and includes a ministerial statement on fuel poverty, a Scottish Government debate on ID Cards and discussion of James Kelly MSP’s motion on the Parkinson’s Disease Society's 'Get it on Time' campaign. Thursday’s business includes Scottish Government debates on Supporting Scotland’s Looked-after Children and A Fresh Start for Scottish Aquaculture, and concludes with discussion of Alasdair Allan MSP’s motion on Gaelic language development. |
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| MSP hosts event to mark disabled charity's 60th birthday |
Margaret Mitchell MSP (pictured), convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee, hosted an awareness-raising event in the Parliament last night to mark the 60th anniversary of Leonard Cheshire Disability. The organisation supports more than 21,000 disabled people in the UK and campaigns for change and to provide innovative services that give disabled people the opportunity to live independently. For more information about events taking place at the Parliament, have a look at our Calendar of Events. |
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| This week's Holyrood Highlights |
 Holyrood Highlights, our weekly programme looking at recent parliamentary business, will be broadcast at 12.30pm tomorrow. You can now watch the show every week directly after First Minister's Questions on the main Chamber channel. This week Andrew and the team will look at the Public Petitions Committee’s discussion of the role of health visitors, the ministerial statement on fuel poverty, and the Scottish Government debate on ID cards. Roseanna Cunningham MSP is the studio guest. |
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| Poet Laureate's Parliament poem goes Gaelic |
 The poem penned by Scotland’s Poet Laureate Edwin Morgan to mark the opening of the Parliament building will be recited at Holyrood again this week – but in Gaelic. Open The Doors! has been translated by author Rody Gorman, who will read the poem at the launch of the Parliament’s new five-year Gaelic Language Plan tomorrow. The recital will mark the start of two days of Gaelic events being held at Holyrood to welcome the new plan, which outlines the Parliament’s core commitments to expanding the Gaelic services and resources it provides for the public. |
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| Pupils learning about Holyrood |
 Our education programmes are run for schools, colleges and other educational groups who are interested in finding out more about what goes on at Holyrood. Today we welcome pupils from Cairns Primary School in Glasgow, Marr College in Troon, Wallace Hall Academy in Thornhill, and the Royal High Primary School and Flora Stevenson Primary School, both in Edinburgh. Meanwhile, Kirklandpark Primary School in Strathaven, Blacklands Primary School in Kilwinning and Kinmylies Primary School in Inverness will receive visits from parliamentary staff. Bookings for activities taking place between 1 January and 31 March 2009 are taking place now. For more information visit our Education pages. |
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| Who represents you? Here's our concise guide |
 To help clarify the roles of bodies such as the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government and local authorities, our Public Information Service has produced an informative guide entitled Who Represents Me? The leaflet, which contains sections on parliaments and governments, local authorities and the European Parliament, can be ordered by using the Publications Order Form or by contacting the Public Information Service. Braille and audio versions will be available soon. |
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