Speech: Burial and Cremation Charges
https://youtu.be/MdFNTGASEcA?t=15m31s Delivered in the debate held on Thursday 3rd November on the following motion: That the Parliament acknowledges the recent Citizens Advice Scotland report, The Cost of Saying Goodbye 2016; understands that 2016 has seen the basic cost of burial fees, not including undertaker charges, increase on average by 8% to £1,373 and that cremation charges... Continue Reading →
Speech: Species Champion Initiative Re-launch
Delivered in the debate held on Thursday 8th November 2016 on the following motion: That the Parliament welcomes the relaunch of the Species Champions initiative; understands that Scottish Environment LINK is asking MSPs to become species champions so that they can contribute to the conservation of "their" species in Parliament and help support action in the... Continue Reading →