| 16 May 2008 |
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| Flooding report |
 A twenty-five year national, strategic ‘road-map’ for investment in flood management should be established by the Scottish Government says a parliamentary report published by the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee. The committee also calls for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to take the lead at a national level in flood risk management. |
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| St Andrews project |
 Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP hosted the launch of the “Records of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707” on Thursday evening.
The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 is a fully searchable database containing the proceedings of the Scottish Parliament from the first surviving act of 1235 to the union of 1707. It is the culmination of over 10 years work by “The Scottish Parliament Project Team”. |
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| This week's Holyrood Highlights |
 Holyrood Highlights is a video produced by the Scottish Parliament's broadcasting service, reporting on recent parliamentary business and events that have taken place at Holyrood.
The programme featured Margo MacDonald MSP. Business discussed included the Public Petitions Committee, Christopher Harvie's Members' Business debate on Supermarket Dominance in Scottish Retailing and a busy week of European events at Holyrood.
You can watch the programme every Thursday at 11.45, on the Committee Room 4 Channel of www.holyrood.tv. The programme takes a look at what's been happening in Parliament and features MSP guests. The archive of the programme is available from holyrood.tv, and for downloading as a video podcast from the video index page. |
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| Austria Ambassador visit |
 The Austrian Ambassador, Dr Gabriele Matzner-Holzer, visited the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. Her Excellency Dr
Gabriele Matzner-Holzer
paid a courtesy call on the Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson before observing First Minister’s Question Time. |
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| Visiting Holyrood |
 If you are planning a visit to the Scottish Parliament, details on opening hours, guided tours, and other information is available online. The Public Information Service produces a range of information booklets to aid your visit, including 'Your Visit to the Scottish Parliament' and 'Discover the Parliament Building'. More about publications. |
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| World Press Photo to be exhibited in the Parliament |
 The 51st World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition will come to the Scottish Parliament for the third year running in August. The winning images were announced on Friday and will be on display from Friday 8 August until Saturday 30 August 2008 inclusive. For more information visit the news release. |
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| Scrutiny of Public Bills |
 Each bill currently being considered by Parliament has its own web pages. This provides you with the latest information on the status of the bill, a chronology of its legislative progress to date, and access to all documentation, including the bill itself, explanatory material, and any available SPICe briefing. For an overview of all bills please see the current bill tracker, which is updated every week.
The latest edition of Guidance on Public Bills is available online. The guidance explains the rules and practices applying to all public bills - including Members' and committee bills - from pre-introduction all the way to enactment. The guidance will be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about how the Scottish Parliament makes laws. |
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