Mr Salmond paid tribute to Bruce Crawford, Stewart Stevenson and Brian Adam.

BBC: Ministerial appointments debate

Stewart Stevenson and Brian Adam, are also both leaving government.

BBC: Ministerial appointments debate

The Parliamentary Business Minister Brian Adam responded to the debate by saying he was disappointed few public bodies had taken on the spirit of the St Andrew's day bill.

BBC: Members debate: St Andrew's day

Brian Adam - chief whip and parliamentary business.

BBC: Salmond completes SNP majority government

Parliamentary Business Minister Brian Adam said: "Parliament must be relevant and must be seen to be relevant" and added it was important to debate the issues of the day and hold the government to account.

BBC: Parliamentary reform debate 1

The study by economist Brian Kelleher Richter and colleagues Adam Fremeth and Guy L.F.

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Barnes, Siobhan Gorman, Adam Entous and Brian Spegele contributed to this article.

WSJ: Korean Blast Fans Nuclear Concerns

Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the US and Brian Schmidt of Australia will share the Nobel.

BBC: Dark discussion ahead for Europe and US

This was the approach used by the Nobel Prize winners (Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the US and Brian Schmidt of Australia).

BBC: Euclid telescope to probe dark universe

Teenager Adam Rundle grabbed his first goal for United in the 41st minute after running onto Brian Shelley's long ball.

BBC: Carlisle 2-2 Kidderminster