Dumbarton MSP Ms Baillie urged the Scottish Government to support her proposals, which she hopes could be passed by the end of this year.

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South of Scotland MSP Ms McAlpine said that if the office was to close it would mean a post office in Stockholm would become the oldest working facility in the world.

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Ms Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, highlighted the success of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and the CLIC Sargent nurse in helping to coordinate and plan aspects of care and support for children in Aberdeenshire.

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In the election of that year, Ms Sturgeon became an MSP for the Glasgow region.

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Despite Sheridan's win, the cracks in the SSP were evident, with 11 party figures, including Mr Fox, Ms Kane and another MSP, Carolyn Leckie, giving evidence against him during the case.

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Green MSP Patrick Harvie agreed, calling on Ms Cunningham to explain the "level of urgency on the transport side".

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East Lothian Labour MSP Ian Gray said he didn't understand why the MS society had taken the decision they had and that he thought it was wrong.

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Ms Gardner was asked by committee convener and Labour MSP Iain Gray whether NHS boards and ministers "turned a blind eye or failed to notice" the issue.

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Names touted as a possible replacement include Ms Cunningham, justice spokeswoman Nicola Sturgeon, Kenny MacAskill and former MSP Mike Russell.

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When Ms Davidson launched her successful campaign for the Scottish Conservative leadership in 2011, the Glasgow MSP described proposals on new Holyrood financial powers - which have since been agreed - as "a line in the sand", and strongly opposed calls for full fiscal autonomy.

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