THE Scottish Parliament is due to hear a Motion of Condolence for Winnie Ewing after she sadly passed away at the end of the last term.
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She made headlines in 1967 after she won the Hamilton by-election for the SNP, now famously declaring “Stop the World, Scotland wants to get on” after her victory. And now, MSPs will pay tribute to Ewing on the afternoon of Thursday September 7, during a packed parliamentary week, and First Minister Humza Yousaf’s first Programme for Government .has been in recess over the summer but will reconvene on Monday September 4, with committee meetings kicking off business.
It won’t be until Tuesday at 2pm that MSPs will file into the Holyrood chamber, with topical questions up first, before the FM gives a statement on the PfG for 2023-24.Wednesday 6 September will see politicians, again after 2pm, take part in a Scottish Government-led debate on “Equality within the 2023-24 Programme for Government”.
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