Member for:
Orkney
06 May 1999 - 31 March 2003
Party:
Scottish Liberal Democrats (06 May 1999 - 31 March 2003)
Ministerial Posts:
Deputy First Minister (19 May 1999 - 21 May 2003)
Minister for Justice (19 May 1999 - 21 May 2003)
First Speech:
13 May 1999 - First Minister
Bills Proposed / Introduced:
06 October 1999 - Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill
08 October 1999 - Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill
29 February 2000 - Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
25 May 2000 - Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Bill
25 May 2000 - Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Bill
10 January 2001 - Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Bill
04 April 2001 - International Criminal Court (Scotland) Bill
31 May 2001 - Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill
28 June 2001 - Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill
27 September 2001 - Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill
13 November 2001 - Marriage (Scotland) Bill
27 November 2001 - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
25 February 2002 - Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
26 March 2002 - Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill
07 May 2002 - Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Bill
06 June 2002 - Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill
16 September 2002 - Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 asp 1
Ministerial Statements:
23 June 1999 - Freedom of Information
11 November 1999 - Temporary Sheriffs
25 November 1999 - Freedom of Information
20 January 2000 - Family law
08 June 2000 - Diligence
22 June 2000 - Inspection of the fingerprint bureau of the Scottish Criminal Record Office
14 September 2000 - Family law
27 September 2000 - Justice expenditure
21 March 2002 - Prison Estates Review
05 September 2002 - Prisons
13 November 2002 - Fire Brigade Union
29 January 2003 - Firefighters' Dispute