Former MSP
George Lyon
Previously: Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business (2005–07) · Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform (2005–07)
At a glance
No recorded divisions. Individual votes are published from May 2011, after this MSP left Parliament.
3,820 contributions in debates and committees 39 motions lodged 214 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- executive's 201
- premises licence 47
- burt 55
- committee's 169
- argyll 220
- campbeltown 64
- scotland's 178
- argyll clyde 47
Words and pairs this MSP uses far more than other members do (TF-IDF over their Official Report contributions), with mention counts.
Latest in the chamber
All 3,820 →-
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
The roll-out of test purchasing throughout Scotland will mean that all off-sales and on-sales premises will need to ensure that they require people who buy alcohol to prove that t…
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Alcohol Misuse
I listed four or five measures to ban promotions in off-sales. Clearly, they will not happen until measures in the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 come into force. I argue that we n…
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Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill
Does the member acknowledge that the bill as introduced created an offence of kerb crawling, whereby men driving in their cars could be prosecuted and convicted of soliciting, whi…
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Nora Radcliffe LD 17
- Donald Gorrie LD 17
- Tom McCabe Lab 12
- Jamie Stone LD 10
- Maureen Macmillan Lab 9
Whose motions they back most
- Margaret Curran Lab 452
- Tom McCabe Lab 38
- Donald Gorrie LD 14
- Mike Rumbles LD 10
- Margaret Smith LD 9
Most similar sitting MSPs
None recordedSimilarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Argyll and Bute (constituency) 1999–2007
- Government
- Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Business 2005–07 · Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform 2005–07