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West Dunbartonshire Cabinet

16 February 2016

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Cabinet regularly hold Cabinet meetings in towns across Scotland. They visited West Dunbartonshire this week where they held a public discussion in Clydebank Town Hall after visiting local businesses and community groups throughout the day.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney joined the First Minister at Glenhead Engineering where they launched the national manufacturing action plan which will be supported by £70 million of investment. DFM and FM were joined by children from three local primary schools, and FM gave Anna from Golden Hill PS a spelling challenge!

RT @lindajsinclair: @NicolaSturgeon gives Anna from Golden Hill PS impromptu spelling test on #WDCab visit pic.twitter.com/LAx6TjabtA

— Scottish Government (@scotgov) February 15, 2016

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop was inspired by West Dunbartonshire Youth Arts Hub – a service for young people, which is led by young people.

Very impressed on visit to youth led arts hub in West Dunbartonshire @FCyoutharts #FreshCreations #WDCab – inspiring pic.twitter.com/qIQPafPlsJ

— Fiona Hyslop (@FionaHyslop) February 15, 2016

Fair Work Secretary Roseanna Cunningham watched uisge beatha rolling of the production line at the Chivas Regal bottling plant in Dumbarton, while Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead visited the growing craft beer brewery Loch Lomond Brew.

Great visit from Cabinet Secretary @RichardLochhead today @LochLomondBrew. #scottishparliament pic.twitter.com/fjUgl1nCwJ

— Fiona (@LochLomondBrew) February 15, 2016

FM Nicola Sturgeon and Health Secretary Shona Robison visited the Golden Jubilee Hospital to announce its 500,000th patient. Later in the day, Health Secretary Shona Robison thanked Vale of Leven Hospital staff for their hard work.

Health Secretary @ShonaRobison meets staff at the Vale of Leven Hospital to hear how services benefit local patients pic.twitter.com/mviLPK3H5b

— Scot Gov Health (@scotgovhealth) February 15, 2016

DFM John Swinney viewed the Queens Quay regeneration, where the DFM got a tour of Clydebank’s famous Titan Crane

Stunning view toward #Glasgow from the top of the Titan crane #Clydebank. https://t.co/z7X9Om0xP5 pic.twitter.com/r8MMj2Y1XA

— John Swinney (@JohnSwinney) February 15, 2016

Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil learned about the ‘Confident Clydebank’ project at Clydebank Housing Association, which has received more than £320,000 via Empowering Communities Fund.

.@AlexNeilSNP meets Tom Winter and Sharon Keenan @clydebankha to hear about ‘Confident Clydebank’ project, #WDCab pic.twitter.com/KIJSeDmWVw

— scotgovfairer (@scotgovfairer) February 15, 2016

The Cabinet Meeting took place in Clydebank Town Hall and was followed by the public discussion in the evening
Cabinet meeting in Clydebank Town Hall

The Cabinet took excellent questions from the public, which they answered on the spot. Public discussions allow Ministers to answer questions about local and national politics directly – Zia is starting his engagement in political debate early!

Zia's parents brought him to the public discussion at Clydebank on February 15, making him the youngest participant of the evening! #WDCab

A photo posted by Scottish Government (@scotgov) on Feb 16, 2016 at 3:08am PST

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Here’s a round-up of #WDCab on Twitter:
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“We must continue to try to be the light, wherever there is darkness.” On #HolocaustMemorialDay First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has honoured the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, and called for everyone to build a safer, more peaceful world. pic.twitter.com/5cOE8KIHoe

FM @NicolaSturgeon has met the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls to discuss the latest @NACWGScot report into tackling gender inequality in Scotland. Check out the full report bit.ly/2020NACWGReport #GenerationEqual pic.twitter.com/adbqX3gNuw

The Scottish Government has lodged a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) with the Scottish Parliament, recommending that consent cannot be given to the UK Government’s “inadequate and damaging” Brexit deal with the EU. More information: gov.scot/news/brexit-de… pic.twitter.com/aF6hfFmDqX

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has addressed the Zero Carbon Forum and committed to working with our European partners to fight climate change. We are delighted that Mayor @AnneHidalgo signed the Edinburgh Declaration on biodiversity this week, on behalf of the city of Paris. pic.twitter.com/V87NNkLQ2V

We have a winner! Sophie Blackett, Age 10 from Calderwood, East Kilbride has designed the First Minister's 2020 Christmas card.🎄📨 Well done Sophie and thank you to everyone who took part, we had almost 700 fantastic entries.🌟 Sophie's design along with the message inside⬇️ twitter.com/ScotGovFM/stat… pic.twitter.com/EjBNmEaPk4

“We want Scotland to be regarded internationally as a leader on human rights issues.” – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a message to mark #HumanRightsDay Watch the full message⬇️ pic.twitter.com/6NXzsQISfR

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has met staff co-ordinating the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. The hospital is one of 23 centres where priority groups will be vaccinated against coronavirus. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/36OawE6 pic.twitter.com/pH0jRSvGgD

The First Minister @NicolaSturgeon delivered a speech at the @USChamber Space Summit, and underlined that Scotland is keen to work with partners around the world on a what is a priority area for inward investment. twitter.com/USChamber/stat…

Entries can be scanned and emailed to firstminister@gov.scot with the subject heading 'Christmas Card Competition' 🖥️ Or posted to St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG marked 'Christmas Card Competition' ✉️ Good luck! 🤞

Then make sure they enter before midnight on Monday November 30. ⏰ Pictures should be no larger than A3 and drawn in pen/pencil/crayon/paint only. No stickers or glued on pieces please. ✏️🖍️🖌️🎨

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