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Research briefings

This section includes SPICe research briefings dating back to April 2017.

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  2. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026

Displaying 343 SPICe briefings

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Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill

Subject: Social Security

Briefing number: SB 23-41

Published: 23 October 2023

Bile Cìs Luchd-tadhail (Alba) (Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 23-33G

Published: 20 October 2023

Mobile (Park) Homes

Subject: Housing and Planning

Briefing number: SB 23-40

Published: 10 October 2023

Trees, forests and hedges - some frequently asked questions

Subject: Housing and Planning

Briefing number: SB 23-38

Published: 05 October 2023

Report from a partial evaluation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 23-39

Published: 05 October 2023

The effectiveness of creative enterprise policies: What programmes work?

Subjects: Culture and Sport | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 23-37

Published: 29 September 2023

Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Environment and Energy

Briefing number: SB 23-36

Published: 22 September 2023

Labour market update: September 2023

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 23-35I

Published: 12 September 2023

Reconsideration Stage: What happens when the Supreme Court decides a Bill is outside the Parliament's powers?

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 23-34

Published: 12 September 2023

Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 23-33

Published: 04 September 2023