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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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Chemicals and Pesticides Common Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-37

Published: 27 June 2022

Judicial Review

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 22-35

Published: 27 June 2022

Fisheries Management and Support Common Framework

Subjects: Parliament and Government | Rural Affairs

Briefing number: SB 22-34

Published: 23 June 2022

Resource Spending Review and pre-Budget scrutiny

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-33

Published: 22 June 2022

Labour market update: June 2022

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-32I

Published: 14 June 2022

Intergovernmental relations

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-31

Published: 08 June 2022

Social Work in Scotland

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 22-30

Published: 25 May 2022

Children and young people's mental health in Scotland

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 22-29

Published: 24 May 2022

The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 22-28

Published: 23 May 2022

Labour market update: May 2022

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-27I

Published: 17 May 2022