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Parliament research and fact sheets

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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Scotland's GDP: Fourth quarter 2021

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-26I

Published: 13 May 2022

Food Compositional Standards and Labelling Framework

Subjects: Health | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-25

Published: 25 April 2022

Labour market update: April 2022

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-24I

Published: 12 April 2022

Organs, Tissues and Cells (apart from embryos and gametes) framework

Subjects: Health | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-22

Published: 06 April 2022

Public Health Protection and Health Security framework

Subjects: Health | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-21

Published: 06 April 2022

The Blood Safety and Quality framework

Subjects: Health | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-23

Published: 06 April 2022

Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Justice | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB22-20

Published: 22 March 2022

Economic, social and cultural rights and the proposed Human Rights Bill

Subjects: Equalities | EU and International Affairs

Briefing number: SB 22-19

Published: 16 March 2022

Labour market update: March 2022

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-18I

Published: 15 March 2022

Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Equalities | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 22-17

Published: 10 March 2022