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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 14 October 2025
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Displaying 255 SPICe briefings

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Air Quality Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-42

Published: 29 June 2022

Hazardous Substances: planning framework

Subjects: Parliament and Government | Transport

Briefing number: SB 22-43

Published: 29 June 2022

Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-44

Published: 29 June 2022

Agricultural Support Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-41

Published: 28 June 2022

Plant Varieties and Seeds Common Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-40

Published: 27 June 2022

Fertilisers Common Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-38

Published: 27 June 2022

Chemicals and Pesticides Common Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-37

Published: 27 June 2022

Organic Production Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-36

Published: 27 June 2022

Plant Health Common Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-39

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

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

Public Health Protection and Health Security framework

Subjects: Health | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-21

Published: 06 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

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

Earnings in Scotland: 2021

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-16

Published: 09 March 2022

Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill

Briefing number: SB 22-09

Published: 28 February 2022

Environmental Fiscal Measures for Scotland:

Subject: Environment and Energy

Briefing number: SB 22-15

Published: 28 February 2022

Public Procurement Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-14

Published: 25 February 2022

Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: health, education, public Services and housing

Subjects: Education | Health | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-13

Published: 24 February 2022

Radioactive Substances Framework

Subjects: Environment and Energy | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB22-12

Published: 22 February 2022

Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Criminal Justice, Courts and Legal Aid

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 22-11

Published: 18 February 2022

Labour market update: February 2022

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-10I

Published: 16 February 2022

Late Payment (commercial transactions) Framework

Subjects: Business and Industry | Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-08

Published: 09 February 2022

Incineration and Energy from Waste

Subject: Environment and Energy

Briefing number: SB 22-06

Published: 03 February 2022

Citizens' Assemblies - an international comparison

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 22-07

Published: 01 February 2022

Scotland's GDP: Third quarter 2021

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-04I

Published: 21 January 2022

Scotland's care system for children and young people: subject profile

Subjects: Education | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 22-05

Published: 20 January 2022

Labour market update: January 2022

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-03I

Published: 18 January 2022

Adults with incapacity

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB 22-02

Published: 11 January 2022

Local Government Finance: Budget 2022-23 and provisional allocations to local authorities

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 22-01

Published: 05 January 2022

The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Health | Rural Affairs | Social Security

Briefing number: SB 21-85

Published: 17 December 2021

The Scottish Parliament: how the Parliament building shapes the workings of the institution

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 21-86

Published: 15 December 2021

Labour market update: December 2021

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 21-90I

Published: 14 December 2021

Scottish Budget 2022-23

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 21-89

Published: 13 December 2021

Scottish Budget: 2022-23 Infographic

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 21-87I

Published: 10 December 2021

Scottish Budget 2022-23: Taxes Infographic

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 21-88I

Published: 10 December 2021