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SPICe briefings Date published: 12 May 2026

Key Issues for Session 7 - Session 7 – putting the framework to work

However, the scale of impact will depend on how quickly and ambitiously the Session 7 Scottish Government acts in this area.

Committees Published: 24 March 2026

Follow up to evidence session on 7 January 2026

Read the correspondence . Follow up to evidence session on 7 January 2026. Follow up to evidence session on 7 January 2026.

Committees Published: 3 February 2026

Follow up information from meetings on 7 and 21 January 2026

Follow up information from meetings on 7 and 21 January 2026. Follow up information from meetings on 7 and 21 January 2026.

Committees Published: 7 May 2024

Scottish Elections Representation and Reform Bill

Letter from Boundaries Scotland dated 7 May 2024. Letter from Boundaries Scotland dated 7 May 2024.

Last updated: 9 October 2019

Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 Transport Scotland Bill

Transport (Scotland) Bill Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 The Bill will be considered in the following order— Sections 1 to 71 Schedule Sections 72 to 75 Long Title Amendments marked * are new (including manuscript amendments) or have been altered. fore section 1 Be Colin Smyth 40 Before section 1, insert— ART SP Bill 33-ML1 1 Session 5 (2019) Jamie Greene 32 Before section 1, insert— HAPTER Colin Smyth 220 Before section 1, insert— HAPTER Section 1 Rachael Hamilton 221 In section 1, page 1, line 17, at end insert— Jamie Greene 33 In section 1, page 1, line 17, at end insert— Jamie Greene 34 In section 1, page 1, line 17, at end insert— Richard Lyle 2 In section 1, page 1, line 18, at end, insert Murdo Fraser 30 In section 1, page 1, line 18, at end insert Murdo Fraser 31 In section 1, page 1, line 18, at end insert— John Finnie 185 In section 1, page 1, line 26, leave out and insert Graham Simpson 28 In section 1, page 1, line 26, at end insert— Jamie Greene 186 In section 1, page 2, leave out lines 6 to 8 Jamie Greene 187 In section 1, page 2, line 6, after insert Jamie Greene 188 In section 1, page 2, line 7, leave out Peter Chapman 222 In section 1, page 2, line 8, at end insert— Section 2 Michael Matheson 41 In section 2, page 2, line 12, after insert Michael Matheson 42 In section 2, page 2, line 12, after insert Section 4 Colin Smyth 43 In section 4, page 3, line 16, at end insert— After section 4 Peter Chapman 223 After section 4, insert— Section 5 Jamie Greene 35 In section 5, page 3, line 18, leave out and insert Jamie Greene 189 In section 5, page 3, line 19, at end insert— Jamie Greene 36 In section 5, page 3, line 20, leave out and insert Jamie Greene 37 In section 5, page 3, line 23, leave out and insert Jamie Greene 190 In section 5, page 3, line 24, after insert Jamie Greene 38 In section 5, page 3, line 25, at end insert— 5 Section 6 Jamie Greene 191 In section 6, page 3, line 27, leave out and insert Colin Smyth Supported by: John Finnie 44 In section 6, page 3, line 31, at end insert— John Finnie 192 In section 6, page 3, line 31, at end insert— John Finnie 193 In section 6, page 3, line 31, at end insert— John Finnie 194 In section 6, page 3, line 31, at end insert— John Finnie 195 In section 6, page 3, line 31, at end insert— Colin Smyth Supported by: John Finnie 45 In section 6, page 4, line 1, at end insert— Colin Smyth 46 In section 6, page 4, line 1, at end insert— Colin Smyth 47 In section 6, page 4, line 1, at end insert— 6 Colin Smyth 48 In section 6, page 4, line 1, at end insert— John Finnie 196 In section 6, page 4, line 1, at end insert— John Finnie 197 In section 6, page 4, line 2, at end insert— Section 7 Jamie Greene 198 In section 7, page 4, line 7, leave out and insert Section 9 Jamie Greene 199 In section 9, page 4, line 28, at end insert— Jamie Greene 200 In section 9, page 4, line 28, at end insert— Michael Matheson 49 In section 9, page 4, line 29, at end insert— Jamie Greene 201 In section 9, page 4, line 30, after insert 7 David Stewart 224 In section 9, page 4, line 31, at end insert— Michael Matheson 50 In section 9, page 5, line 6, after insert After section 9 Jamie Greene 202 After section 9, insert— Colin Smyth 225 After section 9, insert— Section 10 Michael Matheson 51 In section 10, page 5, line 12, at end insert— Michael Matheson 52 In section 10, page 5, line 18, at end insert 8 Jamie Greene 226* In section 10, page 5, line 20, leave out subsections (5) and (6) and insert— Colin Smyth 53 In section 10, page 5, leave out line 21 Colin Smyth 54 In section 10, page 5, leave out lines 24 to 26 and insert Colin Smyth 55 In section 10, page 5, line 26, at end insert— Section 12 Jamie Greene 203 In section 12, page 7, line 1, leave out Michael Matheson 56 In section 12, page 7, line 2, at end insert— 9 Michael Matheson 57 In section 12, page 7, line 3, after insert After section 12 Richard Lyle 3 After section 12, insert— Richard Lyle 3A As an amendment to amendment 3, line 5, leave out Section 13 Colin Smyth Supported by: John Finnie 58 Leave out section 13 and insert— Section 15 Michael Matheson 59 In section 15, page 7, line 23, after insert After section 16 Jamie Greene 204 After section 16, insert— Section 18 Colin Smyth 60 In section 18, page 8, line 9, after insert Michael Matheson 61 In section 18, page 8, line 10, after insert Jamie Greene 205 In section 18, page 8, line 10, leave out from to end of line 16 Michael Matheson 62 In section 18, page 8, line 14, after insert Michael Matheson 63 In section 18, page 8, line 14, at end insert— John Finnie 206 Leave out section 18 Section 19 Jamie Greene 207 In section 19, page 8, line 25, at end insert— Jamie Greene 208 In section 19, page 8, line 26, leave out from to end of line 27 and insert 11 Section 21 Jamie Greene 209 In section 21, page 9, line 4, at end insert— Brian Whittle 227 In section 21, page 9, line 4, at end insert— Michael Matheson 64 In section 21, page 9, line 5, before insert Section 23 John Finnie 210 In section 23, page 9, line 20, at end insert Jamie Greene 211 In section 23, page 9, line 20, at end insert— Section 24 Jamie Greene 212 In section 24, page 9, line 22, at end insert— Colin Smyth 65 In section 24, page 9, line 24, at end insert— 12 After section 27 Claudia Beamish 228 After section 27, insert— Claudia Beamish 229 After section 27, insert— ART Section 28 Michael Matheson 66 In section 28, page 11, line 36, leave out subsection (3) Colin Smyth 67 In section 28, page 11, line 36, leave out subsection (3) and insert— John Finnie 39 In section 28, page 11, line 36, leave out from to end of line 37 and insert Neil Bibby 230* In section 28, page 12, line 6, after insert 14 After section 28 Michael Matheson 68 After section 28, insert— Section 29 Colin Smyth 69 In section 29, page 12, line 23, after insert 15 Colin Smyth 70 In section 29, page 12, line 31, at end insert— Colin Smyth 71 In section 29, page 12, line 33, after insert Colin Smyth 72 In section 29, page 12, line 37, at end insert— Michael Matheson 73 In section 29, page 15, line 23, after insert Michael Matheson 74 In section 29, page 15, line 25, at end insert Michael Matheson 75 In section 29, page 15, line 26, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 76 In section 29, page 15, line 38, after insert Michael Matheson 77 In section 29, page 16, line 6, leave out and insert 16 Michael Matheson 78 In section 29, page 16, line 7, after insert Michael Matheson 79 In section 29, page 16, line 25, at end insert— Michael Matheson 80 In section 29, page 17, line 21, at end insert— Jamie Greene 231 In section 29, page 17, line 39, at end insert— Michael Matheson 81 In section 29, page 18, line 7, at end insert— Colin Smyth 232 In section 29, page 18, line 22, at end insert— Colin Smyth 82 In section 29, page 18, line 40, at end insert— Colin Smyth 233 In section 29, page 18, line 40, at end insert— Section 30 Jamie Greene 234 In section 30, page 19, line 24, at end insert— Colin Smyth 83 In section 30, page 20, line 40, after insert Colin Smyth 84 In section 30, page 21, line 6, at end insert— Colin Smyth 85 In section 30, page 22, line 18, after insert Colin Smyth 86 In section 30, page 22, line 29, at end insert— Jamie Greene 235 In section 30, page 22, line 34, at end insert Colin Smyth 87 In section 30, page 24, line 39, after insert Colin Smyth 88 In section 30, page 25, line 4, at end insert— 20 Colin Smyth 89 In section 30, page 26, line 8, after insert Colin Smyth 90 In section 30, page 26, line 15, at end insert— Colin Smyth 91 In section 30, page 27, line 21, after insert Colin Smyth 92 In section 30, page 27, line 27, at end insert— Colin Smyth 93 In section 30, page 28, line 20, after insert Colin Smyth 94 In section 30, page 28, line 27, at end insert— 21 Jamie Greene 236 In section 30, page 28, leave out lines 34 and 35 Section 31 Neil Bibby 237 In section 31, page 29, line 29, at end insert— Neil Bibby 238 In section 31, page 29, line 29, at end insert— Michael Matheson 95 In section 31, page 30, line 34, at end insert— Section 32 Jamie Greene 213 In section 32, page 31, line 21, at end insert— Colin Smyth 96 In section 32, page 31, line 28, at end insert— Jamie Greene 214 In section 32, page 34, line 6, at end insert— Jamie Greene 239 In section 32, page 34, line 20, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 97 In section 32, page 38, line 16, leave out and insert Jamie Greene 240 In section 32, page 39, line 21, at end insert— Michael Matheson 98 In section 32, page 42, line 34, at end insert— Jamie Greene 215 In section 32, page 42, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 12 on page 43 and insert— Michael Matheson 99 In section 32, page 42, line 37, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 100 In section 32, page 43, line 4, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 101 In section 32, page 43, line 11, after insert Colin Smyth 241 In section 32, page 43, line 12, at end insert— Colin Smyth 242 In section 32, page 43, line 12, at end insert— Colin Smyth 102 In section 32, page 43, line 27, at end insert— Colin Smyth 243 In section 32, page 43, line 27, at end insert— Section 33 Neil Bibby 244 In section 33, page 44, line 18, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 103 In section 33, page 45, line 15, leave out from to and insert Michael Matheson 104 In section 33, page 45, line 22, leave out from to and insert Michael Matheson 105 In section 33, page 46, line 13, after insert Michael Matheson 106 In section 33, page 46, line 41, at end insert— Section 34 Jamie Greene 245 In section 34, page 47, line 27, leave out and insert Colin Smyth 107 In section 34, page 47, line 35, at end insert— Michael Matheson 108 In section 34, page 47, line 39, at end insert— Neil Bibby 246 In section 34, page 48, line 22, at end insert— Colin Smyth 247 In section 34, page 48, line 22, at end insert— 29 After section 34 Colin Smyth 109 After section 34, insert— Colin Smyth 110 After section 34, insert— Neil Bibby 248 After section 34, insert— Neil Bibby 249 After section 34, insert— 31 Colin Smyth 250 After section 34, insert— Section 37 Colin Smyth 111 In section 37, page 50, line 23, after insert Michael Matheson 112 In section 37, page 50, line 24, at end insert— Colin Smyth 251 In section 37, page 50, line 30, at end insert— Section 39 Michael Matheson 113 In section 39, page 53, line 26, after insert 32 Michael Matheson 114 In section 39, page 53, line 30, at end insert After section 41 Pauline McNeill 216 After section 41, insert— ART Section 42 Graham Simpson 115 In section 42, page 54, leave out lines 35 to 37 and insert— Jackie Baillie 4 In section 42, page 55, line 3, after insert John Mason 1 In section 42, page 55, line 3, at end insert Graham Simpson 116* In section 42, page 55, leave out lines 7 to 20 and insert— Section 43 Colin Smyth 117 In section 43, page 55, line 32, at end insert— Graham Simpson 118 Leave out section 43 Section 44 Graham Simpson 119 Leave out section 44 and insert— Section 45 Graham Simpson 120 Leave out section 45 and insert— 35 Section 47 Graham Simpson 121 In section 47, page 57, line 30, leave out from to and insert Michael Matheson 122 In section 47, page 57, line 31, leave out Michael Matheson 123 In section 47, page 57, line 33, leave out and insert Mike Rumbles 124 In section 47, page 58, line 4, at end insert Michael Matheson 125 In section 47, page 58, line 5, leave out and insert Mike Rumbles 126 In section 47, page 58, line 14, at end insert Michael Matheson 127 In section 47, page 58, line 24, leave out and insert Mike Rumbles 128 In section 47, page 58, line 31, at end insert Colin Smyth 129 In section 47, page 58, line 32, leave out subsection (6) 36 Michael Matheson 130 In section 47, page 58, line 32, leave out and insert Mike Rumbles 131 In section 47, page 58, line 39, leave out and insert— Michael Matheson 132 In section 47, page 59, line 4, leave out and insert Mike Rumbles 133 In section 47, page 59, line 4, after insert Mike Rumbles 134 In section 47, page 59, line 8, at end insert Michael Matheson 135 In section 47, page 59, line 9, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 136 In section 47, page 59, line 12, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 137 In section 47, page 59, line 19, leave out and insert Mike Rumbles 138 In section 47, page 59, line 24, at end insert Colin Smyth 139 In section 47, page 59, line 24, at end insert— 37 Mike Rumbles 140 In section 47, page 59, line 24, at end insert— After section 47 Michael Matheson 141 After section 47, insert— Michael Matheson 142 After section 47, insert— Section 48 Graham Simpson 143 In section 48, page 59, line 28, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 144 In section 48, page 59, line 29, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 145 In section 48, page 60, line 8, leave out and insert Graham Simpson 146 In section 48, page 60, line 8, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 147 In section 48, page 60, line 9, leave out and insert Section 49 Graham Simpson 148 In section 49, page 60, line 23, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 149 In section 49, page 60, line 23, leave out and insert Pauline McNeill 217 In section 49, page 60, line 35, at end insert— 39 Pauline McNeill 218 In section 49, page 60, line 35, at end insert— Section 50 Graham Simpson 150 In section 50, page 61, line 17, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 151 In section 50, page 61, line 18, at end insert Michael Matheson 152 In section 50, page 61, line 18, at end insert— Section 51 Graham Simpson 153 In section 51, page 61, line 28, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 154 In section 51, page 61, line 29, leave out and insert Section 52 Graham Simpson 155 In section 52, page 62, line 5, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 156 In section 52, page 62, line 6, at end insert 40 Section 54 Pauline McNeill 219 In section 54, page 62, line 30, at end insert— Section 55 Michael Matheson 157 In section 55, page 62, line 36, at end insert Section 57 Michael Matheson 158 In section 57, page 64, line 3, leave out and insert Section 58 Michael Matheson 159 In section 58, page 64, line 9, at end insert— Michael Matheson 160 In section 58, page 64, line 15, after insert 41 Graham Simpson 161 In section 58, page 64, leave out line 18 Michael Matheson 162 In section 58, page 64, line 20, leave out from to and insert After section 58 John Finnie 7 After section 58, insert— ART Mike Rumbles 7A As an amendment to amendment 7, line 7, after insert 42 Pauline McNeill 7B As an amendment to amendment 7, line 28, at end insert— Pauline McNeill 7C As an amendment to amendment 7, line 28, at end insert— John Finnie 8 After section 58, insert— 44 Mike Rumbles 8A As an amendment to amendment 8, line 7, leave out Mike Rumbles 8B As an amendment to amendment 8, leave out line 29 Mike Rumbles 8C As an amendment to amendment 8, leave out lines 32 to 34 Mike Rumbles 8D As an amendment to amendment 8, line 53, leave out subsection (5) John Finnie 9 After section 58, insert— John Mason 9A As an amendment to amendment 9, line 4, after insert 45 Mike Rumbles 9C As an amendment to amendment 9, line 8, at end insert— Colin Smyth 9B As an amendment to amendment 9, line 10, at end insert John Finnie 10 After section 58, insert— Colin Smyth 10A As an amendment to amendment 10, line 13, at end insert— Colin Smyth 10B As an amendment to amendment 10, line 18, at end insert— Mike Rumbles 10C As an amendment to amendment 10, line 40, at end insert— John Finnie 11 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 12 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 13 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 14 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 15 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 16 After section 58, insert— Graham Simpson 16A As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Graham Simpson 16B As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Colin Smyth 16C As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16E As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Colin Smyth 16D As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16L As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16F As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16G As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert 51 Mike Rumbles 16H As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16I As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16J As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16K As an amendment to amendment 16, line 14, at end insert Mike Rumbles 16M As an amendment to amendment 16, line 15, leave out subsection (2) John Finnie 17 After section 58, insert— Pauline McNeill 17C As an amendment to amendment 17, line 6, leave out from to end of line 8 Pauline McNeill 17A As an amendment to amendment 17, line 8, at end insert— Pauline McNeill 17D As an amendment to amendment 17, line 8, at end insert— Pauline McNeill 17E As an amendment to amendment 17, line 8, at end insert— Pauline McNeill 17F As an amendment to amendment 17, line 8, at end insert— Pauline McNeill 17B As an amendment to amendment 17, line 21, at end insert— John Finnie 18 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 19 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 20 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 21 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 22 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 23 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 24 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 25 After section 58, insert— John Finnie 26 After section 58, insert— Colin Smyth 163 After section 58, insert— Section 61 Michael Matheson 164 In section 61, page 72, line 25, leave out and insert After section 62 Michael Matheson 165 After section 62, insert— Section 65 Michael Matheson 166 In section 65, page 74, line 32, at end insert— Section 69 Michael Matheson 167 In section 69, page 81, line 35, at end insert— Before section 71 Michael Matheson 168 Before section 71, insert— 60 Michael Matheson 169 Before section 71, insert— Schedule Michael Matheson 170 In the schedule, page 84, line 11, after insert Michael Matheson 171 In the schedule, page 84, line 14, at end insert— Michael Matheson 172 In the schedule, page 84, line 20, at end insert— Michael Matheson 173 In the schedule, page 84, line 21, at end insert— Michael Matheson 174 In the schedule, page 85, line 2, at end insert— 61 Michael Matheson 175 In the schedule, page 85, line 11, at end insert— Michael Matheson 176 In the schedule, page 85, line 16, at end insert— Michael Matheson 177 In the schedule, page 85, line 23, at end insert— Michael Matheson 178 In the schedule, page 85, line 31, leave out and insert Michael Matheson 179 In the schedule, page 85, line 32, at end insert— Michael Matheson 180 In the schedule, page 86, line 18 at end insert— Michael Matheson 181 In the schedule, page 87, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 88 Michael Matheson 182 In the schedule, page 88, leave out lines 4 to 6 62 Michael Matheson 183 In the schedule, page 88, leave out lines 8 to 15 Section 72 Michael Matheson 184 In section 72, page 83, line 1, after insert Graham Simpson 29 In section 72, page 83, line 1, leave out and insert Jamie Greene 252 In section 72, page 83, line 1, after insert Claudia Beamish 253 In section 72, page 83, line 1, after insert Claudia Beamish 254 In section 72, page 83, line 1, after insert John Finnie 27 In section 72, page 83, line 1, after insert 63  Parliamentary copyright.

Official Report Meeting date: 30 January 2020

Public Petitions Committee 30 January 2020

The other issue that the petitioners want to raise is the case of Billy Gilmour, who was the subject of an illegal deal between Rangers FC and Chelsea FC, which has been confirmed as a breach of FIFA regulations.

Last updated: 31 July 2024

CabSecRALRI_stage 2 amendments Land Reform Scotland Bill_26 July 2024

This will require a significant volume of new material which will expand the small landholding schedule.

Committee reports Date published: 2 July 2019

Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland - Construction Scotland Innovation Centre

It was also awarded capital funding of £1.8m to equip its new Innovation Factory making the SFC total contribution £9.3m.

Committee reports Date published: 3 November 2025

Report on the Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] - Annexe B

Passing of the Prisoner (Early Release) Scotland Act which reduced sentences to be served from 50% to 40% was intended to be a more sustainable initiative. Just 11 months later, and this latest Early Release scheme has been introduced for a second time.

Official Report Meeting date: 4 December 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 04 December 2025

There is much that our “new” new towns and regenerated places can learn from the previous generation of new towns.

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