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Official Report Meeting date: 25 May 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 25 May 2022

Strathclyde Pension Fund is the second-biggest local government fund in the UK, with assets worth £26 billion, and yet it could undertake so much more primary investment activity locally instead of relying so much on secondary investment activity and the buying and selling of stocks and shares that benefit economies ...

Last updated: 7 March 2023

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Gordon Lindhurst: To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions it has drawn from its latest trade statistics. (S5O-00637) 10.

Last updated: 11 May 2022

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Pauline McNeill moved amendment S6M-04320.1— As an amendment to motion S6M-04320 in the name of Jamie Greene (Tackling Violent Crime), leave out from "recognises that the Scottish Government's justice strategy is failing victims" to end and insert "notes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the criminal justice system, but considers the substantial court backlog, which, according to the latest figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, currently stands at 43,016, and issues in the delivery of community justice to be the consequences of long-term policy failures of the current Scottish Government; notes that organised crime and domestic abuse contribute to a deteriorating picture of crimes of violence in Scotland, and urges the Scottish Government to take action to address this; believes that sentencing guidelines and policy should be clear and understandable to victims, their families and the public; recognises the role of custodial sentences in the justice system with regard to serious and violent crime, and further recognises that custody should not be a substitute for effective mental health, drug or alcohol services; calls on the Scottish Government to consider proposals which seek to improve the landscape of support for the victims of crime, such as Michelle's Law and Suzanne's law; believes that no victim of serious, violent or sexual crime should face barriers when accessing justice, and calls upon the Scottish Government to bring forward proposals to ensure that every victim in cases involving rape, attempted rape or serious sexual offences can access non-means-tested advice and legal representation from the initial stage; notes the success of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, established by a Labour-led administration in 2006, and understands that the model of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit is now being followed in other parts of the UK."

Committee reports Date published: 24 March 2021

Social Security Committee Session 5 Legacy Report - Inquiry into benefit take-up

We met and spoke with people there about their experiences and difficulties with the benefits system. We visited the Calders Residents Association community hub too to see some of their on-site initiatives.

Committee reports Date published: 5 June 2019

Legislative Consent Memorandum - The Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill - Financial implications

The Scottish Government is not, therefore, expecting any new dangerous wild animals licences to be required.

Official Report Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Public Audit Committee 31 October 2024

For example, I point to articles 13, 17 and 26, which are specifically related to access to information, social security and so on.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 28 June 2023

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We have also delivered over three times as many social rented homes per head of population than England over this period. The number of all-sector new build homes completed in Scotland was up by 9% in the latest year to end March 2023, the highest annual figure to end March since 2008.

Last updated: 16 January 2026

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