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Official Report Meeting date: 21 March 2018

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 21 March 2018

With respect to amendment 80 and amendment 26, in all the island communities that we visited and spoke to, the communities did not just want the local authorities to be consulted—they also wanted the islanders themselves to be consulted.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 27 May 2025

S6W-37576

To ask the Scottish Government whether the £5 million of hospice funding is to take account of the Agenda for Change pay rises only, or whether it is expected to cover the 2025-26 pay deal. From 2025-26 we will align the support we provide for pay uplifts in the hospice sector to the outcomes of the NHS Agenda...

Official Report Meeting date: 22 January 2025

Public Audit Committee 22 January 2025

The new CFO is also the accountable officer.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 13 April 2017

S5W-08128

NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN AND THE MEDIAN WAITING TIME (DAYS) FOR FINANCIAL YEARS 2012-13 - 2015-16 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Number Seen Median Wait Number Seen Median Wait Number Seen Median Wait Number Seen Median Wait 7,425 25 8,507 38 8,997 28 9,231 37 TOTAL NUMBER WAITING, NUMBER WAITING OVER 12 WEEKS AND NUMBER WAITING OVER 26 WEEKS FOR FINANCIAL YEARS 2012-13 AND 2013-14 2012-13 2013-14 Number Waiting Waiting over 12 weeks Waiting over 26 weeks Number Waiting Waiting over 12 weeks Waiting over 26 weeks 1,264 2 1 989 4 1 TOTAL NUMBER WAITING, NUMBER WAITING OVER 12 WEEKS AND NUMBER WAITING OVER 26 WEEKS FOR FINANCIAL YEARS 2014/15 AND 2015/16 2014-15 2015-16 Numbers Waiting Waiting Over 12 Weeks Waiting over 26 weeks Number waiting Waiting Over 12 weeks Waiting Over 26 weeks 1,261 64 1 1,558 213 3 Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse To support improvement the Scottish Government has provided £1.3 million specifically to NHS Grampian to reduce long waits for a first outpatient consultation between January and March 2017.

Last updated: 10 April 2024

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Cunninghame Graham and Adamson Scotland: Party, Prose and Political Aesthetic 25 May 2022 Fergus SNP Scotland’s Fair Share, the Potential of Ewing Solar Energy in Scotland th 26 May 2022 Sharon CON Marking the 40 Anniversary of the Dowey Liberation of the Falkland Islands 15 PB/S6/24/038 31 May 2022 Colin Smyth LAB Ethical Principles in Wildlife Management 1 June 2022 Collette SNP Access to Cannabis-based Products for Stevenson Medicinal Use 7 June 2022 Sue Webber CON Economic Value of Medical Charity Research in Scotland 8 June 2022 Graeme Dey SNP Commemorating 40 Years Since the Falklands War 9 June 2022 Rhoda Grant LAB NHS Staff Recruitment and Retention 9 June 2022 Bill Kidd SNP Making Scotland hostile to trafficking and a safe place for Ukrainian Refugees 14 June 2022 Alasdair SNP Supporting Great Bernera’s Community Allan Land Buyout 15 June 2022 Meghan CON Better Protection for Scotland’s War Gallacher Memorials 16 June 2022 Christine SNP Men Don’t Talk Grahame 21 June 2022 Bob Doris SNP MND Scotland Report, No Time to Lose: Addressing the Housing Needs of People with MND 22 June 2022 Ross Greer GRN Save Loch Lomond 23 June 2022 Douglas CON Celebrating Success of Rugby in Lumsden Scotland 29 June 2022 John Mason SNP Scotland’s Companies 30 June 2022 Marie McNair SNP Action Mesothelioma Day 2022 30 June 2022 Michael LAB Dundee Drugs Commission Review Marra Report 6 September Liz Smith CON Team Scotland at the 2022 2022Commonwealth Games 7 September Kaukab SNP Changing the Boundaries – Ending Stewart Institutional Racism inSport 8 September Rhoda Grant LAB Fair Tax Week 21 September Alexander CON NHS Out-of-hours GP Services 2022 Stewart 22 September Ruth Maguire SNP Ardeer Girls Take Centre Stage 2022 22 September Clare SNP Gas Safety Week 2022, The Hidden 2022 Adamson Dangers 27 September Kenneth SNP Adopt a Road 2022 Gibson 28 September Pam Gosal CON Congratulating Scottish Universities on 2022 Research Excellence Framework 29 September Daniel LAB Mesh Treatment Clarity 2022 Johnson 4 October Elena SNP Challenge Poverty Week 2022 2022 Whitham 6 October Mark Ruskell GRN Greyhound Racing in Scotland 2022 16 PB/S6/24/038 th 25 October Gordon SNP 20 Year of The BIG Project 2022 MacDonald 26 October Alex Cole- LD Sewage and Scotland’s Waters 2022 Hamilton 27 October Murdo Fraser CON The MOD coming Back to Perth 2022 1 November Siobhan SNP World Menopause Month 2022 Brown 2 November Alasdair SNP Western Isled Interconnector 2022 Allan 3 November Miles Briggs CON Cancer Card 2022 3 November Carol LAB Allied Health Professions Day 2022 2022 Mochan 8 November Stephen Kerr CON A Potato with more Vitamin C Than a 2022 Lemon 9 November Stuart SNP Greenock and Inverclyde Faced with 2022 McMillan Higher Forecourt Prices than the rest of Scotland 10 November Emma SNP Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace 2022 Roddick 15 November Alexander CON Improving Outcomes for People with 2022 Burnett Neurological Conditions 16 November Bill Kidd SNP Co-op.

Last updated: 17 February 2026

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The following amendment was agreed to (without division): 5 The following amendments were agreed to (by division)— 1 (For 99, Against 0, Abstentions 19) 19 (For 89, Against 29, Abstentions 0) 7 (For 70, Against 47, Abstentions 0) 21 (For 73, Against 44, Abstentions 0) 8 (For 89, Against 24, Abstentions 0) 9 (For 91, Against 24, Abstentions 0) 23 (For 73, Against 45, Abstentions 0) 25 (For 115, Against 1, Abstentions 0) 13A (For 93, Against 25, Abstentions 0) 13, as amended, (For 93, Against 25, Abstentions 0) The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)— 6 (For 14, Against 102, Abstentions 0) 2 (For 26...

Last updated: 16 September 2025

daily list 16 September

Housing (Scotland) Bill — Stage 3 Section 9 Mark Griffin 270 In section 9, page 7, line 18, leave out and insert Section 15 Meghan Gallacher 271 In section 15, page 10, line 13, after first insert Meghan Gallacher 272 In section 15, page 10, line 15, after insert Meghan Gallacher 273 In section 15, page 10, line 20, after first insert Meghan Gallacher 274 In section 15, page 10, line 22, after insert Maggie Chapman 275 In section 15, page 11, line 33, at end insert— Meghan Gallacher 276 In section 15, page 12, line 13, at end insert— Meghan Gallacher 277 In section 15, page 12, line 22, at end insert— Section 19 Meghan Gallacher 278 In section 19, page 20, line 8, at end insert— Meghan Gallacher 279 In section 19, page 20, line 8, at end insert— Mark Griffin 280 In section 19, page 23, line 12, at end insert— Maggie Chapman 71A As an amendment to amendment 71, line 15, at end insert— Maggie Chapman 281 In section 19, page 26...

Last updated: 26 August 2024

ScottishHumanRightsComission

How has this influenced decisions for the 2025-26 budget? o Minimum Core: Maintaining essential funding levels. o Progressive Realisation: Learning from past budget cycles to improve future allocations.

Last updated: 10 June 2024

Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill

Groupings of amendments Success fee agreements: claims management services 18, 19, 20, 20A, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 65 Success fee agreements: exclusion of certain matters 27, 28, 29 Personal injury claims: use of damages for future loss in calculation of success fee 57, 58, 59, 31 Independent advice about success fee agreements 63 Success fee agreements: multiple providers 32 Power to make further provision about success fee agreements 33 Restriction of pursuer’s liability for expenses in environmental proceedings 60 Pursuer’s liability for expenses in personal injury claim: circumstances of pursuer and defender 1, 2, 3, 9 Grounds on which pursuer may be liable for expenses in personal injury claim 34, 4, 35, 5, 36, 6, 7, 8, 10, 40, 47, 48, 49, 17 SP Bill 14-G Session 5 (2018) P ursuer’s liability for court fees in personal injury claim 11, 64, 16 Free representation 37, 38, 39 Third party funding 41, 42, 43, 44, 61, 45, 46, 12 Auditors of court 51, 52, 50, 53, 54 Group proceedings: opt-out proceedings 13, 14, 15 Post-legislative review 55, 62, 56 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Amendments in debating order Success fee agreements: claims management services Annabelle Ewing 18 In section 1, page 1, line 9, leave out Annabelle Ewing 19 In section 1, page 1, line 16, leave out and insert Annabelle Ewing 20 In section 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert— Daniel Johnson 20A As an amendment to amendment 20, line 2, after insert Annabelle Ewing 21 In section 1, page 1, line 18, leave out Annabelle Ewing 22 In section 1, page 1, line 18, leave out from second to in line 19 and insert Annabelle Ewing 23 In section 1, page 1, line 23, leave out Annabelle Ewing 24 In section 1, page 2, line 6, leave out Annabelle Ewing 25 In section 3, page 2, line 14, leave out THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Annabelle Ewing 26 In section 3, page 2, line 22, leave out Annabelle Ewing 30 In section 6, page 3, line 20, leave out Gordon Lindhurst 65 In section 22, page 11, line 4, at end insert— Success fee agreements: exclusion of certain matters Annabelle Ewing 27 In section 5, page 3, line 10, leave out from beginning to in line 11 Annabelle Ewing 28 In section 5, page 3, line 12, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 29 In section 5, page 3, leave out lines 13 and 14 Personal injury claims: use of damages for future loss in calculation of success fee Margaret Mitchell 57 In section 6, page 3, line 27, leave out and insert Margaret Mitchell 58 In section 6, page 3, line 30, leave out from to end of line 9 on page 4 Margaret Mitchell 59 In section 6, page 4, line 12, leave out subsection (8) Annabelle Ewing 31 In section 6, page 4, line 15, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Independent advice about success fee agreements Margaret Mitchell 63 In section 7, page 4, line 23, at end insert— Success fee agreements: multiple providers Annabelle Ewing 32 In section 7, page 4, line 27, at end insert— Power to make further provision about success fee agreements Annabelle Ewing 33 In section 7, page 4, line 28, leave out and insert Restriction of pursuer’s liability for expenses in environmental proceedings John Finnie 60 In section 8, page 4, line 33, after insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Pursuer’s liability for expenses in personal injury claim: circumstances of pursuer and defender Liam Kerr 1 In section 8, page 4, line 36, at end insert— Liam Kerr 2 In section 8, page 4, line 36, at end insert Liam Kerr 3 In section 8, page 4, line 36, at end insert Liam Kerr 9 In section 8, page 5, line 18, at end insert— Grounds on which pursuer may be liable for expenses in personal injury claim Annabelle Ewing 34 In section 8, page 5, line 8, after insert Liam Kerr 4 In section 8, page 5, line 9, at beginning insert Annabelle Ewing 35 In section 8, page 5, line 9, leave out and insert Liam Kerr 5 In section 8, page 5, line 9, leave out THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Annabelle Ewing 36 In section 8, page 5, line 10, leave out from first to in line 11 and insert Liam Kerr 6 In section 8, page 5, line 11, at end insert— Liam Kerr 7 In section 8, page 5, line 11, at end insert— Liam Kerr 8 In section 8, page 5, line 13, at end insert— Liam Kerr 10 In section 8, page 5, line 18, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 40 In section 9, page 5, leave out lines 31 to 36 Annabelle Ewing 47 In section 11, page 6, leave out line 24 Annabelle Ewing 48 In section 12, page 6, line 26, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 49 After section 12, insert— Liam Kerr 17 In section 22, page 11, line 4, at end insert— Pursuer’s liability for court fees in personal injury claim Daniel Johnson 11 After section 8, insert— John Finnie 64 After section 8, insert— Daniel Johnson 16 In section 19, page 10, line 22, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Free representation Annabelle Ewing 37 In section 9, page 5, line 22, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 38 In section 9, page 5, line 24, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 39 In section 9, page 5, line 29, at end insert— Third party funding Annabelle Ewing 41 In section 10, page 6, line 4, leave out from to in line 5 Annabelle Ewing 42 In section 10, page 6, line 7, at beginning insert Annabelle Ewing 43 In section 10, page 6, leave out lines 9 to 12 Annabelle Ewing 44 In section 10, page 6, line 12, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST John Finnie 61 In section 10, page 6, line 12, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 45 In section 10, page 6, line 12, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 46 In section 10, page 6, line 13, after insert Daniel Johnson 12 In section 10, page 6, line 13, after insert Auditors of court Annabelle Ewing 51 In the schedule, page 12, line 12, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 52 In the schedule, page 12, line 15, at end insert— Annabelle Ewing 50 After section 13, insert— Annabelle Ewing 53 In section 15, page 8, line 1, leave out and insert Annabelle Ewing 54 In section 15, page 8, line 2, at end insert— Group proceedings: opt-out proceedings Liam McArthur 13 In section 17, page 8, line 38, leave out subsection (3) and insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Liam McArthur 14 In section 17, page 9, line 6, at end insert— Liam McArthur 15 In section 17, page 9, line 10, at end insert— Post-legislative review Annabelle Ewing 55 After section 18, insert— Margaret Mitchell 62 After section 18, insert— Annabelle Ewing 56 In section 22, page 11, line 2, at end insert—  Parliamentary copyright.

Last updated: 23 May 2024

SPBill28AGS062024Timed

Groupings of amendments oup 1: Payment of the levy Gr 21, 33 Group 2: Meaning of overnight accommodation 22, 23, 24, 25, 1, 2, 26, 27, 28, 29, 3 Notes on amendments in this Group Amendment 23 pre-empts amendment 24 Group 3: Calculation of the levy 30, 31 1 hour 5 minutes Group 4: Circumstances in which the levy is not to be payable or may be reimbursed 32, 4, 5, 8, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 68 Group 5: Visitor levy forums 6, 13, 14, 15, 16 Group 6: Visitor levy scheme objectives, coming into force and modifications 34, 7, 9, 47, 48, 10, 49, 50, 11, 12 Notes on amendments in this Group 47 and 48 are direct alternatives Amendments 2 hours SP Bill 28A - G (Timed) Session 6 (2024) Group 7: Guidance 17, 18 Group 8: Enforcement of the levy and penalties 19, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 3 hours Group 9: Report on operation of Act 20 Group 10: Commencement 67 3 hours and 45 minutes THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Amendments in debating order Group 1: Payment of the levy Miles Briggs 21 In section 3, page 2, line 8, at end insert— Miles Briggs 33 In section 8, page 4, leave out lines 28 and 29 Group 2: Meaning of overnight accommodation Miles Briggs 22 In section 4, page 2, leave out line 27 Miles Briggs 23 In section 4, page 2, leave out line 31 Miles Briggs 24 In section 4, page 2, line 31, after insert Miles Briggs 25 In section 4, page 2, leave out line 32 Liam McArthur 1 In section 4, page 2, line 32, at end insert— Liam McArthur 2 In section 4, page 3, leave out lines 5 and 6 Miles Briggs 26 In section 4, page 3, line 6, at end insert— Miles Briggs 27 In section 4, page 3, line 6, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Miles Briggs 28 In section 4, page 3, line 6, at end insert— Miles Briggs 29 In section 4, page 3, line 6, at end insert— Tom Arthur 3 In section 4, page 3, line 13, leave out from to and insert Group 3: Calculation of the levy Tom Arthur 30 In section 5, page 3, line 18, at end insert Tom Arthur 31 In section 5, page 3, leave out from beginning line 19 to in line 22 and insert Group 4: Circumstances in which the levy is not to be payable or may be reimbursed Ross Greer 32 After section 6, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Tom Arthur 4 In section 10, page 5, line 31, leave out subsection (1A) and insert— Tom Arthur 5 In section 12, page 6, line 27, at end insert— Jeremy Balfour 8 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 35 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 36 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 37 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 38 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 39 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 40 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 41 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 42 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Miles Briggs 43 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 44 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Miles Briggs 45 In section 13, page 7, line 28, at end insert— Pam Gosal 46 In section 13, page 7, line 33, at end insert— Miles Briggs 51 In section 13, page 8, line 1, at end insert— Pam Gosal 52 In section 13, page 8, line 1, at end insert— Tom Arthur 68 In section 13, page 8, line 1, at end insert— Group 5: Visitor levy forums Tom Arthur 6 In section 12, page 6, line 33, at end insert— Tom Arthur 13 After section 14, insert— Tom Arthur 14 In section 17, page 9, line 17, at end insert— Tom Arthur 15 In section 18, page 10, line 3, at end insert— Tom Arthur 16 In section 19, page 10, line 21, at end insert— Group 6: Visitor levy scheme objectives, coming into force and modifications Ross Greer 34 In section 12, page 7, line 6, after insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Tom Arthur 7 In section 13, page 7, line 25, at end insert— Tom Arthur 9 In section 13, page 7, line 34, after insert Ross Greer 47 In section 13, page 7, line 34, leave out and insert Ross Greer 48 In section 13, page 7, line 34, leave out and insert Tom Arthur 10 In section 13, page 7, line 35, leave out and insert Ross Greer 49 In section 13, page 7, line 35, at end insert— Ross Greer 50 In section 13, page 7, line 35, at end insert— Tom Arthur 11 In section 13, page 7, line 39, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Tom Arthur 12 In section 13, page 8, line 1, leave out and insert Group 7: Guidance Tom Arthur 17 In section 20A, page 10, line 34, at end insert— Tom Arthur 18 In section 20A, page 11, line 9, at end insert— ( ) add to, remove, or vary the description of the matters listed in subsection (2A) which must be included in the guidance.> Group 8: Enforcement of the levy and penalties Tom Arthur 19 After section 41, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Ross Greer 53 In section 43, page 20, line 36, leave out and insert Ross Greer 54 In section 44, page 21, line 10, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Ross Greer 55 In section 45, page 21, line 19, leave out from the second to end of line 21 and insert Ross Greer 56 In section 46, page 21, line 27, leave out from to end of line 29 and insert Ross Greer 57 In section 46, page 21, line 30, leave out from second to end of line 33 and insert Ross Greer 58 In section 48, page 22, line 21, leave out and insert Ross Greer 59 In section 48, page 22, line 23, leave out and insert Ross Greer 60 In section 48, page 22, line 25, leave out and insert Ross Greer 61 In section 50, page 23, line 4, leave out and insert Ross Greer 62 In section 52, page 23, line 26, leave out and insert Ross Greer 63 In section 53, page 23, line 34, leave out and insert Ross Greer 64 In section 55, page 24, line 29, leave out and insert Ross Greer 65 After section 55, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Ross Greer 66 In section 65, page 27, line 19, at end insert— Group 9: Report on operation of Act Tom Arthur 20 Before section 71, insert— Group 10: Commencement Ross Greer 67 In section 74, page 32, line 8, after insert © Parliamentary copyright.

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