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The Committee welcomes the work being undertaken as part of the Manufacturing Recovery Plan and notes the potential for the new and innovative products and systems being developed by Scottish firms.
In this context the industry would benefit from support through clear understanding of new requirements so that firms have time to prepare, and public support with the necessary infrastructure including electric vehicle charging points.1Scottish Parliament. (2021, November 24).
Citing firework related anti-social behaviour previously reportediGlasgow World: Call for action on fireworks after incidents in Pollokshields (4 Nov 2021): https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/people/call-for-action-on-fireworks-after-incidents-in-pollokshields-3445098 in Pollokshields in Glasgow, Mr Stevenson said—
“There is no need for a firework control zo...
Universities Scotland went on to say that universities now have to form their own new bilateral agreements with previous Erasmus partners.https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?
International Offices
That international engagement is supported by a network of international offices across eight countries supplemented by Scottish Development International’s footprint with over 30 offices across the globe.iSee also paragraphs 68-72 and 106-113 on international offices
Following the Brexit vote, the Scottish Government has sought to further develop its international footprint, opening new...
It sought clarity on how Ministers determine whether a situation is suitably urgent and recommended that Ministers provide a statement to Parliament which provides a “consistent level of detailed justification and evidence as to why the Scottish Ministers consider the regulations need to be made urgently.”
In terms of new legislation which would provide for...
These duties include:
assessing the impact of new or revised policies or practices on the needs set out in the public sector equality duty;
publishing equality outcomes and reporting on progress on meeting those outcomes;
reporting on mainstreaming equality;
publishing information on the gender pay gap and equal pay;
gathering employee information in relati...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 February 2022
Inter-Parliamentary Working
The Committee notes that the Inter-Parliamentary Forum on Brexit (IPF) was established in 2017 “to provide a mechanism for dialogue and cooperation between parliamentarians from all the UK Parliaments” and to “consider a number of scrutiny challenges arising from the new constitutional arrangements which will be required post-Br...
The Committee’s inquiry has three areas of focus:
Keeping town centres alive: including how they have changed over recent years, their strengths and weaknesses, and who or what can drive positive change in Scottish town centres.
The new realities of Scottish retail: including how this sector has evolved over the last decade, the imp...