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As previously noted, if a ban was put in place it remains unlikely that any travelling circus that uses wild animals would visit Scotland as such visits have been rare in recent years.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2023
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Visit Scotland agreed that “in the fullness of time, it would be good to get the levy to apply, if appropriate, to those visitors, but we are not yet convinced that there are necessarily t...
Maurice Golden: To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated from its Budget 2025-26 to support local authorities to improve waste management services, in line with its plan for a transition to a circular economy.
The Scottish Government carried this commentary into Session 6, and the international climate negotiations in Glasgow at COP 26 in November 2021. In Glasgow their focus was on climate justice, noting that "those most affected by climate change – young people, and those from the Global South – have often done the least to contribute to the crisis" 5Scottish ...
The Committee issued a call for views on the mental health budget, the priorities evident in current patterns of spending and the extent to which the balance of spend was considered appropriate (including any focus on preventative spend).
The call for views ran from 26 June 2025 until 15 August 2025 and received 54 published responses.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 September 2025
When considering the potential increase in demand for residential treatment services that could result from implementation of the Bill, the Financial Memorandum advises:
In relation to residential rehabilitation, the Scottish Government has committed to continuing to provide funding in its annual budget including in 2025-26 towards increasing the number of ...
Introduction
This report details the findings and recommendations of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee (‘the Committee’) following its pre-budget scrutiny of the culture portfolio ahead of Budget 2025-26.
As the Committee agreed to take a cumulative approach to budget scrutiny over Session 6, focusing on the culture spending ...
Committee reports
Date published:
20 September 2024
Official Report, 13 June 2024, Col 26 while Scottish Women's Aid emphasised the importance of a well-resourced trauma-informed approach–
A trauma-informed approach to dealing with domestic abuse is required.