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Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 7 October 2021.
The Bill required the Scottish Ministers and certain public bodies (local authorities and health boards) to consult on, and then publish, good food nation plans.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
They also find that "public spending required in devolved areas is expected to be 26 per cent more per person in Scotland than in the rest of the UK between 2026 and 2050".vScottish Fiscal Commission, Fiscal Sustainability Perspectives: Climate Change Mitigation, pgs 7-8
In evidence to the Committee on the Bill for t...
The letter also set out the Scottish Government’s intention to bring forward further legislation to delay the launch date to 1 October 2025 – following recent discussions with the UK Government.
13 June 2023
NZET Committee evidence session with the Scottish Government.
28 June 2023
Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2023 approved by the Scottish Parliament – delaying the launch of the scheme until 1 March 2024.
30 June 2023
Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 laid in Scottish Parliament – to delay the scheme to October 2025 as announced in June by the Scottish Government.
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Policy Option 6: Changes in the WEEE Regulations relating to the scope of cost recovery, a separate WEEE category for e-cigarettes, costs of management of e-cigarettes and setting targets.
Policy Option 7: A levy or charge on sales payable by the consumer.
This was highlighted by the Scottish Parliament's Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, who questioned whether it was appropriate for this power to be delegated to secondary legislation.1Scottish Parliament Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. (2023, January 26). Letter from the Clerk to the Scottish Government.
For example:
specific training for key personnel (eg judges and prosecutors)
arrangements for relevant inter-agency working (eg with support services)
systems which provide for the prioritisation of domestic abuse cases over other cases
Information on specialist approaches to dealing with domestic abuse is set out in a toolkit published by the Scottish Government.1Scottish Government. (2008, May 7). Handling Domestic Abuse Cases: A Toolkit to Aid the Development of Specialist Approaches to Domestic Abuse.
The exception to this is cases where the abuse took place before 26 September 1964: as discussed above, in those cases the right of action will have been extinguished by the law of prescription and the Bill does not revive those rights.
Does the cabinet secretary share my view that that popular and well-used cultural service must be able to access the relevant support to commission a new greener vehicle that will allow it to visit our rural and island communities?