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Questions and Answers Date answered: 25 April 2022

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As part of the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Green Party, the Scottish Government has committed to undertaking a Programme of Work and analysis to better understand our energy requirements as we transition to net zero and how this aligns with our climate change targets and the goal of the Paris agreement to limit global warming to well below 2, pre...

Last updated: 3 March 2026

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Amendment of Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 22 Amendment of Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 In section 5 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945— (a) in paragraph (a), after “; and” insert “subject to paragraph (aa)”, and 25 (b) after paragraph (a) insert— “(aa) without prejudice to the generality of section 1— (i) in subsection (1) of that section the reference to a person’s “own fault” includes a reference to that person’s breach of a contract and the reference to “the fault of any other person or persons” 30 includes a reference to a breach of a contract by that other person or those other persons; and (ii) in each of subsections (2), (5) and (6) of that section, references to being “at fault” are to be construed accordingly;”. 11 Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill Part 3—General P ART 3 G ENERAL 23 Saving The provisions of this Act are without prejudice to any enactment or rule of law which— 5 (a) regulates any question which relates to— (i) the formation of a contract, (ii) mutuality of contract, or (iii) remedies for breach of contract, but is not provided for by the provisions of this Act, 10 (b) requires writing for the formation of a contract, 1 (c) prescribes a form for a contract, (d) regulates any question which relates to the essential validity of a contract, (e) provides protection against unfair contract terms, or (f) provides protection for a particular category of contracting person. 15 24 Ancillary provision (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it. 20 (2) Regulations under this section may— (a) make different provision for different purposes, (b) modify any enactment (including this Act). (3) Regulations under this section— (a) are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part 25 of the text of an Act, and (b) are otherwise subject to the negative procedure. 25 Commencement (1) This section and sections 15, 23, 24 and 26...

Last updated: 3 February 2026

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Amendment of Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 22 Amendment of Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 In section 5 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945— (a) in paragraph (a), after “; and” insert “subject to paragraph (aa)”, and 25 (b) after paragraph (a) insert— “(aa) without prejudice to the generality of section 1— (i) in subsection (1) of that section the reference to a person’s “own fault” includes a reference to that person’s breach of a contract and the reference to “the fault of any other person or persons” 30 includes a reference to a breach of a contract by that other person or those other persons; and (ii) in each of subsections (2), (5) and (6) of that section, references to being “at fault” are to be construed accordingly;”. 11 Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill Part 3—General P ART 3 G ENERAL 23 Saving The provisions of this Act are without prejudice to any enactment or rule of law which— 5 (a) regulates any question which relates to— (i) the formation of a contract, (ii) mutuality of contract, or (iii) remedies for breach of contract, but is not provided for by the provisions of this Act, 10 (b) requires writing for the formation of a contract, 1 (c) prescribes a form for a contract, (d) regulates any question which relates to the essential validity of a contract, (e) provides protection against unfair contract terms, or (f) provides protection for a particular category of contracting person. 15 24 Ancillary provision (1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make any incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made under it. 20 (2) Regulations under this section may— (a) make different provision for different purposes, (b) modify any enactment (including this Act). (3) Regulations under this section— (a) are subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part 25 of the text of an Act, and (b) are otherwise subject to the negative procedure. 25 Commencement (1) This section and sections 15, 23, 24 and 26...

Official Report Meeting date: 11 January 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 11 January 2022

I am also concerned about its wider roll-out to a new array of venues, especially when many of those venues are pulling themselves up off the mat following the latest hospitality curbs.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 21 February 2014

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To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme has received, broken down by applicant's local authority.

Committee reports Date published: 16 January 2026

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Recording and reporting

It stated20Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to the Convener, 26 June 2025. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/education-children-and-young-people-committee/correspondence/2025/restraint-and-seclusion-bill-cab-sec-es-to-convener-26-june-2025.pdf [accessed 2 December 2025]— Scottish Government considers that, were a new national reporting approach to be agreed through the Bill, clarity would be required in the supporting statutory guidance to ensure residential schools and secure care establishments understood any dual reporting requirements whilst avoiding double reporting wherever possible.

SPICe briefings Date published: 30 January 2018

Leaving the EU - Implications for Health and Social Care - Food Compositional Standards and Labelling

Retrieved from <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-theresa-may-food-standards-warning-uk-eu-latest-liam-fox-chlorine-chicken-trump-a7858041.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-theresa-may-food-standards-warning-uk-eu-latest-liam-fox-chlorine-chicken-trump-a7858041.html</a> Countering suggestions that deregulation was likely post-Brexit the Chief Executive of Scotland Food and Drink said: There are some who think coming out of the EU will be the catalyst for the unwinding of a huge amount of regulation.

Committee reports Date published: 12 March 2026

Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

However, the Scottish Government has also identified clauses where it does not currently recommend that legislative consent is given. These are clauses 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 41, and 45. 

Committee reports Date published: 26 September 2023

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

It will also consider the second Supplementary LCM at its meeting today (Tuesday 26 September). Given the time constraints, this Committee’s report is directed to the lead committee, and also to the Parliament, which is expected to consider the LCM next week.

Committee reports Date published: 13 June 2023

Stage 1 Report for Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill - More effective outcomes

We could get a better and stronger picture, not through taking a huge amount of time but with investment of resource in attention and conversations.Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting of 26 April 2023, Col 19 In her evidence on the Committee, the Minister for Children and Young People and Keeping the Promise acknowledged the views that ha...

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