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SPICe Briefing for Petition PE2101

In England, all state-funded schools are required to have at least one AED on site. The UK Government provided AEDs to state schools that did not already have one on site, to ensure that all schools met this requirement by the end of the 2022/23 academic year.

Last updated: 7 March 2023

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Supported by: Fulton MacGregor*, Ivan McKee* *S5M-08160 Liam McArthur: Record-breaking Summer 2017 for Historic Sites Across Orkney That the Parliament recognises that it has been a spectacular summer for Orkney s — ’ historic sites as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) announced record-breaking visitor figures for the 2017 summer season; notes that, during the period April to September, Skara Brae, which is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site and one of the top ten paid-for HES heritage attractions, recorded its busiest ever season with 104,224 people visiting the site, whish is a 19% increase on the same period last year; further notes that the Broch of Gurness and Bishop s and Earl's Palaces in Kirkwall also broke their existing visitor records, with an increase in ’ footfall of 34% and 17% respectively, while Maeshowe, which is regarded as one of the finest chambered tombs in Europe, also had an impressive showing, showing a 6% rise in visitors; acknowledges the the importance of tourism to Orkney s local economy and believes that these ’ figures demonstrate the intriguing history, impressive cultural heritage and fascinating archaeology Orkney has to offer; congratulates all those involved with Orkney s historic sites, and looks forward ’ to another successful summer in 2018.

Last updated: 12 November 2025

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The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 59, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57.

Committee reports Date published: 24 March 2026

Annual Report of the Public Audit Committee 2025-26 - Introduction

Membership changes of the Committee during the reporting period are listed below— Stuart McMillan MSP (7 January 2025 to 26 June 2025) Joe FitzPatrick MSP (26 June 2026 – present) Graham Simpson MSP (Con) (29 June 2023 to 27 August 2025) Graham Simpson MSP (Reform UK) (27 August 2025 to present).

Committees Published: 26 February 2026

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee Session 6 Legacy Report

Letter and briefing from Amnesty International UK, 26 February 2026. Read the correspondence .

Committees Published: 26 February 2026

Neurodivergence in Scotland

Written submission on Development of Education Policy and Neurodivergence from STAND - Stronger Together for Autism and Neurodivergence, 26 February 2026. Read the submission .

SPICe briefings Date published: 16 January 2026

Scottish Budget 2026-27 - Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Figure 8: Health and Social Care Budget 2026-27 at a glanceThe Health and Sport portfolio remains the largest across the Scottish budget, at just under £22.5 billion, and increases by 1% in real terms when compared to Autumn Budget Revision 2025-26 figures. There is a £1.4 billion uplift for health board budgets, a 6.3% real terms increase on ABR 2025-26 funding, though much of this beyond a 2% baseline uplift will go towards pay settlements and other reforms as part of the pay settlements.

Committees Published: 23 July 2025

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