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The Government’s latest iteration of its justice strategy comes off the back of a tremendous piece of work by the Parliament’s new Criminal Justice Committee, which, rightly, praises those at the coalface of delivering justice: our front-line police, prison staff and those in the third sector who support victims when...
As for our cousins across the Atlantic in America, the Metropolitan museum of art in New York has had a complete refit of its American wing and the Boston museum of fine arts has constructed a new building to display its American collection.
The UK Parliament Medicines and Medical Devices Bill will not actually introduce new legislation on licensing; it will introduce levers to allow us to look at new legislation on licensing and how we make precision medicine and some of the new advanced therapies available to pa...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the visit to Japan by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy in September 2025 to lead a delegation from Scotland's offshore wind sector, on what date delegates who attended the visit with the cabinet secretary were (a) informally and (b) formally asked if they...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many official visits the First Minister has undertaken in Scotland in each year since 16 May 2007, broken down by parliamentary (a) constituency and (b) region.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 October 2020
The measures currently in place are due to expire at 6 am on 26 October. In light of the clinical evidence and advice, we have judged that these measures are required for a short additional period, until a levels-based approach can be debated in Parliament and then implemented.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the details of its plans to increase access to land for food growing purposes referred to at page 26 of the SNP manifesto. The Scottish Government anticipates that, once brought into force, Part nine of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 will give communities more access to land for food gro...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment at page 26 of the SNP manifesto, what stage it has reached in taking forward the recommendations of the report, Building on Success: Deepening Collaboration, Food and Drink in Scotland.