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Most school holidays begin in the final week of June or first week of July. • 2025 October recess: Saturday 11 October to Sunday 26 October (inclusive). Not all schools have published the term dates for 2025/26.

Last updated: 12 September 2024

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Supported by: Jeremy Balfour*, Miles Briggs*, Colin Beattie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Kenneth Gibson*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Edward Mountain*, Bill Kidd*, Pam Gosal* *S6M-14466 Neil Bibby: Congratulating Interclyde FC—That the Parliament congratulates Interclyde FC, a Sunday league football club from Inverclyde, on its welcoming of local members of the New Scots community into its team; notes that players from the club, which is coached by Brendan McEleny, decided to ask residents of a nearby hotel hosting asylum seekers to play with them after noticing them watching the club’s training sessions; understands that the club then approached Morton in the Community, a charity affiliated with Greenock Morton FC, to ask it to provide football boots for the New Scots through its Boots and Pieces programme, and that the charity did this, and thanks the club, its players and Morton in the Community for, it considers, helping to break down social barriers through football.

Committee reports Date published: 10 March 2026

Delegated powers in the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2) - Review of relevant power

Review of relevant power Section 3A - Power to make provision for or in connection with the amendment of a return (new section 28A of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024) Power conferred on: Scottish Ministers Power exercisable by: Regulations made by Scottish statutory instrument Parliamentary procedure: Affirmative Revised or new power: New Provision Section 3A inserts a new section 28A into the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”), conferring a regulationmaking power on the Scottish Ministers to make provision for, or in connection with, the amendment of visitor levy returns submitted under section 26 of the 2024 Act.

Official Report Meeting date: 2 September 2020

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 02 September 2020

An additional 156 cases of Covid were confirmed yesterday; that represents 1 per cent of people who were newly tested yesterday, and the total number of cases is now 20,788. A total of 86 of the new cases are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 26 in Lanarkshire, 16 are in Lothian and six are in Ayrshire and Arran.

Committee reports Date published: 21 November 2025

Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture - 2026-27 evidence

In response to the Committee’s 2025-26 Pre-Budget report, the Cabinet Secretary stated that the ongoing review of how the culture sector is supported is intended to maximise the impact of the £100m investment.

SPICe briefings Date published: 27 June 2022

Judicial Review - Constitutional rights, principles or values

R (Evans) v Attorney General (2015)3R (on the application of Evans) v Attorney General [2015] UKSC 21; [2015] A.C. 1787; [2015] 2 W.L.R. 813; [2015] 4 All E.R. 395; [2015] 3 WLUK 802; [2015] 2 C.M.L.R. 43; [2015] Env. L.R. 34; [2015] F.S.R. 26; [2015] C.L.Y. 43. (2015, March 26).

Last updated: 12 December 2025

SPLCMS669

This provision gives the Scottish Ministers the power to make regulations excepting Scotland-only services from designation under clause 26. Insofar as it confers a new function on the Scottish Ministers, it alters their executive competence.

Last updated: 7 March 2023

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Supported by: Finlay Carson, Michelle Ballantyne, Alexander Stewart, Peter Chapman, Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd, Brian Whittle, Alison Harris, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Kenneth Gibson, Jackson Carlaw*, Iain Gray*, Annie Wells*, Margaret Mitchell*, Jeremy Balfour* Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support S5M-21154 Angela Constance: New Respite Help for West Lothian Carers (lodged on 05 March 2020) New Support: Jeremy Balfour*, Kenneth Gibson* S5M-21132 Sarah Boyack: Hutchie Vale FC's 80th Anniversary (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Richard Lyle*, Iain Gray*, Alasdair Allan*, David Torrance*, Jeremy Balfour* S5M-21131 Stuart McMillan: PG Paper Celebrates Record Number of International Shipments (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin*, Alasdair Allan*, David Torrance* S5M-21130 Stuart McMillan: 1goodturn, Supporting Vulnerable People in Inverclyde and Glasgow (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Richard Lyle*, Bill Kidd*, Stewart Stevenson*, Gillian Martin* S5M-21127 Finlay Carson: Jo Muir, Pentathlon World Cup Winner (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: David Torrance*, Alasdair Allan*, Jeremy Balfour* S5M-21126 Annabelle Ewing: Starcatchers, Arts and Early Years Engagement (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Richard Lyle*, Stewart Stevenson*, Gillian Martin* S5M-21125 Gail Ross: Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes Wins Tain Asda Award (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Richard Lyle*, Gillian Martin*, Alasdair Allan* S5M-21124 David Torrance: Green Token Funding for Kirkcaldy Groups (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21123 Alexander Stewart: Sara-Jane Burns (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Jeremy Balfour* S5M-21122 David Stewart: Swallowing Awareness Day (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: David Torrance*, Jeremy Balfour* S5M-21121 Dean Lockhart: New Education Innovation Hub for Stirling Campus (lodged on 04 March 2020) Friday 6 March 2020 15 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: David Torrance*, Jeremy Balfour* S5M-21120 Dean Lockhart: Stirling’s Nanairo Ekiden 2020 (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: David Torrance*, Alasdair Allan* S5M-21119 Keith Brown: Barclays and Scottish Autism Partnership (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21117 Gil Paterson: Bankie Teen, Alex White, to Rock TRNSMT Festival (lodged on 04 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21111 Fulton MacGregor: University Mental Health Day (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin*, Jackie Baillie* S5M-21099 Christine Grahame: WASPI (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21098 Colin Beattie: Y2K Shortlisted for Two National Youth Work Awards (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21095 Richard Lyle: Uddingston Firm, Primal Strength, Shortlisted for Top FSB Award (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21094 Ruth Maguire: Irvine’s Diamond Couple, John and Davina Smith (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21093 Ruth Maguire: North Ayrshire Young Musician of the Year (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21092 Ruth Maguire: Kilwinning's Segdoune Queen 2020 (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21091 Stuart McMillan: The Palace of the Kip Valley Project (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21088 Angela Constance: Scottish Apprenticeship Week (lodged on 02 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21086 Gil Paterson: Milngavie Vets 180-mile Run for the Scottish SPCA (lodged on 02 March 2020) Friday 6 March 2020 16 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21084 Rona Mackay: La Vita Bishopbriggs Helps Raise Over £9,000 for Charity (lodged on 02 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21082 Emma Harper: Farmers Choir Performs at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (lodged on 03 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21080 Andy Wightman: Scottish Raptor Study Group 40th Anniversary (lodged on 02 March 2020) New Support: Christine Grahame* S5M-21077 Kenneth Gibson: Bicentenary of the Scottish Insurrection of 1820 (lodged on 02 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21072 Rona Mackay: Lenzie Academy Pupil Awarded National Writing Prize (lodged on 02 March 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21071 Bill Kidd: Glasgow's Leading International Mesothelioma Research (lodged on 28 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21067 Gil Paterson: Wealth of Talent at Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie (lodged on 28 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21066 Angela Constance: Jobs Saved at API Foil Makers in Livingston (lodged on 28 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21057 David Torrance: Heroes for the Homeless (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21055 David Torrance: Fife College Breakfast Club (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21051 Angela Constance: Livingston 41 Club Raises £4,000 for Local Good Causes (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21050 Angela Constance: Polbeth Community Hub Helps to End Food Insecurities Across West Lothian (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* Friday 6 March 2020 17 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-21048 Angela Constance: Fair Justice System for Scotland Group (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21042 Colin Beattie: Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project Funding (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21041 Colin Beattie: Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Funding (lodged on 27 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin*, Alex Cole-Hamilton* S5M-21040 Clare Adamson: Electrical Fire Safety Fund (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21039 Angela Constance: Rabs Bar in Livingston Raises £1,900 for the Larder Charity in 12-hour Darts Marathon (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21038 Kenneth Gibson: Katyn Remembered (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21037 Annabelle Ewing: Aileen Todd of Crossgates, Defibrillator Fundraiser (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21035 Colin Beattie: Funding for Lothians Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21034 Alex Cole-Hamilton: Cancer Research Report on Smoking Prevalence (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21031 Christine Grahame: BVA Guidance on Illegally Imported Pets (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21030 Lewis Macdonald: Professor Stephen Logan, New Chair of the Aberdeen Science Centre (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21017 Annabelle Ewing: Cowdenbeath Co-op Food and Funeral Care Fundraising Efforts (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21016 Alasdair Allan: Leanne Fund 10th Anniversary (lodged on 26 February 2020) Friday 6 March 2020 18 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21015 Fulton MacGregor: Buchanan High School Inspection Success (lodged on 26 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21012 Mark Ruskell: The Adoption of the Stockholm Declaration (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: John Finnie* S5M-21010 Gail Ross: Tain Royal Academy Students Win Highland Entrepreneurial Competition in Aid of Highland Hospice (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21008 Maureen Watt: Portlethen Asda Awards Champions (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21007 Maureen Watt: Aberdeen Green Token Giving Funding (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-21006 Shona Robison: Dundee’s Green Token Winners (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20994 Emma Harper: TOFS 2020 Awareness Week (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20990 Kenneth Gibson: No Smoking Day 2020 (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin*, John Finnie* S5M-20989 Elaine Smith: Staff our Stations (SOS) Campaign (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: John Finnie* S5M-20983 Angela Constance: West Lothian College Awarded Epilepsy-friendly Status (lodged on 24 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20978 Rona Mackay: Fairtrade Fortnight (lodged on 24 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20977 Fulton MacGregor: Hollie Carragher, Helping Premature Babies at Wishaw General (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Bob Doris*, Richard Lyle*, Stewart Stevenson*, Gillian Martin*, Jeremy Balfour* S5M-20976 Fulton MacGregor: Supervision in Education – Healthier Schools For All (lodged on 24 February 2020) Friday 6 March 2020 19 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20972 John Mason: Points-based Immigration System (lodged on 21 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20969 Maureen Watt: Recognising the University of Aberdeen’s Partnership with Zomba Theological College (lodged on 21 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20968 Maureen Watt: Aberdeen, Scotland’s First Sustainable Fish City (lodged on 21 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20967 Clare Adamson: St Thomas’s Primary 50th Anniversary School Show (lodged on 21 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20966 Clare Adamson: Wishaw Canteen Worker Publishes Children's Book (lodged on 25 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20964 Angela Constance: Open Door Homeless Charity Receives Nationwide Community Grant Funding (lodged on 20 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20962 Gordon MacDonald: Tory Immigration Policy Detrimental to Scottish Care Sector (lodged on 24 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20961 Patrick Harvie: 1,000 Bikes for Refugees (lodged on 20 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20958 David Torrance: Caroline Campbell, Burntisland Community Champion (lodged on 20 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20957 Angela Constance: Shelley Kerr MBE (lodged on 20 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20883 Stuart McMillan: John’s 20:20 Hindsight Exhibition (lodged on 18 February 2020) New Support: Gillian Martin* S5M-20810 Rhoda Grant: Highlands and Islands Charity Hands Back Contract Due to Lack of Funding (lodged on 11 February 2020) New Support: Sarah Boyack* Friday 6 March 2020 20 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-20135 Lewis Macdonald: Aberdeen City Council Nominated for Council of the Year Award (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Anas Sarwar* Friday 6 March 2020 21 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Questions | Ceistean Written Questions Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".

SPICe briefings Date published: 6 December 2024

Scottish Budget 2025-26 - Public sector pay policy

In order to make this sentiment a reality, the budget sets out the following multi-year pay policy framework: Multi‑year pay envelope of 9% over 2025‑26, 2026‑27 and 2027‑28 Flexibility for employers to configure three‑year proposals within the 9% pay envelope Expectation that pay deals will be agreed covering three years, 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 Any employer that does not agree a three-year pay deal will be restricted to a maximum 3% pay uplift for 2025-26 The Scottish Government compare the 9% pay envelope to a forecast inflation of 7% across the same 3-year period, with 3% allocated for 2025-26.

Committee reports Date published: 26 March 2020

Report on the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 - Consideration by the Committee

A further 42,000 properties are currently in EPC band E and those would be affected by the second wave of regulation in April 2022.vLocal Government and Communities Committee Official Report 26 February 2020 Col 7. The Minister stated that guidance would be published on 1 April 2020 and the date of implementation was 1 October 2020.

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