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SPICe briefings Date published: 20 December 2024

Local government finance: Budget 2025-26 and provisional allocations to local authorities - Introduction

The main sources of information are the 2025-26 Scottish Budget document1Scottish Government 2025-26. (2024, December 4).

SPICe briefings Date published: 13 January 2020

Scottish National Investment Bank Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3 - The Bill's introduction and key dates

The SPICe briefing on the Bill2O'Connor, A. (2019, April 26). Scotiihs National Investment Bank Bill Briefing.

Bills and laws Bill introduced: 24 November 2025

Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 Correspondence Letter to the Presiding Officer from the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, 26 November 2025 Letter to the Presiding Officer from Murdo Fraser MSP concerning the legislative competence of the Bill, 26 November 2025 Response from the Presiding Officer to the letter from Murdo Fraser MSP, 26 November 2025.

Last updated: 21 July 2023

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Supported by: Miles Briggs*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rona Mackay*, Colin Beattie*, Pam Gosal*, Bill Kidd*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Jackie Dunbar* *S6M-10001 Brian Whittle: Kilmarnock FC Promotes Science Education through Design of New Kit—That the Parliament applauds the efforts of Kilmarnock FC to promote science education and support the local community while paying homage to its local history; understands that the football club has launched a new kit design, to be worn at away games, featuring penicillin’s chemical compound; further understands that the design will be used by the Killie Community team to educate local pupils about the revolutionary discovery by Kilmarnock Academy’s own Alexander Fleming in 1928; notes that Alexander Fleming won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for the discovery; further notes that a percentage of the revenue from the shirt sales will be donated to the club’s local charity partner, the Crosshouse Children’s Fund, which supports the treatment of babies, children and young adults across Ayrshire; commends Kilmarnock FC on its positive use of its platform, and wishes it all the best as the season begins.

Last updated: 18 August 2023

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Supported by: David Torrance*, Alexander Stewart*, Jeremy Balfour*, Meghan Gallacher*, Miles Briggs*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Craig Hoy*, Murdo Fraser*, Paul Sweeney*, Audrey Nicoll*, Pam Gosal*, Russell Findlay*, Foysol Choudhury*, Sue Webber*, Fulton MacGregor*, Jackson Carlaw*, Bill Kidd*, Annie Wells*, Edward Mountain*, Jackie Dunbar*, Brian Whittle*, Sharon Dowey*, Alexander Burnett* Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support S6M-10130 Donald Cameron: Welcoming the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race to Oban (lodged on 11 August 2023) New...

Last updated: 17 October 2025

CPG on IBD Annual Return Form 2025

MSP attendees: 2 Non-MSP attendees: 26 MSP Members of The Group Please provide names and party designation of all MSP members of the Group.

Last updated: 17 October 2025

202425 CPG Scotch Whisky Annual Return Form

Details of any other activities, such as visits undertaken by the Group or papers/report published by the Group should also be provided. th 28 January 2025 th Main subjects discussed: Minutes of previous meeting on 26 September were approved.

Last updated: 28 November 2024

Annual Return CPG Science and Technology 2024

This includes donations, gifts, hospitality or visits and material assistance such as secretariat support.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 5 March 2026

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The latest data shows that the Radiology list size decreased by 18.1% compared to last quarter.