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Official Report Meeting date: 3 October 2023

Meeting of the Parliament 03 October 2023

I have been assured by the current deputy chief constable and, indeed, by the previous chief constable that, despite the tough choices ahead, that will provide for safe and stable policing in the future.

SPICe briefings Date published: 25 March 2026

The impact of cash transfers in the first 1000 days on child health outcomes and health inequalities: an evidence review - Table A3: Key policy features of early years cash transfers in high income countries (N=11)

Table A3: Key policy features of early years cash transfers in high income countries (N=11) Policy nameType of paymentPayment timingConditional/UnconditionalUniversal/targetedAmount (GBP equiv. indexed to 2026 valuesCountryTimelineUK Health in Pregnancy Grant (HiP)One off paymentAt 25 weeks pregnancyConditional – prenatal careUniversal£190(<£600)UK2009-2011Australian Baby Bonus (ABB)One off paymentAt birthUnconditionalUniversalA$3000(£1000-£3000)Australia2004-2014Poland Baby Bonus (PBB)One off paymentAt birthUnconditional 2006-2009Conditional (from 2009)– prenatal care during 10th week of gestationUniversal€262 per birth(<£600)Poland2006-20092009-South Korea Baby Bonus (SKBB)One off paymentAt birthUnconditional (register birth in district)Universal by districtWide range dependent on district/birth order.2015 average payments : US$680 first child;US$926 second child; US$2350 third child(£1000-£3000)South Korea2000-2015Spain Maternity Bonus (ESMB)One off paymentAt birthUnconditionalUniversal (legal resident for 2 years)€2500 per birth (tax deduction or cash – mother's choice)(£3001+)Spain2007-2010Swiss Baby Bonus (CHBB)One off paymentAt birthUnconditionalUniversal - canton resident (11 of 26...

Last updated: 6 November 2025

Canongate Wall

The Scottish Parliament. Plan your visit. Accessibility. Under the façade of the Canongate building is the Canongate Wall.

Committees Last updated: 16 June 2025

Just Transition for the Grangemouth area

Remit Key areas that the Committee was looking to explore were: what planning and engagement has started for the transition to net zero economic and employment benefits of a net zero transition the skills that we’ll need to support the transition over the next two decades how can we measure the transition how can we ensure the learning from the Grangemouth; transition supports the wider transition across Scottish industry Your views As part of the inquiry, the Committee undertook a call for views which closed on 14th February 2023 and received 26...

News Published: 14 September 2023

North East workers to have their say on the Just Transition

” The call for views is open until 26 September. The Committee will begin its inquiry and take evidence from a range of stakeholders this winter..

Committee reports Date published: 9 June 2020

Subordinate Legislation: The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2020 SSI 2020/164

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the principle regulations”) were laid and came into force on 26 March and were approved by the Parliament on 1 April.

Committee reports Date published: 26 November 2018

Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament - Parliaments' engagement with the United Nation

Emma Ritch, Engender, explained that in respect of the Health and Sport Committee the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, provided guidance on achieving the progressive realisation of the highest attainable standard of health.iv Official Report, 26 April 2018, Cols 39-40 The Health and Social Care Alliance (also known as The Al...

Last updated: 10 December 2020

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