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K enneth Gibson MSP Convener Finance and Public Administration Committee The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP 26 August 2025 Dear Convener, Today the Scottish Fiscal Commission has published two reports.

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Michelle Thomson: [Not Lodged] (S6O-05456) 7. Rona Mackay: To ask the Scottish Government what the immediate economic outcomes were for Scotland's exporters of its recent trade mission to the United Arab Emirates.

Last updated: 1 July 2022

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This point was highlighted in an article in the Scottish Sun: Ministers under fire for not including ScotRail’s parent firm in bodies covered by anti-rip-off law: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish- news/8633273/scottish-government-scotrail-consumer-law/ Secondly, currently Scotrail has said that its aware that given historical fare anomalies its often cheaper to buy a split ticket across the Strathclyde boundary.

Last updated: 4 March 2025

CILIPS submission Pensioner Poverty and Digital Exclusion

This seems particularly pressing when plans are in place for outrolling new benefits, such as the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from winter 2025/26.

Last updated: 23 March 2026

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The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 46, 50, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.

Last updated: 30 June 2022

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The TTM booklet remains in the hall for 7 days for updates to be logged and any referrals made.

Last updated: 5 February 2026

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Groupings of amendments Application of levy and exemptions 16, 1, 17, 2, 18, 19, 48, 20, 21, 22, 49, 50, 4, 41, 42, 43 Regulations: procedural requirements 3, 5, 6, 46 Assessments, reporting and reviews 51, 52, 59, 37, 9, 10, 38, 11, 12, 39, 60, 40, 61, 63, 64 Calculation and rate of levy 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Reliefs and allowances 30, 53, 31, 32, 54, 55, 33, 56, 57, 44 Use of levy proceeds 34, 35, 36 Administration of levy and information sharing 7, 58, 8, 13 Expiry 14, 45, 62, 15, 47, 65, 66 SP Bill 73 - G 1 Session 6 (2026) THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Amendments in debating order Application of levy and exemptions Michael Marra 16 In section 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert— Ivan McKee 1 In section 4, page 3, line 2, leave out and insert John Mason 17 In section 4, page 3, line 6, at end insert— Ivan McKee 2 In section 4, page 3, line 8, leave out and insert John Mason 18 In section 4, page 3, leave out line 10 Meghan Gallacher 19 In section 5, page 4, line 2, after insert Michelle Thomson 48 In section 5, page 4, line 2, after insert Liz Smith 20 In section 5, page 4, line 22, at end insert— Craig Hoy 21 In section 5, page 4, line 22, at end insert— 2 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Meghan Gallacher 22 In section 5, page 4, line 22, at end insert— Mark Griffin 49 In section 5, page 4, line 22, at end insert— Michelle Thomson 50 In section 6, page 4, line 39, at end insert— Ivan McKee 4 In section 8, page 5, line 20, leave out subsection (2) and insert— Liz Smith 41 In section 46, page 24, line 20, at end insert— Craig Hoy 42 In section 46, page 24, line 34, at end insert— 3 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Meghan Gallacher 43 In section 48, page 25, line 28, after insert Regulations: procedural requirements Ivan McKee 3 In section 6, page 5, line 1, leave out and insert Ivan McKee 5 In section 10, page 7, line 14, at end insert— Ivan McKee 6 In section 12, page 8, line 11, at end insert— Liz Smith 46 After section 48, insert— Assessments, reporting and reviews Michelle Thomson 51 After section 8, insert— Michelle Thomson 52 In section 9, page 5, line 33, at end insert— Mark Griffin 59 Before section 45, insert— Liz Smith 37 In section 45, page 24, line 4, leave out and insert Ivan McKee 9 In section 45, page 24, line 4, after insert Ivan McKee 10 In section 45, page 24, line 7, at end insert— 6 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Liz Smith 38 In section 45, page 24, line 7, at end insert— Ivan McKee 11 In section 45, page 24, line 8, at end insert— Ivan McKee 12 In section 45, page 24, line 10, at end insert— Liz Smith 39 After section 45, insert— 7 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Mark Griffin 60 After section 45, insert— Liz Smith 40 In section 46, page 24, line 20, at end insert— 8 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Mark Griffin 61 In section 48, page 25, line 28, leave out and insert Mark Griffin 63 In section 51, page 26, line 15, after insert Mark Griffin 64 In section 51, page 26, line 18, at end insert— Calculation and rate of levy Michael Marra 23 Before section 9, insert— Michael Marra 24 In section 9, page 5, line 33, at end insert— 9 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST John Mason 25 In section 9, page 5, line 35, leave out and insert John Mason 26 In section 9, page 6, line 4, leave out and insert John Mason 27 In section 9, page 6, line 5, leave out from to end of line 6 John Mason 28 In section 9, page 6, leave out lines 10 and 11 John Mason 29 In section 10, page 6, line 38, leave out and insert Reliefs and allowances John Mason 30 In section 11, page 7, line 17, leave out and insert Michelle Thomson 53 In section 11, page 7, line 24, at end insert— John Mason 31 In section 11, page 7, line 24, at end insert— Craig Hoy 32 After section 11, insert— Michelle Thomson 54 In section 12, page 7, line 29, at end insert— Michelle Thomson 55 In section 12, page 7, line 30, after insert Meghan Gallacher 33 In section 12, page 7, line 37, at end insert— Michelle Thomson 56 In section 12, page 8, line 11, at end insert— 11 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Michelle Thomson 57 In section 12, page 8, line 11, at end insert— Craig Hoy 44 In section 48, page 25, line 28, after insert Use of levy proceeds Liz Smith 34 In section 13, page 8, line 14, after the second insert Liz Smith 35 In section 13, page 8, line 15, leave out and insert Liz Smith 36 In section 13, page 8, line 15, at end insert— Administration of levy and information sharing Ivan McKee 7 In section 17, page 10, line 37, at end insert— Michelle Thomson 58 In section 19, page 11, line 21, at end insert— 12 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Ivan McKee 8 After section 21, insert— Ivan McKee 13 In section 48, page 25, line 28, leave out and insert Expiry Ivan McKee 14 In section 48, page 25, line 28, at end insert 13 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Craig Hoy 45 In section 48, page 25, line 28, at end insert— Liz Smith 62 In section 48, page 26, line 5, leave out and insert Ivan McKee 15 After section 51, insert— Craig Hoy 47 After section 51, insert— Mark Griffin 65 After section 51, insert— 14 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Liz Smith 66 After section 51, insert— 15 © Parliamentary copyright.

Committee reports Date published: 4 March 2020

Census (Scotland) Order 2020 (SSI 2020/draft) - Annexe B: Correspondence

Annexe B: Correspondence The following correspondence was exchanged between the Committee and the Scottish Government/the National Records of Scotland— Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs dated 27 June 2019 (117KB pdf) Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs to the Convener dated 7 August 2019 (102 KB pdf) Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs to the Convener dated 7 August 2019 (133KB pdf) Letter from Convener to National Records of Scotland dated 18 September 2019 (97.7KB pdf) Letter from Convener to National Records of Scotland dated 24 September 2019 (91.8KB pdf) Letter from National Records of Scotland dated 30 September 2019 (90KB pdf) Letter from National Records of Scotland dated 25 October 2019 (813KB pdf) Letter from National Records of Scotland dated 18 December 2019 (297KB pdf) Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs of 16 January 2020 (79KB pdf) Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs to the Convener of 29 January 2020 (145KB pdf) Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs of 6 February 2020 (104KB pdf) Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture of 26 February 2020 (94KB pdf) The Committee received the following correspondence from stakeholders— Letter from Sikhs in Scotland, dated 10 July 2019 (184KB pdf) Letter from LGBTI organisations, dated 10 September 2019 (157KB pdf) Letter from Susan Sinclair, dated 10 September 2019 (66KB pdf) Letter from Dr Kath Murray and Lucy Hunter Blackburn, dated 11 September 2019 (151KB pdf) Letter from Murray Blackburn Mackenzie, dated 11 September 2019 (81KB pdf) Letter from Social Science researchers, dated 11 September 2019 (98KB pdf) Letter from Dr Kevin Guyan on behalf of individual researchers, academics, practitioners and data users, dated 20 September 2019 (100KB pdf) Letter from forwomen.scot, dated 27 September 2019 (63KB pdf) Letter from LGBTI organisations, dated 1 October 2019 (128KB pdf) Letter from the Office for Statistics Regulation, dated 4 October 2019 (77KB pdf) Letter from Murray Blackburn Mackenzie, dated 7 October 2019 (71KB pdf) Letter from LGB Alliance, dated 26 November 2019 (78KB pdf) Letter from Stonewall Scotland, dated 10 December 2019 (376KB pdf) Letter from Prof.

Last updated: 12 March 2024

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Wednesday 13 March 2024 36 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile New Bills | Bilean Ùra New Bills and Accompanying Documents New Bills introduced or reprinted on 12 March 2024 Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill—The Bill was reprinted as amended at Stage 2 (SP Bill 28A) (Government Bill) Wednesday 13 March 2024 37 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Amendments New amendments to Bills lodged on 12 March 2024 Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill — Stage 3 Section 1 Christine Grahame 38 In section 1, page 1, line 9, leave out Christine Grahame 39 In section 1, page 1, line 11, leave out Colin Smyth 40 In section 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert— Edward Mountain 41 In section 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert— Section 2 Edward Mountain 42 In section 2, page 2, line 8, after insert— After section 2 Edward Mountain 43 After section 2, insert— Edward Mountain 44 After section 2, insert— Section 3A Edward Mountain 45 Leave out section 3A Section 4 Edward Mountain 46 In section 4, page 4, line 29, leave out Edward Mountain 47 In section 4, page 4, line 29, after second insert Edward Mountain 48 In section 4, page 6, leave out lines 18 to 22 and insert— Rachael Hamilton 49 In section 4, page 6, line 18, leave out and insert Edward Mountain 50 In section 4, page 6, line 35, at end insert— Edward Mountain 51 In section 4, page 7, line 11, after insert Rachael Hamilton 52 In section 4, page 7, line 15, at end insert— Colin Smyth 53 In section 4, page 8, line 5, after insert Edward Mountain 54 In section 4, page 8, line 11, at end insert— Section 6 Rachael Hamilton 55 In section 6, page 10, line 22, leave out and insert Rachael Hamilton 56 In section 6, page 10, line 31, leave out from to in line 32 and insert Wednesday 13 March 2024 41 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Edward Mountain 57 In section 6, page 11, line 15, at end insert— Rachael Hamilton 58 In section 6, page 11, leave out subsection (3) Rachael Hamilton 59 In section 6, page 11, leave out subsection (5) Section 7 Rachael Hamilton 60 In section 7, page 12, line 1, leave out and insert Rachael Hamilton 61 In section 7, page 12, line 2, leave out and insert Rachael Hamilton 62 In section 7, page 12, line 4, leave out and insert Rachael Hamilton 63 In section 7, page 12, line 8, at end insert— Rachael Hamilton 64 In section 7, page 13, line 8, after insert Wednesday 13 March 2024 42 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Rachael Hamilton 65 In section 7, page 13, line 14, at end insert— Colin Smyth 66 In section 7, page 13, line 14, at end insert— Rachael Hamilton 67 In section 7, page 13, line 26, after second insert Rachael Hamilton 68 In section 7, page 13, leave out line 28 Rachael Hamilton 69 In section 7, page 13, leave out line 33 Edward Mountain 70 In section 7, page 14, line 13, at end insert— Colin Smyth 71 In section 7, page 14, leave out line 39 and insert— Colin Smyth 72 In section 7, page 14, leave out line 40 and insert— Wednesday 13 March 2024 43 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Alasdair Allan 73 In section 7, page 15, leave out line 8 and insert— Edward Mountain 74 In section 7, page 15, line 8, leave out and insert Edward Mountain 75 In section 7, page 15, line 22, at end insert— Emma Harper 76 In section 7, page 15, line 23, at end insert— Colin Smyth 77 In section 7, page 16, line 4, leave out and insert Emma Harper 78 In section 7, page 16, line 4, after insert Colin Smyth 79 In section 7, page 16, line 7, leave out in insert Emma Harper 80 In section 7, page 16, line 7, after insert Section 8A Edward Mountain 81 In section 8A, page 16, line 14, at end insert— Rachael Hamilton 82 Leave out section 8A Section 9 Edward Mountain Wednesday 13 March 2024 45 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean 83 In section 9, page 17, line 27, at end insert— Section 10 Edward Mountain 84 In section 10 page 18, line 4, at end insert— Rachael Hamilton 85 In section 10, page 18, line 5, leave out and insert Section 11 Emma Harper 86 In section 11, page 19, line 2, at beginning insert Rachael Hamilton 87 In section 11, page 19, line 2, leave out and insert Emma Harper 88 In section 11, page 19, line 4, leave out Emma Harper 89 In section 11, page 19, leave out lines 12 and 13 and insert— Edward Mountain 90 In section 11, page 19, line 12, leave out from to end of line 13 and insert Edward Mountain 91 In section 11, page 19, line 13, at end insert— Wednesday 13 March 2024 46 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Section 12 Edward Mountain 92 In section 12, page 19, line 28, after insert After section 13 Edward Mountain 93 After section 13, insert— Section 14 Alasdair Allan 94 In section 14, page 21, line 19, leave out and insert Edward Mountain 95 In section 14, page 21, line 22, after insert Section 15 Edward Mountain 96 In section 15, page 22, line 4, leave out from to in line 5 and insert Wednesday 13 March 2024 47 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Section 16 Edward Mountain 97 In section 16, page 22, line 37, at end insert— Edward Mountain 98 In section 16, page 23, line 7, at end insert— Edward Mountain 99 In section 16, page 23, line 15, after insert Section 17 Edward Mountain 100 In section 16, page 23, line 16, at end insert— Edward Mountain 101 In section 17, page 23, line 23, at end insert— Section 18 Edward Mountain 102 In section 18, page 23, line 36, at end insert— Wednesday 13 March 2024 48 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean Edward Mountain 103 In section 18, page 24, line 6, leave out and insert Colin Smyth 104 In section 18, page 24, line 6, leave out and insert Edward Mountain 105 In section 18, page 24, line 8, leave out Colin Smyth 106 In section 18, page 24, line 8, at end insert— Colin Smyth 107 In section 18, page 24, line 9, at beginning insert Colin Smyth 108 IIn section 18, page 24, line 11, leave out subsection (3) Colin Smyth 109 In section 18, page 24, line 15, at end insert— After section 24 Elena Whitham 110 After section 24, insert— Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill — Stage 2 After section 2 Tom Arthur 7 After section 2, insert— After section 3 Tom Arthur 8 After section 3, insert— Wednesday 13 March 2024 51 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Amendments | Atharrachaidhean After section 5 Tom Arthur 9 After section 5, insert— Tom Arthur 10 After section 5, insert— Tom Arthur 11 After section 5, insert— Colin Smyth 12 After section 5, insert— Section 6 Tom Arthur 13 In section 6, page 4, line 31, at end insert— Section 7 Tom Arthur 14 In section 7, page 5, line 10, at end insert— After section 10 Tom Arthur 15 After section 10, insert— Wednesday 13 March 2024 58 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Members' Bills Proposals | Molaidhean airson Bilean Buill Members' Bills Proposals Proposals for Members’ Bills A member seeking to introduce a Member’s Bill must first lodge a draft proposal, together with a consultation document (or a statement of reasons why consultation is not considered necessary).

Last updated: 5 December 2024

Daily List 5 December

Scottish Languages Bill — Stage 2 Section 1 Ross Greer 76 In section 1, page 1, line 24, after insert— Section 3 Ross Greer 77 In section 3, page 3, line 16, after insert Section 5 Ross Greer 78 In section 5, page 6, line 18, after insert— Section 6 Ross Greer 79 In section 6, page 7, line 21, at end insert— Section 7 Ross Greer 80 In section 7, page 8, line 4, at end insert— Section 12 Pam Duncan-Glancy 81 In section 12, page 12, line 22, at end insert— Pam Duncan-Glancy 82 In section 12, page 12, line 32, at end insert— Ross Greer 83 In section 12, page 12, line 37, at end insert— After section 22 Pam Duncan-Glancy 84 After section 22, insert— Section 23 Miles Briggs 85 In section 23, page 20, line 8, leave out subsections (6) and (7) and insert— Miles Briggs 86 In section 23, page 21, line 6, after insert Miles Briggs 87 In section 23, page 21, line 7, after insert Miles Briggs 88 In section 23, page 21, line 20, leave out subsection (9) Miles Briggs 89 In section 23, page 22, line 2, at end insert— Miles Briggs 90 In section 23, page 22, line 4, after insert Miles Briggs 91 In section 23, page 22, line 5, after insert— Miles Briggs 92 In section 23, page 22, line 7, at end insert— Miles Briggs 93 In section 23, page 22, line 9, at end insert— Miles Briggs 94 In section 23, page 22, line 15, at end insert— After section 25 Willie Rennie 95 After section 25, insert— Section 26 Ross Greer 96 In section 26, page 23, line 30, at end insert— Section 27 Ross Greer 97 In section 27, page 24, line 14, at end insert— pdf. application/pdf. 291766.

Parliament dissolved ahead of election

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