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Questions and Answers Date answered: 25 January 2013

S4W-10977

The Scottish Government, remains opposed to detaining any children of asylum seekers anywhere in the UK, including those who may be transferred from Scotland, and urge the UK Government to end this practice immediately.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 19 September 2012

S4W-09399

To ask the Scottish Government how many emergency arrivals have been not admitted, discharged or transferred for at least (a) 18 and (b) 24 hours in each (i) NHS board and (ii) accident and emergency unit in each year since 2007.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 29 March 2012

S4O-00878

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide more detail on the budget line for the provision for transfer to health capital that was outlined in the Budget (Scotland) Bill Supporting Document The transfer referred to ensures that a record level of capital funding will be made available to NHSScotland to del...

Official Report Meeting date: 3 October 2012

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 03 October 2012

I have one case involving a fairly simple piece of documentation that relates to land transfer, which has taken more than six years and still has not been finished.

Last updated: 29 April 2026

Financial Scrutiny

Balancing the Scottish budget: the challenges ahead UK Government Spending Review provides greater clarity on the fiscal outlook for Scotland Public Finance Glossary SPICe budget tools & visuals Visual budget tool: Scottish Government draft Budget 2026-27 Budget comparison tool: Budget Comparison tool Infographic: Scottish Budget 26-27: Taxes Infographic Spreadsheet: SPICe 2026-27 budget levels 1-3 Inflation-adjustment tool: GDP calculator Animation: budget process Animation: GDP Animation: Inflation Animation: Barnett formula Animation: Behavioural responses to income tax changes Barnett consequentials and other funding changes UK Government budget announcements affect the Scottish budget.

Committees Last updated: 1 April 2026

Widening access to higher education

The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) produced the following briefings to support Committee meetings as part of the inquiry: SPICe Briefing for meeting on 26 February 2025. SPICe Briefings. Widening access to higher education.

Committee reports Date published: 16 March 2026

Education, Children and Young People Committee - Session 6 Legacy Report - Transitions

This Bill considered children to be under 18 and young people to be between 18 and 26. The Bill sought to require: the Scottish Government to have a strategy explaining how they were going to improve opportunities for disabled children and young people a Scottish Government Minister to be in charge of improving opportunities for disabled children and young ...

Committees Last updated: 11 March 2026

Financial considerations when leaving an abusive relationship

Key themes from lived experience engagement with members of Scottish Women’s Aid Survivor Reference Group, 26 March 2025 Read the summary Scottish Women’s Aid Survivor Reference Group, Reflections on stakeholder and Ministerial evidence Read the summary.

Committee reports Date published: 6 March 2026

Cross-Committee on Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm Session 6 Legacy Report - Criminal Justice Committee's inquiry into tackling the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons

The Committee's report, including its conclusions and recommendations, was debated by the Parliament on 26 February 2026. Members agreed that the findings of this inquiry should inform ongoing cross-committee scrutiny of drug deaths and drug harm and provide an important evidence base for Session 7 scrutiny of both prison-based and community responses to su...