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SPICe briefings Date published: 24 April 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q1 2025

Disposable vapes Following a joint consultation by the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments in 2023, the Scottish Government announced in February 2024 that it planned to ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes in Scotland from April 2025.

Last updated: 4 September 2024

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The Committee would find it helpful for medium term projections (the tables of figures usually included in the MTFS) to be published alongside the 2025-26 Budget where possible, as well as the latest projected 2024-25 spend (as at Autumn Budget revision) to support scrutiny and transparency.

Last updated: 16 June 2025

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4 December Emma SNP The Open University Supports the 2024 Harper Scots Language – rescheduled from 26 November 2024 4 December Michael SNP Powering Futures - Putting Young 2024 Matheson People at the Heart of the Energy Transition 5 December Paul LAB Publication of the Marie Curie Report, 2024 Sweeney Dying in Poverty in Scotland 2024 10 December Kenneth SNP Opposition to the Post Office Closure 2024 Gibson Plan 11 December Jeremy CON Reversal of £10 Million Funding for 2024 Balfour Changing Places Toilets 12 December David SNP Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club 2024 Torrance Awarded £90,000 of Funding 17 December Emma SNP Celebrating 10 Years of Same-sex 2024 Roddick Marriage in Scotland 18 December Lorna Slater GRN A Safe, Accessible and Sustainable 2024 Holyrood Park for the 21st Century 19 December Pam Gosal CON Repairing Potholes on Scotland's 2024 Roads 7 January Foysol LAB The Importance of Medical Technology 2025 Choudhury for Patients with Diabetes 8 January George SNP St Mirren Announces Landmark 2025 Adam Partnership with UWS 9 January Ash Regan ALBA Expanding Scotland’s Connectivity from 2025 Edinburgh and Beyond 14 January Meghan CON Introduction of NOVA Scotland 2025 Gallacher 15 January Kenneth SNP Compensation for the WASPI Women 2025 Gibson 16 January Rhoda Grant LAB Scottish Human Rights Commission’s 2025 Spotlight Project into Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands 16 January Tim Eagle CON Improving Access to Health and Social 2025 Care in Rural Scotland (rescheduled from 30 October) 21 January David SNP European Showmen's Union Congress 2025 Torrance 2025 22 January Oliver CON Celebrating the Continued Social, 2025 Mundell Cultural and Economic Importance of Robert Burns 23 January Michelle SNP Promoting the Role of Women in 2025 Thomson Scotland's Journey to Net Zero 10 PB/S6/25/089 28 January Clare SNP Brexit Harm to Scotland, Five Years 2025 Adamson Since the UK Left the EU 29 January Jackson CON Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, For a 2025 Carlaw Better Future 30 January Alex Rowley LAB Scottish Engineering's Engineering 2025 Skills Gap Analysis for Scotland 4 February Christine SNP The Lockerbie Bombing, A Father’s 2025 Grahame Search for Justice 5 February Mark Ruskell GRN Save Local Libraries 2025 6 February Elena SNP Report on Alcohol Use Disorder in the 2025 Whitham Justice System 18 February Beatrice LD Opportunities and Challenges for 2025 Wishart Scotland’s Fishing Sector in 2025 19 February Rachael CON Tackling the Rise in Rural Crime and 2025 Hamilton Equipment Theft in Scotland 20 February Kenneth SNP The Ongoing Impact of PFI/PPP on 2025 Gibson Scotland’s Public Finances 25 February Emma SNP Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025 Harper 2025 26 February Fulton SNP Northern Corridor Community Forum's 2025 MacGregor Evidence-based Report 27 February Murdo Fraser CON Protection of Park Home Residents 2025 4 March 2025 Carol LAB Holistic Approach to Alcohol-related Mochan Brain Damage 5 March 2025 Colin Beattie SNP Three Years of Solidarity with Ukraine 6 March 2025 Marie McNair SNP Impact of UK Welfare Reforms in Scotland 11 March 2025 Alexander CON Additional Support Needs in Scotland Stewart 12 March 2025 Audrey Nicoll SNP International Women’s Day 2025 13 March 2025 Paul O'Kane LAB Young Carers Action Day 2025 18 March 2025 Clare SNP MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank Cottage, a Adamson Scottish Cultural Treasure 19 March 2025 Tess White CON Addressing Sexual Violence in Scotland’s Hospitals 20 March 2025 Michael SNP Awareness of Criminal Exploitation of Matheson Children 25 March 2025 Stuart SNP Peel Ports’ Conservancy Fee Plans for McMillan Clydeport Area 26 March 2025 Maggie GRN Ending Destitution in Scotland – a Road Chapman Map for Policymakers 27 March 2025 Liz Smith CON 300 Years of The Black Watch 1 April 2025 Daniel LAB Learning Disability, Autism and Johnson Neurodivergence Bill 2 April 2025 Jamie Halcro CON Scotland's Islands Johnston 11 PB/S6/25/089 3 April 2025 George SNP Celebrating the University of the West Adam of Scotland's Groundbreaking Foundation Academy 22 April 2025 Douglas CON Addressing Waiting Times in NHS Lumsden Grampian 23 April 2025 Jackie SNP Global Intergenerational Week 2025 Dunbar 24 April 2025 Neil Bibby LAB BBC Scotland's Decision to End River City and Close its Dumbarton Studios 29 April 2025 Marie McNair SNP Testicular Cancer Awareness Month 30 April 2025 Meghan CON Best Start New Model of Neonatal Care Gallacher 1 May 2025 Emma SNP World Asthma Day 2025 Harper 6 May 2025 Christine SNP 30th Anniversary of Eco-Schools and Grahame Success for St Andrew's RC Primary School in Gorebridge 7 May 2025 Roz McCall CON Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 8 May 2025 Michael LAB Wraparound Care for Children with Marra Additional Support Needs 13 May 2025 Gordon SNP Construction Skills for the Future MacDonald 14 May 2025 Kenneth SNP Marine Conservation Society Publishes Gibson 2024 State of our Beaches Report 15 May 2025 Ross Greer GRN Addressing the Impact of Second Home Ownership in Scotland 20 May 2025 Beatrice LD Radio Teleswitch Service Switch-off Wishart 21 May 2025 Clare SNP The Harm of Gambling Addiction Adamson 22 May 2025 Kevin Stewart SNP Aberdeen to Welcome the Tall Ships Races 27 May 2025 Elena SNP Common Ground Forum on Deer Whitham 28 May 2025 Sharon CON Improving Access to Hearing Care for Dowey Scotland’s Ageing Population 29 May 2025 Michelle SNP 30 Years on from the Bosnian Thomson Genocide in Srebrenica Record of Members’ Business taken by the Parliament in Session 6 Party SNP CON LAB GRN LD Alba TOTAL Frequency (no) 218 102 66 26 13 1 426 Frequency % 51 24 16 6 3 0 100 Parliamentary Business Team May 2025 12 pdf. application/pdf. 211517.

Last updated: 29 May 2025

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S6W-37924 Jamie Greene: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the sale of Prestwick Airport to a new owner or the timescales around its potential return to the private sector.

Last updated: 4 February 2025

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They also sell items at affordable prices helping those who are not in a position to go out and buy new things. Any funds generated 4 from the sale of items goes towards helping keep the charity running and enabling them to respond to calls for help and support.

Last updated: 10 April 2024

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S6M-01349: Alexander Stewart: Age Scotland’s Big Survey of Older People 2021 - That the Parliament congratulates Partick Thistle FC on the 50th anniversary of its historic 4-1 victory over Celtic FC in the Scottish League Cup Final held on 23 October 1971 at Hampden Park; considers that this well-loved Glasgow instit...

Last updated: 30 June 2025

Forth Valley College AGS to PAC 18 June 2025_Redacted

The VPFACA confirmed that the detail contained within appendix 3 has been rolled forward into budget forecasts for 25/26 and 26/27 and highlighted the projected £2m 4 2.

Last updated: 23 June 2022

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Programme delivery timetable: 2020-21 to 2025-26. Latest programme progress: The new timetable to 2025-26 reflects the commitment up to the end of the five-year Infrastructure Investment Plan.

Last updated: 23 July 2024

TCA Scottish Meat Wholesalers

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Brief for Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting Overview of Red Meat Industry • Abattoir output in 2022 circa £1 billion • 25% of sales to Scotland • 65% of sales to UK • 10% of sales to rest o...

Last updated: 12 June 2024

Scottish Meat Wholesalers 28 March