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Our last consideration of this petition took place on 2 February, when we agreed to write to the Minister for Community Safety. We have received new responses from the Scottish Government, which include a copy of the response that the minister received from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
I would like the committee to ask the Scottish Government why it has chosen to make permanent changes through regulations 2 and 3(7)(b) and what the “new approach of targeted inspections using relevant data and improved education and engagement with applicants” means in practice, including what data the targeting is based on.
We could write to key stakeholders such as NatureScot and Police Scotland for views on the implementation of the new data-sharing protocols in the first year.
In response, the cabinet secretary stated; “I do not believe that it is right to call prison officers drug dealers, even to make a political point.” As a new MSP, I try to avoid making personal attacks and false comments—Interruption.
(S6O-00236) Our on-going investment in our prison estate will ensure that it is fit for the future. Our current priorities are the new female custodial estate, in which construction is well under way, and the much-needed replacements for HMP Barlinnie and HMP Inverness.
That is particularly important when it comes to international travel, because, right now, the key risk of international travel is the importation of new variants. The issues that Liam Kerr mentioned are difficult for anybody who is having to quarantine in a hotel; however, public safety and public health are paramount here, and I hope that the Tories would ...
The Parliament is currently considering a new food standards bill—the Food (Scotland) Bill—which will create a new food body to take over from the Food Standards Agency and establish new food law provisions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the analysis of the consultation on the New Build Heat Standard, which states that legislation will be prepared in spring 2023, when it plans to publish further information on the New Build Heat Standard.