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Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Christina McKelvie*, Iain Gray*, Pauline McNeill*, Alex Rowley*, Fulton MacGregor*, Mairi Evans*, Ross Greer*, Elaine Smith*, Sandra White*, Oliver Mundell*, Patrick Harvie*, David Torrance*, Mark Griffin*, Alex Neil*, Neil Findlay*, Monica Lennon*, Murdo Fraser*, Clare Adamson*, Claudia Beamish*, James Kelly*, Richard Lyle* *S5M-04297 Miles Briggs: National Museum of Scotland is Most Popular Visitor...

SPICe briefings Date published: 8 September 2020

Common Frameworks

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act and Common Frameworks - 26 December 2019 to 25 March 2020. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/886372/TheEuropeanUnion-Withdrawal-ActAndCommonFrameworks.pdf [accessed 26 August 2020]The precise form that the...

Last updated: 7 September 2026

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Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Visitor Levy (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from— Hannah Mary Goodlad, Minister for Public Finance, Fiona Campbell, Visitor Levy and Cruise Ship Levy Team Leader, and Susan Robb, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4.

Committee reports Date published: 30 October 2025

Report on pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27: responding to long-term fiscal pressures - Social security spending

Social security spending The MTFS highlights the SFC’s June 2025 forecasts showing overall expenditure on social security increasing significantly from £6.8 billion in 2025-26 to £8.8 billion by 2029-30. Total additional spend reflecting policy choices in Scotland (over and above equivalent policies in England) rises from just over £1 billion in 2025-26 to £1.8 billion in 2029-30 according to the MTFS.1Scottish Government. (2025, June).

SPICe briefings Date published: 28 November 2023

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2021-2022 - 2.1. Calendar

Calendar May 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsThursday 13 May 202109:0009:2610:0910:3122011:1511:3612:1712:4214:1515:01Friday 14 May 202110:3111:0911:1912:0542212:1412:4913:4614:2414:3015:0015:1015:3916:0116:47Tuesday 18 May 202114:0014:1614:2414:3713014:4515:46Thursday 20 May 202114:0014:3614:4114:4510514:4915:14Wednesday 26 May 202114:0015:31131Thursday 27 May 202112:0012:4714:0016:43330Total from 13 May 20211418June 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 June 202114:0116:4516:4617:0130817:0717:16Wednesday 2 June 202114:0017:0517:1017:26321Thursday 3 June 202112:0012:5114:0017:0141117:0517:24Tuesday 8 June 202114:0017:0517:1218:33421Wednesday 9 June 202114:0017:3617:4118:53448Thursday 10 June 202112:0012:4714:0017:0440117:0917:19Tuesday 15 June 202114:0117:4217:4718:31425Wednesday 16 June 202114:0017:3617:4018:41437Thursday 17 June 202112:0012:4914:0017:3443817:3717:52Tuesday 22 June 202114:0014:1114:1815:5553815:5619:0119:0419:49Wednesday 23 June 202114:0016.0616:1717:3852917:4918:5618:5719:52Thursday 24 June 202112:0012:5614:0015:4140715:4817:1317:1817:1917:2217:26Total June 20215244July 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 13 July 202114:0016:07207Total July 2021207August 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 August 202114:0017:01301Tuesday 31 August 202114:0015:4015:4718:0245018:0819:03Total August 2021751September 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsWednesday 1 September 202114:0015:5415:5618:0445818:0819:04Thursday 2 September 202111:4013:2814:3016:5942617:0317:12Tuesday 7 September 202114:0018:08408Wednesday 8 September 202114:0017:3317:3818:19414Thursday 9 September 202111:4013:3414:0017:3554117:4017:52Tuesday 14 September 202114:0015:2015:2217:1340717:1818:14Wednesday 15 September 202114:0017:5017:5418:44440Thursday 16 September 202111:4113:1714:0017:0245117:0717:20Tuesday 21 September 202114:0017:3117:3718:26420Wednesday 22 September 202114:0017:5117:5518:53449Thursday 23 September 202111:4013:2814:3017:01420Tuesday 28 September 202114:0017:0317:1118:00352Wednesday 29 September 202114:0017:3017:3518:22417Thursday 30 September 202111:4013:2214:3017:1844017:2317:33Total September 20216323October 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 5 October 202114:0015:1515:1715:5040115:5217:0517:1118:11Wednesday 6 October 202114:0015:2815:2917:1040417:1518:10Thursday 7 October 202111:4013:3514:3015:5143816:0017:2917:3317:36Tuesday 26 October 202114:0018:1818:2519:11504Wednesday 27 October 202114:0017:1517:2118:42436Thursday 28 October 202111:4013:4014:3017:0544317:1117:19Total October 20212706November 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 November 202114:0017:52352Wednesday 3 November 202114:0017:51351Thursday 4 November 202111:4013:4514:3017:00435Tuesday 9 November 202114:0017:1017:1418:07403Wednesday 10 November 202114:0017:37337Thursday 11 November 202111:4013:1914:3016:52401Tuesday 16 November 202114:0017:2017:2518:18413Wednesday 17 November 202114:0017:4517:5019:09504Thursday 18 November 202111:4013:1814:1517:0443817:0817:19Tuesday 23 November 202114:0018:03403Wednesday 24 November 202114:0017:26326Thursday 25 November 202111:4014:0214:3017:01453Tuesday 30 November 202114:0018:1518:2119:01455Total November 20215511December 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsWednesday 1 December 202114:0017:1317:1718:15411Thursday 2 December 202111:4013:5614:3017:04450Tuesday 7 December 202114:0015:2015:2117:1343417:1718:39Wednesday 8 December 202114:0017:1417:2018:11405Thursday 9 December 202111:4013:3214:3017:00422Tuesday 14 December 202114:0019:00500Wednesday 15 December 202114:0015:4315:5318:48438Thursday 16 December 202111:4013:4414:3017:0845617:1217:26Tuesday 21 December 202114:0017:0717:1118:10406Wednesday 22 December 202114:0017:19319Thursday 23 December 202111:4012:46106Wednesday 29 December 202114:0015:31131Total December 20214638January 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsWednesday 5 January 202214:0015:36136Tuesday 11 January 202214:0017:0617:0818:12410Wednesday 12 January 202214:0017:0617:0918:00357Thursday 13 January 202211:4013:3014:0017:0145917:0417:12Tuesday 18 January 202214:0018:59459Wednesday 19 January 202214:0018:0318:0819:06501Thursday 20 January 202211:4013:2814:3016:59417Tuesday 25 January 202214:0015:4515:5617:0232817:0517:42Wednesday 26 January 202214:0017:34334Thursday 27 January 202211:4014:0414:3016:5754717:0518:01Total January 20224148February 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 February 202214:0017:0317:0818:35430Wednesday 2 February 202214:0017:1217:1818:22416Thursday 3 February 202211:4013:2814:1517:0445117:0917:23Tuesday 8 February 202214:0016:5517:0118:13407Wednesday 9 February 202214:0016:5817:0317:59354Thursday 10 February 202211:4013:4114:0017:0150717:0417:09Tuesday 22 February 202214:0017:1717:2218:07402Wednesday 23 February 202214:0017:2617:3018:48444Thursday 24 February 202211:4013:3914:3017:0143217:0717:09Total February 20224003March 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 March 202214:0017:1017:1418:13409Wednesday 2 March 202214:0018:1918:2319:07503Thursday 3 March 202211:4013:4514:3017:1345517:1917:26Tuesday 8 March 202214:0017:50350Wednesday 9 March 202214:0018:4818:5319:49544Thursday 10 March 202211:4013:2814:3017:07425Tuesday 15 March 202214:0018:4018:4419:32528Wednesday 16 March 202214:0017:1317:1718:09405Thursday 17 March 202211:4013:3214:3017:0243417:0517:15Tuesday 22 March 202214:0017:1617:2218:18412Wednesday 23 March 202214:0017:4817:5218:37433Thursday 24 March 202211:4013:1514:0017:32507Tuesday 29 March 202214:0017:0617:0918:02359Wednesday 30 March 202214:0017:3117:3418:18415Thursday 31 March 202211:4013:4214:0017:0250617:0817:10Total March 2022692519 April 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 19 April 202214:0017:1617:2017:58354Wednesday 20 April 202214:0017:4617:4918:52449Thursday 21 April 202211:4013:4814:3016:57435Tuesday 26 April 202214:0017:0117:0518:05401Wednesday 27 April 202214:0017:0917:1317:58354Thursday 28 April 202211:4013:3814:3016:50418Total April 20222531May 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 May 202214:0016:5717:0117:45341Wednesday 4 May 202214:0014:2014:3617:4041017:4418:30Tuesday 10 May 202214:0017:49349Wednesday 11 May 202214:0017:2817:3418:26420Thursday 12 May 202211:4013:3414:0017:0755917:1218:10Total to 12 May 20222159Parliamentary year total: 468:04

SPICe briefings Date published: 28 October 2022

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2020-2021 - 2.1. Calendar

Calendar May 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 12 May 202014:0014:0214:0517:33331Wednesday 13 May 202012:2013:3314:1517:10408Thursday 14 May 202014:0014:3615:0015:39115Tuesday 19 May 202014:0017:30330Wednesday 20 May 202012:2013:3514:3018:44529Thursday 21 May 202012:3014:0614:3215:2324815:2415:45Tuesday 26 May 202014:0017:04304Wednesday 27 May 202012:2013:2414:3017:35409Thursday 28 May 202014:0014:2514:3014:5311315:0015:25Total from May 2020 (from 12 May 2020)2907June 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 June 202014:0018:18418Wednesday 3 June 202012:2013:3214:3015:2634215:3117:05Thursday 4 June 202014:0114:2614:3014:5612115:0015:30Tuesday 9 June 202014:0017:28328Wednesday 10 June 202012:2013:3314:3018:0454918:0919:0519:0619:12Thursday 11 June 202014:0015:28128Tuesday 16 June 202014:0017:37337Wednesday 17 June 202012:2013:3014:3016:2365016:2819:3419:3720:18Thursday 18 June 202012:3015:20250Tuesday 23 June 202014:0017:59359Wednesday 24 June 202012:2013:4614:4516:34315Thursday 25 June 202014:0015:19119Total June 20204156July 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsThursday 9 July 202012:2013:4514:3015:58253Thursday 16 July 202014:0314:5915:0715:4621415:5516:34Thursday 23 July 202014:0014:4514:5515:34124Thursday 30 July 202012:2014:35215Total July 2020846August 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 11 August 202014:0017:01301Wednesday 12 August 202012:2013:3214:3017:3342617:5818:09Thursday 13 August 202014:0016:2516:4116:45229Tuesday 18 August 202014:0017:1917:3217:42329Wednesday 19 August 202014:3016:3116:3816:41204Thursday 20 August 202012:2013:4414:4516:21300Tuesday 25 August 202014:0016:0516:1519:15505Wednesday 26 August 202012:2013:3114:3015:3352115:3916:1416:1618:48Thursday 27 August 202014:0014:2414:3014:5411715:0015:29Total August 20203012September 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 September 202014:0016:1116:1317:33331Wednesday 2 September 202012:2013:3114:3017:38419Thursday 3 September 202014:0014:2714:4015:0812115:2015:46Tuesday 8 September 202014:0017:1117:2817:3640517:3818:24Wednesday 9 September 202014:0017:3417:4519:13502Thursday 10 September 202012:2013:4614:4516:17258Tuesday 15 September 202014:0017:0317:1518:07355Wednesday 16 September 202014:0017:1417:2418:23413Thursday 17 September 202012:2013:3014:3014:5335414:5617:1117:1817:24Tuesday 22 September 202014:0018:22422Wednesday 23 September 202014:0017:5418:0018:53447Thursday 24 September 202012:2013:3114:3017:07348Tuesday 29 September 202014:0016:5316:5917:42336Wednesday 30 September 202014:0017:5318:0018:52445Total September 20205436October 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsThursday 1 October 202012:2013:3414:3017:03347Tuesday 6 October 202014:0017:32332Wednesday 7 October 202014:0018:2018:2719:37530Thursday 8 October 202012:2013:3314:3017:4243417:4917:58Thursday 15 October 202012:2013:39119Tuesday 27 October 202014:0014:1114:2119:0253319:1019:51Wednesday 28 October 202014:0018:24424Thursday 29 October 202012:2013:5314:3017:12419Total October 20203258November 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 November 202014:0018:56456Wednesday 4 November 202014:0017:1517:2218:10403Thursday 5 November 202012:2013:3114:3017:06347Tuesday 10 November 202014:0017:38338Wednesday 11 November 202014:0018:0218:0619:22518Thursday 12 November 202012:2013:2714:3017:3441717:4217:48Tuesday 17 November 202014:0018:18418Wednesday 18 November 202014:0017:1317:2018:26419Thursday 19 November 202012:2013:2413:5918:4355718:4718:56Tuesday 24 November 202014:0017:5918:0318:1343518:1718:43Wednesday 25 November 202014:0017:4617:5018:2943318:3118:39Thursday 26 November 202012:2013:2814:3018:4151918:4718:47Total November 20205500December 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 December 202014:0018:57457Wednesday 2 December 202014:0014:1014:1218:1750318:2319:11Thursday 3 December 202012:2013:2214:3017:3841117:4417:45Tuesday 8 December 202014:0019:05505Wednesday 9 December 202014:0014:2214:2614:2745414:2814:2914:3014:3414:5018:2218:2619:20Thursday 10 December 202012:2013:2014:3016:4751416:5918:56Tuesday 15 December 202014:0018:3518:4018:5852719:0219:36Wednesday 16 December 202013:4016:4316:4916:5135716:5417:46Thursday 17 December 202012:0012:0612:2013:2234314:3016:3016:3217:07Tuesday 22 December 202014:0015:1615:2015:3455315:4320:0120:0420:09Wednesday 23 December 202011:0012:1712:2016:15512Wednesday 30 December 202013:3015:3315:3616:28255Total December 20205631January 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsMonday 4 January 202114:0015:37137Wednesday 13 January 202111:0013:46246Thursday 14 January 202113:0016:29329Tuesday 19 January 202114:0018:1718:2218:32427Wednesday 20 January 202112:3013:3214:3017:3743317:4118:05Thursday 21 January 202113:0017:1917:2617:3843117:4117:41Tuesday 26 January 202114:0015:2615:3815:3932815:4717:4217:5017:56Wednesday 27 January 202114:0017:2317:2417:2633317:3117:39Thursday 28 January 202112:3013:3214:0015:1841115:2717:18Total January 20213235February 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 February 202114:0017:1217:1917:23318Wednesday 3 February 202112:3013:3314:3017:3143117:3518:02Thursday 4 February 202113:0117:43442Tuesday 9 February 202114:0017:32332Wednesday 10 February 202112:3013:3214:3016:3631816:4016:50Thursday 11 February 202114:0017:46346Tuesday 16 February 202114:0017:4217:4717:56351Wednesday 17 February 202112:3013:3214:3016:3633316:3917:04Thursday 18 February 202114:0016:4516:4918:13409Tuesday 23 February 202114:0016:0616:1517:2240517:2518:17Wednesday 24 February 202114:0017:1217:1518:13410Thursday 25 February 202112:3013:2914:3018:0144118:0518:16Total February 20214736March 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 March 202114:0015:5816:0617:2334717:2818:00Wednesday 3 March 202114:0018:0018:0418:55451Thursday 4 March 202112:3013:2914:3014:3640414:3817:3117:3417:40Tuesday 9 March 202114:0019:1019:1319:40537Wednesday 10 March 202114:0016:5117:0019:4665319:5621:0521:0921:16Thursday 11 March 202112:3016:4917:1517:5472918:0220:03Tuesday 16 March 202114:0016:2316:3018:0454518:1220:00Wednesday 17 March 202113:0013:3214:0016:4453916:5116:5417:0619:26Thursday 18 March 202112:3013:3214:3018:0344218:0818:15Tuesday 23 March 202114:0016:0216:0816:2054916:3516:4216:4320:11Wednesday 24 March 202112:3013:3214:3017:3144017:3518:12Total March 20215916April 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsMonday 12 April 202111:0011:24024Total April 2021024Parliamentary year total: : 448:57

SPICe briefings Date published: 5 December 2017

The social impact of the 2017-18 local government budget - Individual local authorities

Local authorities – Expenditure Pro-Rich and Pro-Poor servicesAreaPro-RichNeutral-RichNeutralNeutral-PoorPro-PoorVery Pro-PoorBack OfficeNon-service relatedAberdeen City3%6%12%15%42%12%3%8%Aberdeenshire2%5%11%19%46%7%4%8%Angus1%7%9%19%39%12%4%10%Argyll & Bute2%6%12%16%42%6%4%12%Clackmannanshire1%4%11%18%38%12%4%12%Dumfries & Galloway1%6%9%19%41%9%4%11%Dundee City2%4%11%16%40%15%2%10%East Ayrshire2%5%10%17%40%13%1%11%East Dunbartonshire2%5%10%23%40%7%3%11%East Lothian1%7%10%17%42%9%2%11%East Renfrewshire2%7%9%24%39%6%2%10%Edinburgh2%7%9%24%39%6%2%10%Eilean Siar3%5%10%16%43%5%4%15%Falkirk2%5%10%18%44%9%2%10%Fife2%6%9%17%43%13%3%7%Glasgow2%6%15%13%34%15%2%13%Highland1%5%9%18%42%10%3%12%Inverclyde1%4%13%20%38%10%4%10%Midlothian2%6%10%18%43%12%3%7%Moray1%5%8%18%42%13%3%9%North Ayrshire2%6%12%18%40%12%3%8%North Lanarkshire2%6%10%19%46%6%3%7%Orkney2%7%9%19%47%5%7%4%Perth & Kinross2%7%11%19%41%9%2%9%Renfrewshire1%7%10%19%39%11%4%7%Scottish Borders2%7%9%18%46%8%2%9%Shetland5%6%7%15%52%7%4%3%South Ayrshire2%6%11%17%42%10%4%9%South Lanarkshire1%7%11%20%41%7%3%11%Stirling1%6%11%20%40%9%2%10%West Dunbartonshire1%5%10%19%46%11%1%6%West Lothian1%6%10%18%43%10%4%7%Scotland2%6%11%17%41%10%3%10%Local Authorities – Savings from Pro-Rich and Pro-Poor servicesAreaPro-RichNeutral-RichNeutralNeutral-PoorPro-PoorVery Pro-PoorBack OfficeNon-service relatedAberdeen City12%12%24%11%12%19%10%0%Aberdeenshire6%26...

Committee reports Date published: 6 July 2017

It is not Cool to be Cruel: Prejudice-based bullying and harassment of children and young people in schools - Data recording and monitoring of prejudice-based bullying

Data on exclusions is also important, as is looking at how well the young person is attaining and achieving, as that can often be an indication of difficulties or an unmet need.”vEqualities and Human Rights Committee, Official report, 26 Jan 2017: Col 11: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?

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R S6W-19659 Edward Mountain: To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for the HMP Inverness site once HMP Highland is constructed and operational.

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Letter from Alan McIntosh Bank account arrestments and social security benefits

You can get further free advice and assistance by visiting the Money & Pensions Service's MoneyHelper site. Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Tax Credit Act 2002, these pieces of legislation cover areas reserved to the UK Parliament.

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