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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

Last updated: 2 June 2023

SPCB 2023 Paper 35

This approval is sought under Section 2, paragraph 62 of the Code so that the Members concerned are not required to register the overseas visit as they will be representing the Parliament on this body.

Last updated: 26 November 2019

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Groupings of amendments Liability of owners for rates 1, 5, 84 Valuation roll: basis of valuation 6 Mark in valuation roll for new or improved properties 16, 17, 18 Lands and heritages to be entered in the valuation roll 7, 8 Entering of parks in valuation roll 19, 20 Entering of student accommodation on valuation roll 85 Agreements, proposals, appeals and complaints about valuation 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Appropriate assessor 23, 31, 52 Ancillary powers 86, 87, 97, 65, 98, 99, 68, 100, 71, 72 Meaning of “material change of circumstances” 38 SP Bill 44-G Session 5 (2019) L evying of rates: national or regional rate 9, 10, 11, 12 Levying of rates: progressive rate 14 Limitation on the power to prescribe a supplemental rate in relation to certain land and heritages 13 Duty to report on the valuation process 39, 88 Mandatory minimum payment 3 New or improved properties: rates relief – guidance 89 Reduction and remission of rates based on business practice 90, 91, 92 Charitable relief: independent schools 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 Eligibility of certain public schools for rates relief 15 Effect of relief for arms-length and other bodies 93 Power to reduce or remit rates for certain organisations: guidance 94, 95, 40, 41 Unoccupied properties 42, 43 Failure to pay instalments 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Electronic communication of information 50, 51 Procedure for power to prescribe amount of non-domestic rates 4 Civil penalties for failure to comply with assessor information notices 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66 Duty to notify change of circumstances: timescale 96 SP Bill 44-G Session 5 (2019) P enalties under section 20: enforcement 67, 69 Anti-avoidance regulations: recovery of rates 101 Procedure for anti-avoidance regulations: consultation 70 SP Bill 44-G Session 5 (2019) THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Amendments in debating order Liability of owners for rates Andy Wightman 1 Before section 2, insert— Andy Wightman 5 Before section 2, insert— Andy Wightman 84 Before section 2, insert— Valuation roll: basis of valuation Andy Wightman 6 After section 2, insert— Mark in valuation roll for new or improved properties Kate Forbes 16 In section 3, page 2, line 21, after insert Kate Forbes 17 In section 3, page 2, line 23, at end insert Kate Forbes 18 In section 3, page 2, line 38, at end insert— Lands and heritages to be entered in the valuation roll Andy Wightman 7 After section 3, insert— Andy Wightman 8 After section 3, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Entering of parks in valuation roll Kate Forbes 19 In section 4, page 3, line 20, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 20 In section 4, page 3, leave out lines 21 to 37 and insert— Entering of student accommodation on valuation roll Sarah Boyack 85 After section 4, insert— Agreements, proposals, appeals and complaints about valuation Kate Forbes 21 After section 5, insert— Kate Forbes 22 After section 5, insert— Kate Forbes 24 In section 7, page 5, line 21, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Kate Forbes 25 In section 7, page 5, line 32, after insert Kate Forbes 26 In section 7, page 5, line 32, after insert Kate Forbes 27 In section 7, page 5, leave out lines 33 and 34 and insert— Kate Forbes 28 In section 7, page 6, line 1, at end insert— Kate Forbes 29 In section 7, page 6, line 8, after insert Kate Forbes 30 In section 7, page 6, line 12, at beginning insert Kate Forbes 32 In section 7, page 6, line 15, leave out from to end of line 16 and insert Kate Forbes 33 In section 7, page 6, line 18, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 34 In section 7, page 6, leave out line 20 Kate Forbes 35 In section 7, page 6, line 23, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Alexander Stewart 36 In section 7, page 7, line 15, at end insert— Kate Forbes 37 After section 8 insert— Appropriate assessor Kate Forbes 23 In section 7, page 5, line 6, leave out from to in line 7 and insert Kate Forbes 31 In section 7, page 6, line 13, leave out from to in line 14 Kate Forbes 52 In section 14, page 12, line 14, leave out and insert Ancillary powers Sarah Boyack 86 In section 7, page 6, leave out lines 6 and 7 Sarah Boyack 87 In section 7, page 7, leave out lines 18 and 19 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Sarah Boyack 97 In section 18, page 14, leave out lines 23 and 24 Kate Forbes 65 In section 19, page 15, leave out lines 10 and 11 Sarah Boyack 98 In section 19, page 15, leave out lines 14 and 15 Sarah Boyack 99 In section 20, page 16, leave out lines 9 and 10 Kate Forbes 68 In section 21, page 16, leave out lines 34 and 35 Sarah Boyack 100 In section 21, page 16, leave out lines 38 and 39 Kate Forbes 71 In section 29, page 19, line 30, leave out Kate Forbes 72 In section 29, page 19, leave out lines 33 and 34 Meaning of “material change of circumstances” Kate Forbes 38 After section 8, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Levying of rates: national or regional rate Andy Wightman 9 After section 8, insert— Andy Wightman 10 After section 8, insert— Andy Wightman 11 After section 9, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Andy Wightman 12 After section 9, insert— Levying of rates: progressive rate Andy Wightman 14 After section 8, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Limitation on the power to prescribe a supplemental rate in relation to certain land and heritages Graham Simpson 13 After section 8, insert— Duty to report on the valuation process Alexander Stewart 39 After section 8, insert— Sarah Boyack 88* After section 8, insert— Mandatory minimum payment Andy Wightman 3 Before section 9, insert— New or improved properties: rates relief – guidance Sarah Boyack 89 In section 9, page 8, line 11, at end insert— Reduction and remission of rates based on business practice Sarah Boyack 90 After section 9, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Sarah Boyack 91 After section 9, insert— Sarah Boyack 92 After section 9, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Charitable relief: independent schools Liz Smith 73 After section 9, insert— Liz Smith 74 In section 10, page 8, line 21 after insert Liz Smith 75 In section 10, page 8, line 24, at end insert— Liz Smith 76 In section 10, page 8, line 30 after insert Liz Smith 77 In section 10, page 8, line 30 after second insert Liz Smith 78 In section 10, page 8, line 34, at end insert— Liz Smith 79 Leave out section 10 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Graham Simpson 80 In section 30, page 20, line 13, at end insert— Liz Smith 81 In section 30, page 20, line 14, at beginning insert Liz Smith 82 In section 30, page 20, line 15, at end insert— Liz Smith 83 In section 30, page 20, line 15, at end insert— Eligibility of certain public schools for rates relief Andy Wightman 15 After section 9, insert— Effect of relief for arms-length and other bodies Sarah Boyack 93 After section 10, insert— Power to reduce or remit rates for certain organisations: guidance Sarah Boyack 94 In section 11, page 9, line 18, after insert Sarah Boyack 95 In section 11, page 9, line 22, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Kate Forbes 40 In section 11, page 9, line 26, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 41 In section 11, page 9, line 27, leave out Unoccupied properties Kate Forbes 42 After section 11, insert— Kate Forbes 43 In section 12, page 9, line 34, leave out and insert Failure to pay instalments Kate Forbes 44 In section 13, page 11, line 4, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 45 In section 13, page 11, line 5, after insert Kate Forbes 46 In section 13, page 11, line 7, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 47 In section 13, page 11, line 21, after insert Kate Forbes 48 In section 13, page 11, line 28, after insert Kate Forbes 49 In section 13, page 12, line 1, after insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Electronic communication of information Kate Forbes 50 After section 13, insert— Kate Forbes 51 After section 13, insert— Procedure for power to prescribe amount of non-domestic rates Andy Wightman 4 After section 13, insert— ART THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Civil penalties for failure to comply with assessor information notices Kate Forbes 53 In section 14, page 12, line 21, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 54 In section 18, page 13, line 31, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 55 In section 18, page 13, line 32, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 56 In section 18, page 13, line 33, at end insert— Kate Forbes 57 In section 18, page 13, line 34, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 58 In section 18, page 13, leave out lines 36 to 38 and insert— Kate Forbes 59 In section 18, page 13, line 38, at end insert— Kate Forbes 60 In section 18, page 14, line 1, leave out subsection (4) Kate Forbes 61 In section 18, page 14, line 6, leave out and insert Kate Forbes 62 In section 18, page 14, line 9, at beginning insert Kate Forbes 63 In section 18, page 14, line 12, leave out from to end of line 13 and insert Kate Forbes 64 In section 19, page 14, line 33, after insert Kate Forbes 66 After section 19, insert— Duty to notify change of circumstances: timescale Sarah Boyack 96 In section 16, page 13, line 14, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Penalties under section 20: enforcement Kate Forbes 67 In section 21, page 16, line 27, leave out subsection (5) Kate Forbes 69 After section 21, insert— Anti-avoidance regulations: recovery of rates Sarah Boyack 101 In section 23, page 17. line 16, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Procedure for anti-avoidance regulations: consultation Kate Forbes 70 In section 27, page 19, line 5, after insert  Parliamentary copyright.

Last updated: 8 April 2024

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