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SPICe briefings Date published: 28 February 2022

Environmental Fiscal Measures for Scotland: - 3.3.6 Forestry grants

Retrieved from <a href="https://www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/19383092.latest-uk-tree-planting-figures-scotland-leads-uk-faces-mountainous-effort-hit-30-000-ha-target/" target="_blank">https://www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/19383092.latest-uk-tree-planting-figures-scotland-leads-uk-faces-mountainous-effort-hit-30-000-ha-target/</a> [accessed 21 January 2022], when compared to other nations in the UK.

Last updated: 31 March 2022

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Progress, challenges and opportunities 15 Nature 15 Climate change 22 Resource-use 26 Economy 29 Society 34 Global footprint 41 3.

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...

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