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Questions and Answers Date answered: 7 November 2025

S6W-41191

However, the Scottish Government published strategic Guidance to Local authorities to support them to develop their CLD plans in 2024 which can be accessed at: CLD: guidance for 2024 to 2027.Recognising the important role local authorities play in delivering local services, including youth work, the Scottish Government has increased the total resources available to local government by over £1.1 billion in 2025-26...

Official Report Meeting date: 8 January 2025

Economy and Fair Work Committee 08 January 2025

Members indicated agreement.Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Our next item of business is an evidence session on the Scottish Government’s 2025-26 budget, which was published on 4 December, along with the Government’s response to the committee’s pre-budget lett...

Last updated: 21 January 2021

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Section 1 Paul Wheelhouse 1 In section 1, page 1, line 26, leave out and insert Section 5 Paul Wheelhouse 2 In section 5, page 3, line 18, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 3 In section 5, page 3, line 20, after insert Claudia Beamish 145 In section 5, page 3, line 20, after insert— Section 6 Alexander Burnett 134 In section 6, page 4, line 11, at end insert— SP Bill 64-ML 1 Session 5 (2021) Section 7 Paul Wheelhouse 4 In section 7, page 5, line 14, leave out and insert Section 11 Paul Wheelhouse 5 In section 11, page 7, line 12, at end insert— After section 11 Paul Wheelhouse 6 After section 11, insert— Section 14 Paul Wheelhouse 7 In section 14, page 8, line 6, at end insert— 2 Maurice Golden 146 In section 14, page 8, line 6, at end insert— Maurice Golden 147 In section 14, page 8, line 7, after insert Section 16 Maurice Golden 148 In section 16, page 8, line 29, at end insert— Section 17 Paul Wheelhouse 8 In section 17, page 8, line 34, leave out from first to and insert Paul Wheelhouse 9 In section 17, page 9, line 5, at end insert— 3 After section 18 Paul Wheelhouse 10 After section 18, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 11 After section 18, insert— Section 19 Paul Wheelhouse 12 In section 19, page 9, line 22, leave out and insert Section 20 Paul Wheelhouse 13 In section 20, page 9, line 30, leave out and insert 4 Paul Wheelhouse 14 In section 20, page 10, line 2, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 15 In section 20, page 10, line 5, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 16 In section 20, page 10, line 5, leave out second and insert Paul Wheelhouse 17 In section 20, page 10, line 7, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 18 In section 20, page 10, line 8, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 19 In section 20, page 10, line 10, leave out and insert Section 21 Paul Wheelhouse 20 In section 21, page 10, line 15, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 21 In section 21, page 10, line 16, leave out and insert Section 22 Paul Wheelhouse 22 In section 22, page 10, line 20, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 23 In section 22, page 10, line 21, leave out and insert 5 Paul Wheelhouse 24 In section 22, page 10, line 25, leave out and insert Section 23 Paul Wheelhouse 25 In section 23, page 10, line 27, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 26 In section 23, page 10, line 27, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 27 In section 23, page 10, line 29, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 28 In section 23, page 10, line 31, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 29 In section 23, page 10, line 34, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 30 In section 23, page 10, line 34, leave out and insert After section 23 Andy Wightman 135 After section 23, insert— 6 Section 24 Andy Wightman 136 In section 24, page 11, line 2, at beginning insert Paul Wheelhouse 31 In section 24, page 11, line 2, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 32 In section 24, page 11, line 2, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 33 In section 24, page 11, line 3, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 34 In section 24, page 11, line 3, at end insert— After section 24 Paul Wheelhouse 35 After section 24, insert— 7 Paul Wheelhouse 36 After section 24, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 37 After section 24, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 38 After section 24, insert— Andy Wightman 137 After section 24, insert— Section 25 Paul Wheelhouse 39 In section 25, page 11, line 8, leave out and insert Andy Wightman 138 In section 25, page 11, line 16, at end insert— Section 26 Paul Wheelhouse 40 In section 26, page 11, line 22, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 41 In section 26, page 11, line 25, leave out and insert Andy Wightman 139 In section 26, page 11, line 26, at end insert— 12 Paul Wheelhouse 42 In section 26, page 11, line 27, leave out second and insert After section 26 Paul Wheelhouse 43 After section 26, insert— Section 27 Paul Wheelhouse 44 In section 27, page 11, line 34, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 45 In section 27, page 11, line 34, at end insert 13 Paul Wheelhouse 46 In section 27, page 12, line 1, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 47 In section 27, page 12, line 3, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 48 In section 27, page 12, line 3, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 49 In section 27, page 12, line 4, leave out from to the end of line 7 and insert Paul Wheelhouse 50 In section 27, page 12, line 7, at end insert— Andy Wightman 140 In section 27, page 12, line 7, at end insert— Claudia Beamish 149 In section 27, page 12, line 7, at end insert— 14 After section 27 Paul Wheelhouse 51 After section 27, insert— Section 29 Paul Wheelhouse 52 In section 29, page 12, line 15, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 53 In section 29, page 12, line 16, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 54 In section 29, page 12, line 21, at beginning insert Section 30 Paul Wheelhouse 55 In section 30, page 13, line 4, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 56 In section 30, page 13, line 5, at beginning insert Paul Wheelhouse 57 In section 30, page 13, line 6, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 58 In section 30, page 13, line 7, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 59 In section 30, page 13, line 9, at beginning insert 15 Section 32 Paul Wheelhouse 60 In section 32, page 14, line 27, at end insert— Section 35 Paul Wheelhouse 61 In section 35, page 16, line 3, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 62 In section 35, page 16, line 10, after insert Andy Wightman 150 In section 35, page 16, line 24, at end insert— After section 35 Paul Wheelhouse 63 After section 35, insert— Section 37 Mark Ruskell 151 In section 37, page 16, line 34, leave out and insert Section 39 Paul Wheelhouse 64 In section 39, page 18, line 4, at end insert— Mark Ruskell 141 In section 39, page 18, line 4, at end insert— Claudia Beamish 152 In section 39, page 18, line 4, at end insert— 17 After section 40 Mark Ruskell 153 After section 40, insert— Section 45 Paul Wheelhouse 65 In section 45, page 21, line 27, leave out subsection (2) Paul Wheelhouse 66 In section 45, page 21, line 31, at end insert— Section 50 Paul Wheelhouse 67 In section 50, page 23, line 5, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 68 In section 50, page 23, line 6, at beginning insert Paul Wheelhouse 69 In section 50, page 23, line 9, at end insert Paul Wheelhouse 70 In section 50, page 23, line 16, at end insert— After section 50 Paul Wheelhouse 71 After section 50, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 72 After section 50, insert— 19 Before section 52 Liam McArthur 158 Before section 52, insert— ART Section 52 Liam McArthur 159 In section 52, page 24, line 11, at end insert— Section 58 Paul Wheelhouse 73 In section 58, page 26, line 6, at end insert Paul Wheelhouse 74 In section 58, page 26, line 6, at end insert— 20 Paul Wheelhouse 75 In section 58, page 26, line 7, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 76 In section 58, page 26, leave out lines 11 and 12 and insert— Paul Wheelhouse 77 In section 58, page 26, line 14, leave out from to in line 15 and insert Paul Wheelhouse 78 In section 58, page 26, line 16, at end insert Paul Wheelhouse 79 In section 58, page 26, line 16, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 80 In section 58, page 26, line 16, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 81 In section 58, page 26, line 16, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 82 In section 58, page 26, line 16, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 83 In section 58, page 26, line 18, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 84 In section 58, page 26, line 19, at end insert Paul Wheelhouse 85 In section 58, page 26, line 19, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 86 In section 58, page 26, line 21, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 87 In section 58, page 26, line 21, at end insert— 22 Section 59 Paul Wheelhouse 88 In section 59, page 26, line 31, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 89 In section 59, page 26, line 34, at beginning insert Paul Wheelhouse 90 In section 59, page 26, line 35, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 91 In section 59, page 26, line 35, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 92 In section 59, page 26, line 38, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 93 In section 59, page 27, line 1, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 94 In section 59, page 27, line 4, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 95 In section 59, page 27, line 5, leave out from to end of line 7 and insert Paul Wheelhouse 96 In section 59, page 27, line 8, leave out and insert 23 Paul Wheelhouse 97 In section 59, page 27, line 9, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 98 In section 59, page 27, line 11, leave out and insert Section 60 Paul Wheelhouse 99 Leave out section 60 Section 61 Paul Wheelhouse 100 In section 61, page 28, line 6, leave out and insert After section 61 Paul Wheelhouse 101 After section 61, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 102 After section 61, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 103 After section 61, insert— Paul Wheelhouse 104 After section 61, insert— Section 62 Paul Wheelhouse 105 In section 62, page 28, line 12, leave out subsections (1) to (5) and insert— Section 63 Paul Wheelhouse 106 In section 63, page 29, line 9, leave out from first to in line 10 and insert Section 64 Paul Wheelhouse 107 In section 64, page 29, line 27, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 108 In section 64, page 29, line 30, leave out 27 Section 65 Paul Wheelhouse 109 In section 65, page 30, line 16, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 110 In section 65, page 30, line 21, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 111 In section 65, page 30, line 23, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 112 In section 65, page 30, line 28, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 113 In section 65, page 30, line 33, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 114 In section 65, page 30, line 34, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 115 In section 65, page 30, line 34, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 116 In section 65, page 30, line 37, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 117 In section 65, page 30, line 40, leave out Paul Wheelhouse 118 In section 65, page 30, line 41, leave out Section 66 Paul Wheelhouse 119 In section 66, page 31, line 33, leave out 28 Section 67 Paul Wheelhouse 120 In section 67, page 32, line 20, leave out from first to in line 21 and insert After section 67 Paul Wheelhouse 121 After section 67, insert— Section 68 Paul Wheelhouse 122 In section 68, page 33, line 9 leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 123 In section 68, page 33, line 10, leave out subsection (2) After section 76 Maurice Golden 154 After section 76, insert— ART Before section 77 Mark Ruskell 142 Before section 77, insert— 31 Maurice Golden 155 Before section 77, insert— Section 77 Paul Wheelhouse 124 In section 77, page 37, line 31, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 125 In section 77, page 38, line 11, at end insert— After section 77 Graham Simpson 156 After section 77, insert— Section 81 Paul Wheelhouse 126 In section 81, page 41, line 13, after insert Paul Wheelhouse 127 In section 81, page 41, line 13, after insert Mark Ruskell 143 In section 81, page 41, line 13, leave out insert Paul Wheelhouse 128 In section 81, page 41, line 14, leave out and insert Paul Wheelhouse 129 In section 81, page 41, line 15, at end insert Section 83 Paul Wheelhouse 130 In section 83, page 41, line 30, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 131 In section 83, page 41, line 31, at end insert— 33 Paul Wheelhouse 132 In section 83, page 42, line 2, at end insert— Paul Wheelhouse 133 In section 83, page 42, line 9, at end insert— Section 84 Andy Wightman 144 In section 84, page 42, line 12, after insert Andy Wightman 157 In section 84, page 42, line 12, after insert 34  Parliamentary copyright.

Official Report Meeting date: 3 December 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 03 December 2025

We value culture in all its forms, which is why we increased the culture budget by more than £34 million in 2025-26 as part of our commitment to an additional £100 million per year by 2028-29.

SPICe briefings Date published: 12 May 2026

Key Issues for Session 7 - Balance between openness and operational capacity

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Committee reports Date published: 25 March 2026

Annual report of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 2025-26 - Membership changes

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Committee reports Date published: 22 January 2026

Stage 1 report on the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill - Proposal for a member’s bill

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SPICe briefings Date published: 16 January 2026

Scottish Budget 2026-27 - Adaptation and mitigation

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Committee reports Date published: 19 December 2025

Stage 1 report on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill - Membership changes

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