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Creative Scotland’s submission noted that there was high demand for the Fund, writing that there was a “35% success rate for applications to our National Lottery Open Fund for Individuals in Q1 of 2025/26”.
The Scottish Artists Union (SAU) described the Fund as “an even more demoralising lottery for artists,” with many strong applications rejected due to ov...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 November 2025
Annexe B: written and oral evidence
Written submissions from organisations that provided oral evidence
Carers Scotland
Citizens Advice Scotland
Fraser of Allander Institute
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
One Parent Families Scotland
Poverty and Inequality Commission
Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling
Correspondence
5 August 2025: Letter from the Auditor General for Scotland regarding Upcoming Publications
22 August 2025: Public Health Scotland
26...
The Committee held an evidence session with the Scottish Government and HMRC on 26 March 2025 in which it explored issues around Scottish tax payers, the impact of tax divergence including taxpayer behaviour, the impact on budgets and on economic performance and compliance risk.
., 29 OctoberiiiRona MacKay MSP substituted for Bill Kidd MSP at this meeting. and 26 November 2024ivStuart McMillan MSP and Jeremy Balfour MSP submitted apologies for this meeting.
We have already seen that total revenue going to local government, including General Revenue Grant, Non Domestic Rates income and ring-fenced grants, will amount to £14.3 billion in 2025-26. This is equivalent to 32.2% of the Scottish Government's total resource settlement (plus NDR).
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2024
We issued a call for written views on the provisions in the Bill, between 26 September and 8 December 2023. The Committee received 45 written submissions.iCriminal Justice Committee written submissions received in response to the call for views.
Lead committee work
Meeting on 31 May 2023
Evidence session on 14 June 2023 (Read the Official Report)
Meeting on 21 June 2023
Report published on 22 June 2023
Other committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Meeting on 30 May 2023
Meeting on 20 June 2023
Report published on 21 June 2023
Chamber
Legislative Consent Motion
S6M-09709 lodged on 26 ...