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The Minister for Public Health and I met with island MSPs on? 26 February to discuss the potential for, and implications of, pre-travel testing for our islands.
Convener: Bill Bowman
Deputy Convener:
Stuart McMillan (until 22 December 2020)
Gil Paterson (from 12 January 2021)
Membership: The committee has 5 members
Committee meetingsThere were 36 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee36Meetings held wholly in private0Meetings held partly in private31Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference11Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)6Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedMichelle Ballantyne (from 20 August 2020)Con (until 24 Nov 20); Reform (from 11 Jan 21)26...
Owing to the demands of Stage 1 scrutiny on various bills in late 2025, the Committee decided to focus its pre-budget oral evidence taking on hearing from the major expenditure stakeholders in the criminal justice sector.
Between 5 and 26 November ,the Committee took evidence from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Police Scotland and the Scott...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 September 2025
The Committee published its report on the LCM on 26 June. The Committee’s report concluded (by majority) that the Scottish Parliament give its consent to the UK Parliament legislating in this area in respect of clauses 14 to 20, as proposed in the Scottish Government's draft motion, whilst withholding consent for the time being in relation to clauses 42 and...
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-bill/introduction/explanatory-notes-accessible.pdfSection 26 of the Bill provides an additional power to returning officers to postpone a local election in their area up to two weeks following consultation with the Electoral Commi...
Committee reports
Date published:
15 September 2023
It also confirmed that it was not something that was raised during the Scottish Government's consultation.Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Official Report, 6 June 2023. Col 26
The Minister acknowledged the concerns of the Committee.
Why Flats Fall Down Navigating Shared Responsibilities for their Repair and Maintenance, pp 26-27. Retrieved from <a href="https://thinkhouse.org.uk/site/assets/files/1345/befs0120.pdf" target="_blank">https://thinkhouse.org.uk/site/assets/files/1345/befs0120.pdf</a>
More widely across Scotland, many modern developments and increasing numbers of...
Each flat has a separate entrance, taking the form of a stair for an upper flat.
Developers tend to market brand new buildings as apartment blocks. These can have extensive common areas and facilities, such as underground parking and landscaped garden grounds, which can be expensive to maintain.
Official Report 25 February 2020, col. 26.
In a subsequent letter to the Committee, the Minister provided further details on the work being undertaken by the Scottish Civil Justice Council on case management rules in family cases.
Retrieved from <a href="https://www2.gov.scot/resource/doc/334161/0109246.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.gov.scot/resource/doc/334161/0109246.pdf</a> [accessed 26 October 2019]
Section 1 of the Bill would abolish the current (12+) presumption, with the aim of encouraging the courts to hear from younger children.