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Last updated: 9 April 2024

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Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until Summer Recess is as follows– Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SNP SNP GRN 24 April 2023 LD CON SNP 1 May 2023 SNP SNP CON 8 May 2023 LAB SNP SNP 15 May 2023 CON SNP LAB 22 May 2023 SNP CON SNP 29 May 2023 SNP GRN CON 5 June 2023 LAB SNP SNP 12 June 2023 CON SNP LAB 19 June 2023 SNP CON SNP 26 June 2023 Summer recess 2023 4. Motions submitted for Members’ Business are shown below— S6M-08977: Pam Gosal: Volunteers' Week – That the Parliament recognises that Volunteers' Week takes place from 1 to 7 June every year; understands that the campaign began in 1984 and is now in its 39th year; acknowledges that the 2023 UK-wide Volunteers’ Week theme is "Celebrate and Inspire"; acknowledges what it sees as the important role that volunteers play in communities during Volunteers’ Week and all year round; believes that the week marks the ideal opportunity to thank the efforts of volunteers in communities across Scotland, and considers that volunteers are the backbone of the community, who support services and make a difference to people’s lives.

Last updated: 9 April 2024

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Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until Summer Recess is as follows– Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SNP SNP GRN 24 April 2023 LD CON SNP 1 May 2023 SNP SNP CON 8 May 2023 LAB SNP SNP 15 May 2023 CON SNP LAB 22 May 2023 SNP CON SNP 29 May 2023 SNP GRN CON 5 June 2023 LAB SNP SNP 12 June 2023 CON SNP LAB 19 June 2023 SNP CON SNP 26 June 2023 Summer recess 2023 4. Motions submitted for Members’ Business are shown below— S6M-08901: Clare Adamson: Drowning Prevention Week 2023 - That the Parliament marks Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) 2023, which runs from 18 to 25 June; notes that the campaign, initiated by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), aims to reduce the number of drowning and near-drowning incidents that occur in the UK every year by promoting the skills and knowledge that people need to be safe and have fun in the water; believes that DPW, now in its 10th year, is as crucial as ever, as it promotes water safety education; understands that, on average, 50 people accidentally drown in Scotland each year, and a further 29 people take their own lives in and around the country’s water ways; acknowledges that the DPW campaign encourages schools, clubs, leisure centres and communities to promote water safety education through events, lessons, games and activities, in a bid to make people more aware of the dangers of water; welcomes the provision of new educational resources from Water Safety Scotland, created by RoSPA, which include free water safety lessons for schools and practitioners and the first ever curriculum-aligned water safety resources; commends RLSS UK and partner agencies, such as Water Safety Scotland, for what it sees as their tireless PB/S6/23/65 campaigning to promote water safety, and wishes everyone involved in Drowning Prevention Week 2023 the very best in their efforts.

Committee reports Date published: 12 December 2025

Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: Human Rights Budgeting - Annex A

After a presentation by Dr Hosie, the Committee and CARM explored the case study included in the 2025-26 Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement on employability, which was one of the priority policy areas in the Whole Family Equality Project’s questions in 2023.

SPICe briefings Date published: 19 November 2024

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill - Emergency early release

Subsequently, 477 prisoners were released under these regulations between 26 June and 18 July 2024. Those that were eligible for release were short-term prisoners (serving a sentence of under four years) who had 180 days or less of their sentence left to serve.

SPICe briefings Date published: 27 June 2022

Judicial Review - Judicial review and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

McCue's Guardian v Glasgow City Council (2020)2McCue's Guardian v Glasgow City Council [2020] CSIH 51; 2021 S.C. 107; 2020 S.L.T. 963; [2020] 8 WLUK 163; 2020 G.W.D. 26-352; [2020] C.L.Y. 2352. (2020, August 21).

SPICe briefings Date published: 8 September 2021

Scotland's Business Base: Facts and Figures - Business base by constituency

Table 9: Business base (registered local units) by parliamentary constituency 2020Scottish Parliament ConstituencyLocal Units 2020% of total1-year % change (2019 to 2020)% change 2010 to 2020Aberdeen Central5,7852.6%-0.8%19%Aberdeen Donside2,9601.3%-0.3%18%Aberdeen South and North Kincardine3,7651.7%0.1%21%Aberdeenshire East4,5752.0%-0.8%11%Aberdeenshire West5,1402.3%-1.0%11%Airdrie and Shotts1,9500.9%0.0%6%Almond Valley2,9251.3%-0.2%27%Angus North and Mearns3,5951.6%-0.1%5%Angus South2,6551.2%-0.6%14%Argyll and Bute3,8951.7%0.3%3%Ayr2,8801.3%-3.2%6%Banffshire and Buchan Coast4,1801.9%0.1%12%Caithness, Sutherland and Ross4,7152.1%-1.5%12%Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley2,8401.3%1.6%10%Clackmannanshire and Dunblane2,1000.9%-1.2%9%Clydebank and Milngavie2,1701.0%0.2%18%Clydesdale3,1301.4%-1.1%8%Coatbridge and Chryston2,0100.9%-0.5%8%Cowdenbeath2,3051.0%-5.1%37%Cumbernauld and Kilsyth2,0250.9%0.2%16%Cunninghame North2,3951.1%-1.0%7%Cunninghame South1,8150.8%2.3%6%Dumbarton2,2801.0%5.3%15%Dumfriesshire4,1201.8%-0.4%3%Dundee City East1,9750.9%1.3%14%Dundee City West2,8351.3%2.3%13%Dunfermline2,5651.1%0.0%20%East Kilbride2,4901.1%-1.0%19%East Lothian3,0401.4%-0.7%26...

Committee reports Date published: 29 January 2021

Subordinate legislation considered by the Covid-19 Committee at its meeting on 28 January 2021

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform ('DPLR') Committee considered SSI 2021/17 at its meeting on 26 January 2021 and had no points to raise.

Committee reports Date published: 22 January 2021

BiFab, the offshore wind sector and Scottish supply chain - Annex B – Correspondence

Annex B – Correspondence Letter from Tony Mackay, 23 April 2019 Letter from JV Driver/DF Barnes, 24 April 2019 Letter to Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth, 26 April 2019 Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, 30 April 2019 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, 1 May 2019 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Summit, Note of Meeting, 2 May 2019 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, 16 May 2019 Letter from the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, 26 June 2019 Letter from Scottish Enterprise, 27 June 2019 Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, 27 June 2019 Letter to Crown Estate Scotland, 30 June 2020 Letter to DF Barnes, 30 June 2020 Letter to Highlands and Islands Enterprise, 30 June 2020 Letter to Scottish Enterprise, 30 June 2020 Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 30 June 2020 Response from Crown Estate Scotland, 16 July 2020 Response from Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 22 July 2020 Scottish Government - Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy Response from Highlands and Islands Enterprise, 29 July 2020 Response from Scottish Enterprise, 21 August 2020 Response from DF Barnes, 11 September 2020 Letter from Darren Jones MP, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee to Gordon Brown, 4 November 2020 Letter to Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), 5 November 2020 Letter to DF Barnes, 5 November 2020 Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 5 November 2020 Response from Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 10 November 2020 Economic Impact of Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited, Biggar Economics report, submitted by SSE following meeting on 24 November 2020 Letter from EDF Renewables in response to 24 November 2020 meeting BiFab Media Statement, DF Barnes, 25 November 2020 Letter to Secretary of State for BEIS, 27 November 2020 Response from Secretary of State for BEIS, 29 November 2020 Lord Davidson QC’s Opinion to GMB Scotland, submitted following meeting on 1 December 2020 Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Culture and Fair Work, 3 December 2020 Letter to Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, 7 December 2020 Response from Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Culture and Fair Work, 8 December 2020 Letter from Marine Scotland in response to 8 December meeting Letter to the Secretary of State for BEIS, 11 December 2020 Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 14 December 2020 An overview of Market Economy Operator Principle and State Aid, included with 14 December letter BiFab – Update to MSPs & Local Representatives, included with 14 December letter Letter from Energy Industries Division, Scottish Government, 14 December Letter from Crown Estate Scotland, 14 December 2020 Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 16 December 2020 Letter to the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, 16 December 2020 Letter to DF Barnes, 16 December 2020 Letter from Scottish Renewables, 17 December 2020 Scottish Renewables Briefing to the Committee, sent with 17 December letter Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges, sent by Scottish Renewables, 17 December Response from Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, 21 December 2020 Letter to the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, 22 December 2020 Details of the SOWEC Strategic Investment Assessment, forwarded by the Cabinet Secretary on 23 December Letter to UKG from the Scottish Government regarding the CFD consultation, June 2020, forwarded to the Committee on 23 December 2020 Scottish Government response to June 2020 CFD consultation, forwarded to the Committee for information Response from Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, 8 January 2021 DF Barnes statement, 8 January 2021

Committee reports Date published: 2 July 2019

Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland - Apprenticeship frameworks

There is a need and a demand, so employers are asking whether some of the apprenticeships could be adapted.vEEFW Committee, Official Report, 26 February 2019, col 47 However, Gordon Nelson from the Federation of Master Builders said: There is pressure in England to move towards three-year or two-year apprenticeships.

Committee reports Date published: 27 March 2019

Cross-border Health Care (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 [draft]

At the Health and Sport Committee's tenth meeting on 26 March 2019, the Committee agreed the Cross-border Health Care (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.)

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