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Official Report Meeting date: 4 November 2021

Social Justice and Social Security Committee 04 November 2021

It is only six months since the consultation summary was lodged ahead of Parliament rising for the election recess. That consultation was undertaken with the non-Government bills unit’s support, my thanks for which I put on record.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 12 April 2023

S6W-17198

The deadline for lodging a petition necessitates doing so during recess but I will make a statement to Parliament after the Easter recess, subject to agreement of the parliamentary bureau.
Last updated: 13 May 2024

Register of Interests for the Parliamentary Year 12 May 2016 to 11 May 2017

Since the date of my return, I have not carried out any work for Tenairvia and have no plans to do so.
Last updated: 12 December 2024

PB_2024_Paper183

Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until February Recess is as follows– Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 2 December 2024 CON SNP* LAB SNP 9 December 2024 SNP CON SNP 16 December 2024 SNP GRN CON Christmas Recess 2024-25 6 January 2025 LAB SNP ALBA 13 January 2...
Official Report Meeting date: 11 November 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 11 November 2025

I visited the Thistle centre in the early morning one day in the October recess. Since that facility opened in January, it has prevented or reversed 60 overdose events through its pharmaceutical interventions.
Official Report Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2025

Will he commit to the Scottish Government commissioning an independent review of further and higher education to report before the summer recess—the point when he said that he wanted deliberations to take place—and then to having a cross-party discussion?
Last updated: 24 May 2023

SPBill28S062023

Penalty for failure to make returns 25 43 Penalty for failure to make returns (1) A penalty is payable by a liable person (“P”) where P fails to make a return in accordance with section 23. (2) P is liable to a penalty under this section of £100. (3) In sections 44, 45 and 46 “penalty date”, in relation to a return, means the day after the 30 day on which a return must be made under section 23. 44 Three month penalty for failure to make return (1) P is liable to a penalty under this section if— (a) P's failure continues after the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the penalty date, 35 (b) the relevant local authority decides that such a penalty should be payable, and 20 Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill Part 5—Enforcement of the levy and penalties Chapter 2—Penalties (c) the relevant local authority gives notice to P specifying the date from which the penalty is payable. (2) The penalty under this section is £10 for each day that the failure continues during the period of 90 days beginning with the date specified in the notice given under subsection 5 (1)(c). (3) The date specified in the notice under subsection (1)(c)— (a) may be earlier than the date on which the notice is given, but (b) may not be earlier than the end of the period mentioned in subsection (1)(a). 45 Six month penalty for failure to make return 10 (1) P is liable to a penalty under this section if P's failure continues after the end of the 1 period of 6 months beginning with the penalty date. (2) The penalty under this section is the greater of— (a) 5% of the levy which would have been shown in the return in question, and (b) £300. 15 46 Twelve month penalty for failure to make return (1) P is liable to a penalty under this section if P's failure continues after the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the penalty date. (2) Where, by failing to make the return, P deliberately withholds information which would enable or assist a relevant local authority to assess P's liability to pay the levy, the 20 penalty under this section is the greater of— (a) 100% of the levy which would have been shown in the return in question, and (b) £300. (3) In any case not falling within subsection (2), the penalty under this section is the greater of— 25 (a) 5% of the levy which would have been shown in the return in question, and (b) £300. 47 Reasonable excuse for failure to make return (1) If P satisfies the relevant local authority that there is a reasonable excuse for a failure to comply with section 23, liability to a penalty under sections 43 to 46 does not arise 30 in relation to that failure. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)— (a) an insufficiency of funds is not a reasonable excuse unless attributable to events outside P's control, (b) where P relies on any other person to do anything, that is not a reasonable excuse 35 unless P took reasonable care to avoid the failure, and 21 Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill Part 5—Enforcement of the levy and penalties Chapter 2—Penalties (c) where P had a reasonable excuse for the failure but the excuse has ceased, P is to be treated as having continued to have the excuse if the failure is remedied without unreasonable delay after the excuse ceased.
Last updated: 29 September 2025

Conveners Group meeting papers_22 June 2022

In the case of the forthcoming National Care Service Bill, the timing of introduction is very close to the summer recess which will require effective coordination across the committees involved to ensure that best use can be made of the recess period.
Last updated: 13 May 2022

Register of Interests for the Parliamentary Year 6 May 2021 to 13 May 2022

REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS Member’s Name: George Adam Region/Constituency: Paisley Date on which Initial Statement Lodged: 02 June 2021 Information on the exact nature of the requirement under each category can be found in the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006.
Last updated: 25 September 2024

Budget_CabSecFLGToConvener_24Sep24

This letter responds on these points. Budget Date I can confirm that I will proceed on the basis of delivering the 2025-26 Scottish Budget in Parliament on 4 December 2024, with introduction of the Budget Bill two weeks later, on 18 December.

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