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We would highlight the mechanism of a committee bill as a way to pursue policy change in the next session. To date there have been 10 committee bills passed since 1999 and only three of those that might be described as more policy than procedurally based: one from the Justice Committee in session 1 (Protection from Abuse), one from the Education Committee i...
The Fellowship is described as a “secondment initiative that allows the Scottish Government and its agencies access to external commercial and technology expertise, promoting shared learning between the Scottish Government and industry partners.” To date, the Scottish Government has advised that it has “partnered with a number of leading firms in the techno...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 November 2020
These powers are:
Section 6(1) – power to specify public service bodies required to ensure period products are obtainable free of charge by persons in their premises;
Section 6B – power to issue guidance to responsible bodies about the exercise of their functions; and
Section 11 – power to appoint the date of commencement of sections 1-9.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2020
This is because Members are only required to declare interests that actually appear in their Register of Interests. On the date of the meeting in question (11 September 2019), Sarah Boyack had not yet published her Register of Interests following her return to Parliament.
Legislative Consent Memorandums
The Committee considered and reported on Legislative Consent Memorandums (LCMs) in relation to the following 5 UK Parliament Bills:
Domestic Abuse Bill
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Direct Payment to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill
Coronavirus Bill
Agriculture Bill
LCMs are lodged by the Scottish Government in relation to UK Parliament bills which seek to change the law in relation to devolved matters.iLCMs can also be lodged by Members but this has only happened once to date...
The Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform on a number of occasions to keep up to date on relevant issues. The Committee also heard from Michael Gove MP, the then Secretary for State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on 15 May 2019.
The evidence sessions held in this reporting year were—
Date of MeetingHealth Board25 June 2019NHS Fife3 September 2019NHS Highland26 November 2019 NHS Tayside3 December 2019The State Hospitals Board for Scotland17 December 2019NHS GrampianPrior to the formal evidence session with NHS Tayside, held at Perth and Kinross Council Chambers on 26 November 2019,...
When an application for best start foods can be made
Applications can be made at any time, but the person must be on a qualifying benefit on the date that the application is received by Scottish Ministers.
The Secretary of State for Scotland confirmed, in his letter dated 5 April 2018 to the Scottish Government, that the UK Government would table amendments to apply the same protection from modification to the Scotland Act 1998 and the Government of Wales Act that currently applies to the Northern Ireland Act.