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Official Report Meeting date: 15 November 2022

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 15 November 2022

Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure must be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than four days.
Official Report Meeting date: 18 November 2021

Meeting of the Parliament 18 November 2021

We hope that we will have an update prior to the Christmas recess, before we return in January. It has not been possible to hook up with James Dornan, so that concludes Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body question time.
Last updated: 24 March 2026

Letter from CabSecCAE responding to Committees 17 March letter on Conservation of Habitats and Speci

However, the SFF have not been engaged to date in the research that Scottish Government has commissioned which is exploring the benefits and feasibility of potential Scottish compensatory measures for offshore wind.
Last updated: 16 March 2026

Letter from the Presiding Officer dated 21 November 2024

Letter from the Presiding Officer dated 21 November 2024.
Last updated: 5 December 2025

Letter from the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy to Conveners in relation to the Jus

With a view to understanding impact of the Fund to date, we commissioned an independent evaluation that is nearing completion and will be published shortly.
Last updated: 4 December 2025

SPBill50ADPMS062025accessible

The Bill at introduction provided for sections 3 to 5 to come into force on the day after Royal Assent but provided for sections 1 and 2 to come into force on the 7th of July following the date of Royal Assent. 5. The Bill, as amended, enables the Scottish Ministers to have control over the commencement of the Bill so that it can be brought into force once there is more certainty as to the exact date at which education authorities and managers of grant- aided schools will be equipped to fulfil their duties under the Bill.
Last updated: 4 December 2025

SPBill50ADPMS062025

The Bill at introduction provided for sections 3 to 5 to come into force on the day after Royal Assent but provided for sections 1 and 2 to come into force on the 7th of July following the date of Royal Assent. 5. The Bill, as amended, enables the Scottish Ministers to have control over the commencement of the Bill so that it can be brought into force once there is more certainty as to the exact date at which education authorities and managers of grant-aided schools will be equipped to fulfil their duties under the Bill.
Last updated: 26 November 2025

20251125_National Planning Advice update_Letter from Minister for Public Finance

Ariane Burgess MSP Convenor Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 25 November 2025 Dear Ariane I am pleased to advise the Committee that our 2025 Programme for Government commitment to declutter the planning system by removing all dated national planning advice is now complete.
Last updated: 22 October 2025

20250603 SPPS minutes Meeting Final

Pauline thanked everyone for the presentations. Item 8: Date of next meeting 9. Date for next meeting set as Tuesday 9 September 2025, in person. pdf. application/pdf. 142270. 20250603 SPPS minutes Meeting Final.
Last updated: 29 September 2025

Conveners Group agenda 26 February 2025

BBC Annual Report: The Group is invited to note the correspondence from the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee to the Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, dated 7 February 2025 in relation to BBC Scotland’s coverage of the Scottish Parliament and its committees. 1 The papers for this meeting are as follows – Minutes of last meeting CG/S6/24/07/M(P) COSLA informal engagement CG/S6/25/01/1 Continuous Professional Development for Members CG/S6/25/01/2 Cross-committee working: Post-EU scrutiny CG/S6/25/01/3 BBC Annual Report CG/S6/25/01/4 Committee debates this Parliamentary year Debate 1, Wednesday 25 September Education, Children and Young People Committee Debate title: Additional Support for Learning Debate 2, Thursday 3 October Economy and Fair Work Committee Debate title: Just Transition Debate 3, Thursday 31 October Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate title: Commissioner Landscape Inquiry report Debate 4, Thursday 14 November Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Debate title: Trade and Cooperation Agreement report Debate 5, Thursday, 12 December 2024 Health, Social Care & Sport Committee Debate title: Remote and Rural Healthcare Debate 6, Thursday, 16 January 2025 Citizen Participation & Public Petitions Committee Debate title: A9 dualling project inquiry Debate 7, Thursday, 6 March 2025 Criminal Justice Committee; Health, Social Care & Sport Committee; and Social Security and Social Justice Committee Debate title: Tackling drug deaths and drug harm Debate 8, Thursday, 20 March 2025 Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Debate title: Salmon farming in Scotland Debate 9, Thursday, 3 April 2025 Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee and the Equalities, Human Rights and 2 Criminal Justice Committee Debate title: The Aarhus Convention and Access to Environmental Justice Debate 10, May (date TBC) Standards, Procedures & Public Appointments Committee Debate title: Committee effectiveness inquiry Debate slot 11, May (to be assigned) Debate slot 12, June (TBC) Citizen Participation & Public Petitions Committee Debate title: Public participation inquiry Contact details for the clerk Sigrid Robinson Clerk to the Conveners Group Room T3.40, The Scottish Parliament Tel: 0131 348 6226 Email: [email protected] 3 pdf. application/pdf. 125777.

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