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Questions and Answers Date answered: 16 August 2024

S6W-28935

I will set out the next steps on improvements to the planning system when the Scottish Parliament returns after recess. S6W-28935
Questions and Answers Date answered: 13 May 2024

S6W-27126

The independent review is nearing completion and is anticipated to complete, with findings and recommendations published, prior to summer recess 2024. S6W-27126
Questions and Answers Date answered: 8 May 2024

S6W-26995

The Chief Medical Officer will provide a written update to Parliament on the outcome of that clinical consideration process before the summer recess. The outcome of that process will also feed into work on national commissioning of young person’s services.  
Questions and Answers Date answered: 24 January 2023

S6W-13776

The Scottish Government intends to publish the analysis of responses to the consultation before the Parliament’s Spring Recess. S6W-13776
Official Report Meeting date: 26 November 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 26 November 2025 [Draft]

Certainly, we were told about the August date. I asked when you had been informed.
Official Report Meeting date: 21 March 2018

Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 21 March 2018

Theoretically, as the bill stands, the minister could lay the plan at the beginning of, say, the summer recess, in which case Parliament would not be able to address it fully until it came back from recess.
Official Report Meeting date: 4 September 2012

Meeting of the Parliament 04 September 2012

I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S4M-03927, on committee membership; motion S4M-03928, on substitution on a committee; motion S4M-03929, on the designation of a lead committee; motion S4M-03930, on the office of the clerk; and motion S4M-03931, on parliamentary recess dates.Motions moved,That the Parliament agrees that—George Adam be appointed to replace Sandra White as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;Sandra White be appointed to replace George Adam as a member of the Public Audit Committee.That the Parliament agrees that—Colin Beattie be appointed to replace George Adam as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;Bob Doris to replace Sandra White as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.That the Parliament agrees that the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Water Resources (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.That the Parliament agrees that between 6 January 2013 and 31 January 2014, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 29 March and 1 April 2013, 6 May 2013, 24 May and 27 May 2013, St Andrew’s Day (29 November 2013), 24 December (pm), 25 and 26 December 2013, 1 and 2 January 2014.That the Parliament agrees the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1: 9 to 17 February 2013 (inclusive), 30 March to 14 April 2013 (inclusive), 29 June to 1 September 2013 (inclusive), 12 to 27 October 2013 (inclusive), 21 December 2013 to 5 January 2014 (inclusive).
Official Report Meeting date: 11 December 2018

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 11 December 2018

We are also having regard to the Scottish Government’s convention on last laying dates and the last laying dates in the Parliament’s standing orders, with a view to giving the Parliament as much time as possible to scrutinise instruments.
Committee reports Date published: 24 March 2021

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 23 March 2021

The Scottish Government prepared SSIs 2021/76 and 2021/77 with a commencement date of 6 April 2021. This was the date of the new tax year for 2021-2022.
Official Report Meeting date: 8 February 2023

Criminal Justice Committee 08 February 2023

I point out that the SSI will come into force on 13 February, so, with recess pending, there is probably not scope for it to come back to the committee.

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