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Members will be aware that, before the summer recess, the minister announced that the introduction of the deposit return scheme would be delayed until October 2025 at the earliest.?
He might be aware that, during a statement that I gave to the Parliament in the last week of term, before the February recess, I launched our plan to consult on the safety of public transport.
Colleagues will recall that we took extensive evidence on the petition just prior to the October recess. It calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to suspend the use of all surgical mesh and fixation devices while a review of all surgical procedures that use polyester, polypropylene or titanium is carried out and guidelines for the...
Will the Scottish Government produce the evidence that states that it is not safe for parents to attend before parliamentary recess, given that the First Minister assured us that it would be made available?
The Bill stipulates for several features to be included in such a process:
The minimum level of physical attendance should be at least one day over a period of 180 days ignoring recess periods, days in which the MSP has been excluded from proceedings, and days when the MSP has the Parliament’s leave not to physically attend proceedings.
This included pressure points to complete legislative consideration before the summer recess in each parliamentary year, and then the deadline for legislation to pass before the end of the parliamentary session.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 September 2025
The Committee had intended to publish its report prior to summer recess, however, shortly before the Committee was due to consider a first draft the Committee received correspondence from SLAB1Scottish Legal Aid Board. (2025, June 18).
Decision: The Committee agreed at its meeting on 28 April 2022 to consider future scrutiny of the 2020/21 audit of National Records of Scotland after summer recess.
Decision: The Committee agreed at its meeting on 23 March 2023 to close scrutiny of the report..