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Sewel memorandums and motions considered in Session 2

Date Supplementary Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 2 Committee, 30 September 2003 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00407: 23 September 2003 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 9 October 2003 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (2002-03) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 4 December 2002 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Communities Committee, 12 November 2003 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00543: 4 November 2003 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 20 November 2003 Health Protection Agency Bill [HL] (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 27 November 2003 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Health Protection Agency Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Health Committee, 20 January 2004 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00786: 14 January 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 29 January 2004 Higher Education Bill (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 8 January 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Higher Education Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Enterprise and Culture Committee, 27 January 2004 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00787: 14 January 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 12 February 2004 Energy Bill [HL] (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 27 November 2003 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Energy Bill Dates LCM considered in committee: Enterprise and Culture Committee, 27 January 2004 | Environment and Rural Development Committee, 28 January 2004 | Justice 2 Committee, 3 February 2004 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00788: 14 January 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 4 February 2004 Gender Recognition Bill [HL] (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 27 November 2003 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Gender Recognition Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 1 Committee, 28 January 2004 Committee report: Justice 1 Committee, 1st Report, 2004 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00813: 22 January 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 5 February 2004 Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 27 November 2003 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 2 Committee, 3 February 2004 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00838: 29 January 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 12 February 2004 Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 4 December 2003 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 1 Committee, 10 March 2004 Committee report: Justice 1 Committee, 4th Report, 2004 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00936: 23 February 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 18 March 2004 Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill [HL] (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 3 December 2003 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Communities Committee, 25 February 2004 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00973: 27 February 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 4 March 2004 Civil Contingencies Bill (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 7 January 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Civil Contingencies Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 1 Committee, 25 February 2004 Committee report: Justice 1 Committee, 3rd Report, 2004 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-00974: 27 February 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 4 March 2004 Civil Partnership Bill [HL] (2003-04) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 30 March 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Civil Partnership Bill Dates LCM considered in committee: Justice 1 Committee, 12 May 2004 | Justice 1 Committee, 26 May 2004 Committee report: Justice 1 Committee, 7th Report, 2004 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-01202: 26 April 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 3 June 2004 Gambling Bill (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 18 October 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Gambling Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Local Government and Transport Committee, 14 December 2004 Committee report: Local Government and Transport Committee, 8th Report, 2004 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02118: 6 December 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 12 January 2005 Constitutional Reform Bill [HL] (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 24 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Constitutional Reform Bill Dates LCM considered in committee: Justice 2 Committee, 30 November 2004 | Justice 2 Committee, 14 December 2004 Committee report: Justice 2 Committee, 1st Report, 2005 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02119: 6 December 2004 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 19 January 2005 Inquiries Bill [HL] (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 25 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Inquiries Bill Dates LCM considered in committee: Justice 2 Committee, 11 January 2005 | Justice 2 Committee, 18 January 2005 | Justice 2 Committee, 25 January 2005 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02242: 12 January 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 3 February 2005 Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 24 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Date Sewel Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 2 Committee, 25 January 2005 Read Supplementary Memorandum 1 Read Supplementary Memorandum 2 Date Supplementary Memorandums considered in committee: Justice 2 Committee, 01 February 2005 Committee report: Justice 2 Committee, 3rd Report, 2005 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02243: 12 January 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 2 February 2005 Railways Bill (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 25 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Railways Bill Dates LCM considered in committee: Local Government and Transport Committee, 14 December 2004 | Local Government and Transport Committee, 21 December 2004 | Local Government and Transport Committee, 19 January 2005 Committee report: Local Government and Transport Committee, 1st Report, 2005 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02244: 12 January 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 26 January 2005 National Lottery Bill (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 25 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the National Lottery Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Enterprise and Culture Committee, 25 January 2005 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02255: 13 January 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 27 January 2005 Disability Discrimination Bill [HL] (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 25 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Disability Discrimination Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Equal Opportunities Committee, 18 January 2005 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02264: 17 January 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 24 February 2005 International Organisations Bill [HL] (2004-05) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 24 November 2004 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the International Organisations Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Justice 1 Committee, 9 February 2004 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-02330: 26 January 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 23 February 2005 Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (2005-06) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 19 May 2005 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Environment and Rural Development Committee, 22 June 2005 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-03327: 21 September 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 6 October 2005 Civil Aviation Bill (2005-06) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 9 June 2005 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Civil Aviation Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Local Government and Transport Committee, 27 September 2005 Committee report: Local Government and Transport Committee, 10th Report, 2005 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-03328: 21 September 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 6 October 2005 Equality Bill [HL] (2005-06) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 18 May 2005 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Equality Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Equal Opportunities Committee, 13 September 2005 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-03440: 24 October 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 26 October 2005 London Olympics Bill (2005-06) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 14 July 2005 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the London Olympics Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Enterprise and Culture Committee, 01 November 2005 Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-03506: 2 November 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 10 November 2005 Animal Welfare Bill (2005-06) Date Bill introduced in the UK Parliament: 13 October 2005 Read the Sewel Memorandum for the Animal Welfare Bill Date Memorandum considered in committee: Environment and Rural Development Committee, 7 December 2005 Committee report: Environment and Rural Development Committee, 15th Report, 2005 (Session 2) Sewel Motion reference number: S2M-03741: 14 December 2005 Date Motion considered in Chamber: Official Report: 15 December 2005 .
Official Report Meeting date: 18 March 2026

Criminal Justice Committee 18 March 2026 [Draft]

In 2020, a colleague, Dennis Hutchings, was dragged back to answer charges dating back to 1974. He was suffering from a terminal illness and died before his trial was completed.
Official Report Meeting date: 8 October 2025

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 08 October 2025

Before I invite Jackie Baillie to contribute, I will say that I have raised the mesh issue, particularly with regard to the two reports by the late Professor Alison Britton, which were commissioned by the Scottish Government, and the First Minister offered to meet me. He did so after the summer recess. He, the minister and all relevant officials were there....
Official Report Meeting date: 28 March 2024

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 28 March 2024

There will be tricky trade-offs, but as long as we look at what will grow the economy at a time when the UK has been in recession, I would have thought that saner heads will bear fruit in coming up with a solution that accepts those trade-offs but produces a trade agreement that is better news for the British economy.
Official Report Meeting date: 31 January 2017

Health and Sport Committee 31 January 2017

The clerks can correct me if I am wrong, but I think that, procedurally, the committee has to make a decision within a certain timescale, which I think ends in the February recess. The committee has to decide before recess whether to ask me to go out to consultation.
Official Report Meeting date: 17 April 2018

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 17 April 2018

Our current rules on the long negative prescription, which set the starting date at the date of loss, are quite unusual.
Official Report Meeting date: 9 March 2022

Criminal Justice Committee 09 March 2022

In relation to short-term prisoners, the release date will have been set as part of their sentencing in the first place.
Official Report Meeting date: 16 May 2024

Meeting of the Parliament 16 May 2024

My intention is to carry out a short consultative exercise over the summer and to return after the recess with a proposal for a bill for Parliament’s consideration to change how long-term prisoners are released.
Official Report Meeting date: 22 February 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 22 February 2022

I made my views on the leaking of statements on that date very clear, and I have done so previously.
Official Report Meeting date: 15 December 2022

Meeting of the Parliament 15 December 2022

The commission forecast the recession in Scotland to be similar to that in the rest of the UK.

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