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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

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Official Report Meeting date: 6 September 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 06 September 2022

Instead, we went into a parliamentary recess lasting almost a quarter of the year.
Last updated: 20 December 2019

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Power to change date of referendum if UK election on same date 5 3A Power to change date of referendum if UK election on same date (1) The date of a referendum must not be the same as the date on which any other election or poll is scheduled to be held throughout Scotland. (2) If the date of a referendum is the same as the date of a UK election, the Presiding Officer may appoint a later date on which the poll at that referendum is to be held. 10 (3) The date appointed under subsection (2) may not be more than 6 weeks later. (4) The Presiding Officer may appoint a date under subsection (2) only if the Scottish Parliament is dissolved or in recess. (5) Before appointing a date under subsection (2), the Presiding Officer must consult the Electoral Commission. 15 (6) The Presiding Officer must publish a statement of the date appointed under subsection (2). (7) In this section— “date of a referendum” means the date on which the poll at a referendum is to be held in pursuance of provision made by or under an Act of the Scottish 20 Parliament, “date of a UK election” means the date appointed as the polling day for an early parliamentary general election under section 2 of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
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.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 19 January 2023

S6W-14102

Having reviewed that work and recognising the extension of our emergency legislation, the Scottish Government can confirm that it intends to introduce that Housing Bill – which will include long-term rent control measures – as soon as possible after the 2023 summer recess. S6W-14102
Last updated: 16 January 2026

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The new Enterprise Agreement saw the Digital Services group move away from purchasing Cisco software á la carte and adding licences over time with multiple licensing agreements and different end dates to a single contract, with a single end date that would deliver cost predictability and agility needed to ensure the ...
Official Report Meeting date: 11 August 2020

Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee 11 August 2020

Traditionally, what you do in a recession is to cut interest rates by 500 basis points.
Last updated: 2 October 2024

NHS Forth Valley AGS to PAC 1 Oct 2024

The latest monitoring report shows that of levels. the £14.714m planned savings in 2023/24 to date, only •Ongoing uncertainty regarding price inflation which will have a £3.642m had been achieved.
Last updated: 7 March 2023

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S5W-34469 Oliver Mundell: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Dumfries and Galloway Council regarding the date for the roll-out of the Dumfries and Galloway Virtual School.
Last updated: 7 March 2023

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S5W-31386 Rachael Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will lay the regulations for Child Disability Payment.
Last updated: 7 March 2023

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S5W-25081 Jeremy Balfour: To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People plans to meet following requests made since 1 March 2018 to discuss issues relating to transgender people, gender recognition reform and sex- based women's rights, broken down by the (a) date of each request and (b) expected date and location of each meeting, and what topics will be discussed.

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