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11 October 2024
Conveners Group meeting papers 26 June 2024
Activities to share learnings and best practice. 18. SPICe blogs on Developing a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change (June 2023) and Delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: drivers, actions and next steps (January 2024). 19.
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1 August 2024
Land Reform Bill response from the Scottish Government
As set out in the Policy Memorandum, Scottish Ministers consider that this objective is best achieved, by working in a flexible way with stakeholders to co-develop an improved registration process.
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11 June 2024
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Scottish Crown Estate Bill 11 Part 3—Management of Scottish Crown Estate assets 17 Charitable donation (1) A manager may make charitable donations from the manager’s income account. (2) A “charitable donation” is a payment of a sum of money to such person as the manager considers appropriate for a charitable purpose which provides public benefit in Scotland. 5 (3) In subsection (2), “charitable purpose” is to be construed in accordance with section 7(2) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. 18 Transparency and accountability (1) A manager must, so far as reasonably practicable, exercise its functions in a way which— 10 (a) is transparent and accountable, and (b) is consistent with any other principle of good governance which appears to the manager to constitute best...
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10 June 2024
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There is a commitment to establish a land agency from existing agencies and this is best achieved by basing that organisation – Forestry and Land Scotland – on FES (which has a strong track record of excellence in land management for forestry and for other purposes).
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10 June 2024
Financial Memorandum Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill
The figures and projections provided are the best estimates available for the costs and savings that will be generated as a result of the provisions contained in this Bill. 7.
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10 April 2024
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S6M-11811: Jamie Greene: Protecting Bank Branches for Rural and Island Communities - That the Parliament expresses concern at reports of the further closure of more bank branches in rural and island communities across Scotland; understands that face-to-face branches will be closed on both the islands of Arran and Great Cumbrae, leaving islanders on Cumbrae with no physical bank branch on the island whatsoever, with just one to remain open on Arran; further understands that, on 29 November 2023, Lloyds Banking Group announced the closure of four further Bank of Scotland branches in Kilcreggan, Bowmore, Tarbert and Glasgow Byres Road, also announcing a significant reduction and removal of mobile banking facilities from May 2024; believes that high street banks have a social, financial and economic responsibility to the communities that they serve, and that the removal of banking services from rural areas and islands often comes with specific and unique adverse effects on local economies; understands that rural and island businesses are often more likely to have a greater reliance on cash than in urban economies; notes the outcome of the Financial Lives 2022 survey by the Financial Conduct Authority, which found that the digitally excluded, older people, people in poor health and those with lower financial resilience depend more on access to cash; understands that the Financial Conduct Authority is holding a public consultation on how it can support access to cash in an increasingly digital world, and that 3 PB/S6/24/012 participation in this consultation is encouraged before it closes on 8 February 2024, and notes the belief that, while overall regulation of the banking sector is contained in UK-wide legislation and through the Financial Conduct Authority, it is both sensible and helpful for all devolved administrations, governments and political representatives of varying political interests to express directly the collective concerns over these proposed cuts to retail banks, and to work constructively together to ensure that the banking sector not only abides by its regulatory requirements, but also meets the social and moral duties that elected representatives have come to expect from the industry in the best...
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2 April 2024
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S6M-03797: Katy Clark: Low Frequency Noise - That the Parliament notes the concerns raised by the local community over low frequency noise (LFN) produced by generators on two drill ships, which, it understands, were berthed at Hunterston Jetty, near Fairlie, for approximately a year; further notes reports of concerns raised by the local community at Cromarty over persistent noise pollution from nearby offshore oil rigs; understands that responsibility for dealing with the majority of complaints about nuisance, such as noise, rests with local authorities and that they have a duty to investigate such complaints under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA); further understands that frequency weighting is added to decibel measurements by Environmental Health Officers but that no recent general guidance for local authorities on LFN has been produced by either the Scottish or UK governments; notes the findings of the report, Proposed criteria for the assessment of low frequency noise disturbance, published by the University of Salford for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in 2011, which recommended “a method of assessment is needed both from the sufferer’s point of view, because there is currently not much to protect them against LFN, and from the Environmental Health Officer's point of view, where guidance is needed in determining whether a nuisance exists”; further notes with concern the report's findings that surveyed complainants attributed sleep disturbance, stress, headaches, migraines and severe mental health issues to LFN; notes the calls for the Scottish Government to commission some up- to-date research into the subject to ensure best...
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2 April 2024
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S6M-03116: Paul McLennan: National Social Prescribing Day, 10 March 2022 - That the Parliament notes National Social Prescribing Day on 10 March 2022, and celebrates what it sees as the creation, implementation and success of the Scottish Social Prescribing Network (SSPN); understands that the SSPN was created in June 2020 as no such network existed in Scotland; believes that social prescribing is best...
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22 December 2023
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*S6M-11714 David Torrance: Kirkcaldy Rugby Club U18 Team Wins SRU National Bowl Final—That the Parliament congratulates Kirkcaldy Rugby Club U18 team after it won the SRU National Bowl Final at the town’s Beveridge Park recently; understands that the team, which is led by Balwearie High School Head Boy, Euan Stewart, won the final against Hamilton/Strathaven U18s after having an unbeaten start to the competition; notes that the Kirkcaldy Rugby Club U18 team was coached to victory through some of its toughest matches to date by Kawe Enoka, Alan Pratt, Steve Montgomery with Cara Montgomery in the management roles; recognises that the squad is made up of local boys from Kirkcaldy and the surrounding area, with many of the young men having played together for many years, through the Kirkcaldy Rugby Club’s junior team, the Wee Blues, and up into the youth ranks; commends the team for its exceptional teamwork in winning a national competition, especially as for many of the squad it was their last major competition before moving on to senior rugby, and wishes the squad and its management and coaching team all the very best...
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1 November 2023
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