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SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2019
Wild Salmon - Barriers to salmon migration
On the River Conon, northern Scotland, fish were tracked as they navigated a section developed for hydroelectric power generation to reach their spawning grounds in the River Bran (a tributary of the Conon).
Committee reports
Date published:
31 May 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill - Improvements to current procedure
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The member in charge said the streamlining approach had been considered in the development of the Bill, but rejected as "the procedure is as much about democracy as bureaucracy".11Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. (2019, March 13).
Committee reports
Date published:
16 May 2019
Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Annex C: Extract from minutes of meetings
Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Prof. Robert Larzerlere, Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
9th Meeting 2019 (Session 5) Thursday 28 March 2019
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SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 April 2019
Scottish National Investment Bank Bill - Rationale for public intervention
Mazzacato believes that by doing so national investment banks have helped to rebalance the economies of their countries, reinvigorating the industrial base and developing transformative innovation5Scottish Government. (2019, February 28).
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2019
Report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 - The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Retained and volunteer firefighters
These projects are considering barriers to recruitment and retention and developing options to address them. The FBU indicate that it first informed the Committee about these projects in 2015 and that “It is disappointing to say the least that little of any substance has altered in the intervening period”.3FBU. (2018).
Committee reports
Date published:
4 March 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Just transition to a low carbon economy
The Committee agrees with the Cabinet Secretary that there are potential opportunities arising from the transition and would like to see Scotland at the forefront of exploring, developing and investing in these opportunities.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 March 2018
Report on petition PE1463: Effective thyroid and adrenal testing, diagnosis and treatment (revised on 20 July 2018 to update glossary) - Reference ranges
The doctor should therefore apply the reference range supplied by the laboratory which performed the test rather than that used by another laboratory or one given in a book.vLab Tests Online: http://labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/features/ref-ranges/start/3
Some respondents were critical of the process by which reference ranges are developed and their ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2018
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill - The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill
To achieve this, the Bill does three main things:
it retains in domestic law EU law currently operating in devolved areas
it gives the Scottish Ministers the powers needed to ensure that devolved law continues to operate effectively after UK withdrawal
it gives the Scottish Ministers the power to, where appropriate, ensure that Scotland’s devolved laws keep pace with developments in EU law after UK withdrawal .
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 February 2018
Committee witnesses: gender and representation - Different forms of evidence and different voices
There are also likely to be resource implications for the Parliament if such activities develop further.
However, although the use of such ‘informal’ mechanisms is clearly valued by MSPs, at the same time they may be less likely to get on the formal record of committees.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 December 2017
Income Tax in Scotland: 2017 update - Role of the Scottish Government/Scottish Fiscal Commission and OBR in forecasting Scottish income tax
The SFC will provide the Scottish Government with copies of their forecasting models before publication of the budget to allow for further policy development in advance of the budget. The Scottish Government then shares near-final policy measures for inclusion in forecasts (the protocol says 18 days before the budget) and 10-15 before the budget the SFC pro...
