Abbreviations
AGS - Auditor General for Scotland
asp - Act of Scottish Parliament
BB - Budget Bill
BIPA - British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
BIT - Business Information Technology Office
CALRE - Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies
CLRAE - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Con - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
CoR - European Committee of the Regions
COSLA - Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CPA - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
CTEEA - Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
CTEERC - Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
CVD - COVID-19 Committee
DPLR - Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
EEFW - Economy, Energy and Fair Works Committee
ES - Education and Skills Committee
ECCLR - Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
EHRiC - Equalities and Human Rights Committee
EU - European Union
F - Female
FE - Further Education
FCC - Finance and Constitution Committee
FM - Facilities Management
FMQs - First Minister’s Questions
FOI - Freedom of Information
G - Government Bill
Green - Scottish Green Party
HL - House of Lords, i.e. a House of Lords Bill
h:mins - hours and minutes
Hrs - Hours
HS - Health and Sport Committee
ICT - Information Communications Technology
Ind - Independent Member, i.e. a Member of the Scottish Parliament not functioning within a political party
IRO - International Relations Office
J - Justice Committee
JSP - Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
Lab - Scottish Labour Party
LCM - Legislative Consent Memorandum
LD - Scottish Liberal Democrats
LGBTI+ - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex +
LGC - Local Government and Communities Committee
M - Male
M - Member’s Bill
Mins - Minutes
MEP - Member of the European Parliament
MP - Member of the UK Parliament
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MSP - Member of the Scottish Parliament
MSYP - Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament
n/a - not applicable, or not available
No. - Number
NPA - No Party Affiliation
P - Private Bill
PAPLS - Public Audit Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
PBACM - Public Bodies Act Consent Memorandum
PE - Petition
PPC - Public Petitions Committee
PY - Parliamentary year (12 May 2019– 11 May 2020)
REC - Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Ref. - Reference
S - Substitute Committee Member
S5 - Fifth Session of Parliament
S5M - Session 5 Motion
SGHHC - Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
SSC - Social Security Committee
SSCS - Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill Committee
SI - Statutory Instrument
SNP - Scottish National Party
SP - Scottish Parliament
SPCB - Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
SPICe - Scottish Parliament Information Centre
SPPA - Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
SPSO - Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
SSI - Scottish Statutory Instrument
UK - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UKIRO - UK and International Relations Office
US - United States of America
WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality
% - Percentage