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Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2024
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Barriers to trade in goods and opportunities to improve the UK-EU trading relationship - How businesses have responded to trading barriers
It highlighted that “this can have impacts on our ability to grow demand for Scottish products within the EU and facilitate new trade opportunities for Scottish exporters.”12Written submission from Scottish Development International. (2024). Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-...
Committee reports
Date published:
3 July 2023
Report on Public Administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making - Leadership
We therefore recommend that the Permanent Secretary considers whether there should be more explicit delegation of specific key policy development functions to senior civil servants, for example, in relation to other key behaviours expected of them.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Stakeholder reactions
The comparison is drawn with agriculture where current reform proposals concentrate on developing positive outcomes for carbon sequestration and biodiversity, whereas the proposals in this Bill focus on removal of licences, penalties and "offer very significant powers of discretion to NatureScot".
Committee reports
Date published:
15 February 2023
Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - Scotland-EU
REUL in its frozen form at the end of December 2020 will invariably diverge from EU law as it develops unless the UK and/or Scottish Government brings forward legislation to align.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 December 2022
Stage 1 Report on the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill - Voluntary updates to the Register of Statutory Pledges
However, we will, of course, consult on the rule making for both of the registers and, given that it would be an exercise of delegated powers, I am happy to keep the committee informed as the consultation and engagement process develops.”iDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 October 2022
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2020-2021 - 4.3.16. Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Convener: Edward Mountain
Deputy Convener: Maureen Watt
Membership: The committee has 11 members
Committee meetingsThere were 33 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee33Meetings held wholly in private3Meetings held partly in private18Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference18Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)14Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Peter ChapmanCon32(33)John FinnieGreen33(33)Jamie Halcro Johnston (from 16 December 2020)Con9(10)Rachael Hamilton (until 20 August 2020)Con7(7)Emma HarperSNP33(33)Richard LyleSNP28(33)Angus MacDonaldSNP33(33)Edward MountainCon33(33)Oliver Mundell (20 August 2020 to 16 December 2020)Con12(16)Mike RumblesLD28(33)Colin SmythLab33(33)Stewart StevensonSNP31(33)Maureen WattSNP32(33)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedClaudia BeamishLab0Alex Cole-HamiltonLD0Christine GrahameSNP10Dean Lockhart (until 20 August 2020)Con0Mark RuskellGreen0Graham Simpson (from 20 August 2020)Con4Ad-hoc substitute membersThe following MSPs attended meetings of the committee as substitute members on an ad hoc basisSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedFinlay CarsonCon1Jamie Halcro JohnstonCon2Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Steve Farrell
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers34Scottish Government officials82Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies0Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0Representatives of voluntary sector0Representatives of higher education71Other categories of witnesses72Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries5Climate Change Plan Update;Construction and procurement of ferry vessels in Scotland;Financial scrutiny (pre-budget scrutiny on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on areas of the Scottish budget falling within the Committee’s remit);Implications of COVID-19 for the Scottish budget related to connectivity and the rural economy;Impact of COVID-19 on the rural economy and connectivity in ScotlandConsultations5Climate Change Plan update;Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill;Impact of COVID-19 on the rural economy and connectivity in Scotland;Implications of COVID-19 for the Scottish budget related to connectivity and the rural economy;Financial scrutiny (pre-budget scrutiny on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on areas of the Scottish budget falling within the Committee’s remit)Proposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered(Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered1Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) BillPost-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums3Agriculture Bill (first supplementary);Agriculture Bill (second supplementary);Fisheries BillPublic Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered29The Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020;The Agriculture (Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020;The Pesticides (Amendment) (Eu Exit) Regulations 2020;The Fertilisers And Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (Eu Exit) Regulations 2020;The Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 September 2022
Tackling health inequalities in Scotland - Housing
In written evidence, Diabetes Scotland highlighted evidence showing the link between type 2 and gestational diabetes and poor housing, noting that:
One study found every housing condition rated fair to poor to be associated with around a doubled risk of developing type 2 diabetesResponse 343758459 to Inquiry into health inequalities - Scottish Parliament - ...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 June 2022
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Annual report 2021-22
This Committee debate informed the development of the remit for an inquiry into future parliamentary procedures and practices, which was launched in January 2022.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 May 2022
Children and young people's mental health in Scotland - Barriers to specialist services and care
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-nhs-scotland-national-service-specification/documents/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-adolescent-mental-health-services-camhs-nhs-scotland-national-service-specification/documents/</a> [accessed 4 February 2020]
The Scottish Government published National Neurodevelopmental Specification for Children and Young People: Principles and Standards of Care in September 2021. The Service Specification was developed...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 February 2022
UK Internal Market Inquiry - Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
The Committee recognises that the operation of the Protocol has a significant impact on Scotland and we will continue to monitor developments in relation to how it is working.
