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25 October 2022
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Supported by: Jeremy Balfour*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Murdo Fraser*, Bill Kidd*, Annabelle Ewing*, Miles Briggs*, Rona Mackay*, Stuart McMillan*, Jackie Dunbar*, Fulton MacGregor*, Emma Harper* David Torrance: National Lottery Heritage Fund Awards Grant Almost £10,000 *S6M-06424 to Burntisland's Military Past Project—That the Parliament acknowledges that National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded a grant of £9,950, 100% of total costs, to Defensive Links: Burntisland's military past project, which is run by Wessex Archaeology Ltd in Kirkcaldy; understands that the 11-month project will engage 10 participants and their families with a community archaeology project, and then support them in undertaking individual research projects; notes that National Lottery Heritage Fund invests money raised by National Lottery players into museums, parks, historic places, archaeological sites, the natural environment and cultural traditions; wishes the Burntisland's Military Past Project and participants all the best for their community archaeology project, and thanks National Lottery Heritage Fund for investing in important local projects.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 November 2023
Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment - Annexe A- Parental Employment in Best Start Bright Futures
Adult Learning Strategy for 2022-2027 published in May 2022
Transport – adequate and affordable provision and improved infrastructureConcessionary fares for under 22s delivered and evaluation in progress
Fair Fares review due in December 2023
Demand Responsive Transport review in progress
Community Bus Fund not started
Scotrail pilot peak time fares removal October 23 to April 24
Employability - opportunities and support to enter, sustain and progress in workEmployability funding cuts in-year in 2022-23 by £53m following emergency budget review with consequent delays in programmes delivery
200 funded placements: unclear from progress report how many of these were delivered for parents specifically
No progress on Challenge Fund but progress report says it has been ‘aligned with other work'
£15m Parental Transition Fund affected by Universal Credit rule changes and Government says it has ‘just run its course as a concept’
Fair and family friendly work - Sustained work and increased incomesRefreshed Fair Work Action Plan published including real living wage mandatory for organisations applying for public sector, support of adoption of community wealth building approaches
91% of all employees aged 18+ (up from 85.5% in 2021 earned at least the real Living Wage in 2022
3,000 living wage and 20 ‘living hours’ employers in Scotland
Over £700 million committed through Emergency Budget Review to fund enhanced pay settlements for public sector employees
Last updated:
7 January 2025
Hours of Work policy
Adjustments have already been made for public and privilege holidays.
Flexible working hours - time off
Flexible Working Hours credits and TOIL can be used at times agreed with your manager.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 June 2020
Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 04 June 2020
We continue to work with the UK Government on funding requirements, but it is not too much to ask for minor powers and flexibilities to ensure that we can manage the on-going uncertainty.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 October 2025
Stage 1 Report on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill - How "due regard" will operate in practice
She also confirmed that the guidance would be developed in partnership with key delivery bodies and stakeholders.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2025
Proposed Good Food Nation Plan: Scrutiny by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee - Measuring impact
In her response she described the importance of local authorities having sufficient flexibility in being able to develop outcomes and indicators that are most relevant to their area.viLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 August 2024
Education (Scotland) Bill - Part 2: His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland
Across countries, school evaluation and inspection systems are important means of managing the tensions between local flexibility and national consistency. In recent years, many systems have moved to more decentralised models of inspections, including school self-evaluation and the development of self-evaluating netw...
Committee reports
Date published:
13 October 2023
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2022-23 - New Deal
In the short-term the Committee is particularly interested in the development of the new fiscal framework and how this will inform the budget this year and in future years.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 April 2023
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - What is the CPTPP?
The agreement also includes a variety of chapters aimed at trade-related technical cooperation among CPTPP members, including with respect to small and medium-sized enterprises, regulatory coherence and economic development.
Government of Canada. (n.d.)
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 September 2021
Energy Policy - Subject Profile - Post-Brexit Framework
Trade over interconnectors is beneficial to both the UK and the EU, due to the lower costs to consumers of cheaper imports and the additional flexibility which interconnectors provide.
