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To ask the Scottish Government what the average time taken to respond to correspondence from MSPs to Scottish Ministers has been in each of the last 12 months.
Introduction
The Armed Forces Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) was lodged by Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, on 26 February 2026 and referred to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee.
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Three amendments in the name of the Minister for Children and Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don MSP, (the Minister) add provisions around kinship care assistance to the Bill:
Amendment 1 amends the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (the 2014 Act) to add new section 71A on assessment for kinship care assistance.
Amendments 187 and 227, in the name of Martin Whitfield MSP, mean that the National Convener when, looking at the issue of remuneration for a chairing member, must consider whether they have relevant legal knowledge, certain tribunal skills, specific personal qualities (such as kindness and compassion) and any other skills and competencies the National Conv...
A Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) was lodged on 6 January 2026 by Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, which was referred to the Economy and Fair Work Committee to consider.
Following dissolution, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) cease to hold office and parliamentary business comes to an end (see Consequences of dissolution).
The Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie MSP said that removing the time bar was consistent with the approach in the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, in which there is no time-bar rule in relation to the offences that are triable either summarily or on indictment, and would allow greater time for investigation and avoid the p...