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We know that our world leaders, European leaders and the German foreign minister AnnalenaBaerbock has asked for the establishment of a special tribunal, and it is important that we debate that issue in our Parliament today.
Job Start Payment
We held a roundtable evidence session on the Job Start Payment (JSP) as one of our final evidence sessions.Agenda: 05 March 2026 We heard from stakeholders about reasons for low application and authorisation rates of the benefit, and what could be done to improve this, alongside information on the adequacy and coherence of current support for young people seeking employment more generally.Official Report
Despite changes made to the JSP in response to feedback, and following an evaluation, uptake has remained consistently low. In 2024...
Decision on taking business in private, Draft Climate Change Plan, Subordinate legislation, Draft Climate Change Plan, Tracker Report 2024-25 (in private).
T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room.
18 November 2025.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2025
Which lead committee received the most instruments
The infographic below shows the total number of instruments and documents subject to Parliamentary control laid by the Scottish Government and the LPPO (and those reported, broken down by lead committeeiThe Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, and the Public Audit Committee received no instruments in 2024...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2025
During its scrutiny of instruments in 2024-25, the Committee identified a total of 52 instruments in which minor points were raised; 50 were laid by the Scottish Government and two by the LPPO.
NHS Western Isles
NHS Western Isles established an overarching neurodevelopmental service for children in August 2024. This replaced condition-specific pathways.
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However, the Committee noted that the issues raised by the Committee with the Scottish Government on the previous draft of this instrument (which was withdrawn on 9 December 2024) have been addressed, to the extent necessary, in this re-laid draft instrument.