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The reluctance of committees to engage in pre-legislative scrutiny may arise from a feeling that, if they engage in too much pre-legislative scrutiny, they may lose the detached perspective that they are encouraged to have in dealing with a bill.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change established an upper limit of 2° Celsius warming above pre-industrial level. Beyond this, we are likely to experience rapidly escalating, irreversible and unacceptable effects – on everything from water security to healthcare.
The Committee considered this as part of its pre-budget scrutiny for 2025-26 and expects to return to this topic in the context of future work around the financial sustainability of colleges and universities.
In effect, a no-deal Brexit will bring forward the cut-off date for EU citizens living in the UK to apply for settled or pre-settled status allowing them to stay.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2019
The Committee asks the Scottish Government for clarity on how this will be achieved.
The Committee notes that pre-existing support packages are not suitable for all service-users and there is a requirement for a range of tailored programmes.
Unner Education, the Warkin Group said—
This is yin o the areas whaur action is needit maist urgently, at aw levels: pre-schuil, primary, secondary and tertiary (the hindmaist includin teacher trainin).