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Official Report Meeting date: 9 June 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee 09 June 2022

Is inflation on essential items expected to stabilise as quickly as the CPI overall estimate of 2 per cent by 2024, or will it be quicker or slower?

Official Report Meeting date: 11 December 2024

Meeting of the Parliament 11 December 2024

Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 draft be approved. That the Parliament agrees that the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.)

Official Report Meeting date: 19 November 2024

Meeting of the Parliament 19 November 2024

I will share with Murdo Fraser some information from the Office for National Statistics bulletin “Low and high pay in the UK: 2024”, which shows that Scotland has among the lowest levels of low pay—it is second only to London—and the highest level of high pay after London and the south-east of England.

Official Report Meeting date: 9 October 2024

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 09 October 2024

The Scottish Government’s submission on 12 October 2023 stated that the Government was “considering what additional stakeholder engagement activities may be required throughout 2024.” It also talked about “the Rare Disease Implementation Boards’s intention to hold a number of ‘involvement meetings’ early in 2024”....

Official Report Meeting date: 21 March 2023

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 21 March 2023

Is it still the minister’s view that the timescale of April 2024 is the one to which the Government is working for full implementation?

Last updated: 17 September 2025

SPBill26BS062025

(Scotland) Act 2016 is amended as follows. (2) In section 36 (power to regulate procedure etc.)— 20 (a) in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert— “(ba) ensuring inquiry proceedings are conducted in a way that accords with trauma-informed practice,”, (b) after subsection (5) insert— “(5A) For the purposes of this section, “trauma-informed practice” has the meaning 25 given by section 69 of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2024...

Committee reports Date published: 12 December 2024

Delegated powers in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)

This Scottish Government Bill was introduced on 23 January 2024 and completed Stage 2 on 14 November 2024.

Committee reports Date published: 7 September 2022

Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 6 September 2022

In the table in Schedule 3 of the instrument, the last two entries under the column heading “2024” read “Wednesday 23rd December 2024” and “Wednesday 30th December 2024” (reproduced and highlighted below for ease of reference).

Last updated: 30 March 2026

New AI Strategy for Scotland update

Scotland’s AI Strategy P24 Case Study: Using AI to strengthen Safeguarding Citizens Advice Scotland The Extra Help Unit (EHU) within Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) supports people in highly vulnerable situations with complex energy-related complaints. Between 2022 and 2024, the service experienced sustained crisis-level demand, handling 35,000 cases in 2024 with around 70% requiring urgent intervention.

Last updated: 24 March 2026

Artificial Intelligence and the Scottish economy