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If a member wishes to request a supplementary question, they should press their request-to-speak button during the relevant question or enter R in the chat function. I again make a plea for succinct questions and answers.
If a member wishes to request a supplementary question, they should press their request-to-speak button, or indicate so in the chat function by entering the letter R, during the relevant question.
If a member wishes to ask a supplementary question, they should press their request-to-speak button or enter R in the chat function during the relevant question.
I remind members who wish to ask a supplementary question—I know that a number of colleagues do—to press their request-to-speak buttons or place an R in the chat function. To get through the questions and supplementaries, it would be helpful if the questions and responses would be as brief as possible.
To illustrate, nearly one in four leading UK universities are cutting down staff numbers, with warnings being raised that these risks are damaging the UK's global standing1Adams, R. (2025). Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls.
The letter and the response from the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment can be found on the Committee's webpages.https://parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/113163.aspx
The first evidence session with the Scottish Government Bill team took place on 29 October 2019.www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12328
The Committee agreed to issue a call for evidence and then to invite key stakeholders to give their views.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2019
Education and Skills Committee 20 February 2019 [Draft], Maree Todd (Minister for Children and Young People), contrib. 2, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11948&c=2152888The Committee asked the Minister about data collection in connection with the policy, and about support for kinship and foster care.
The Committee indicated it was content with that response.iiJustice Committee, Official Report, 29 January 2019 (Cols 2 - 3): http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11914&mode=pdf
The Minister then moved the motion S5M-15300—That the Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Cha...