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We have heard no detail and there has been no debate about how a bill of rights would operate. Has it not struck anyone who is arguing for a bill of rights that whether we have a bill of rights or a convention, we have to create a body of law that is underpinned by the basic universal principles of human rights?
Do the tests serve a useful purpose? If we are going to extend rights to children, as we did in Scotland at that time—it was claimed to be the greatest extension of rights to children across Europe—we ought to remove as many barriers to accessing those rights as possible.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 September 2021
Business Managers agreed to recommend to the Parliament by motion that Rules 9B.3.5 and 9B.3.6 be suspended in relation to the LCM on the Bus Services No.2 Bill and noted that the Motion on Legislative Consent would be considered by Parliament on Wednesday 10 September.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2026
These meetings drew together Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers with a role in the response to and recovery from the fire, as well as policy and operational teams across the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland.