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Committee reports
Date published:
21 June 2018
Scotland's Economic Performance - Conclusions
Conclusions
This inquiry sought to examine the performance of Scotland's economy and to engage a wide range of people in considering which economic policies will best serve Scotland in the forthcoming decade.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 June 2018
The Scottish Government's Five Year Financial Strategy - Outlook for non-protected parts of the Budget
Using the upper, central and lower case scenarios as presented in chapter 7 of the Financial Strategy show that over the period to 2023, "other expenditure" will fall in real terms even in the best case scenario. Under the Central scenario, other expenditure will fall in real terms by £1bn (9%); in the upper scenario it will fall by £0.1bn or 1% and in the ...
Committee reports
Date published:
15 May 2018
Report on the Consultation on the Scottish Government's Draft National Outcomes - Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee
Specifically, our interest lies in being assured that public bodies are spending public money wisely and delivering the best possible outcomes.
Audit Scotland has noted that while 'the NPF measures progress towards economic targets and outcomes... it does not measure the contribution of policies and initiatives to delivering these outcomes.'
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2018
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill - Parliamentary Consideration of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill.
If we get to that stage, that would be a constructive alternative way forward. It would not be the best way forward, but it would be a possible and workable way forward.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 February 2018
Committee witnesses: gender and representation - Methodology
However, such information is limited, at best, and in addition direct comparison can be difficult, not least because of the varying responsibilities of committees, and the practices that they use in undertaking them, but also because the same information often can be, and is, coded in different ways.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 January 2018
Stage 1 Report on the Islands (Scotland) Bill - Interaction with existing legislation
The Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) similarly suggested in their written submission that the national marine plan in the 2010 Act may be the best vehicle to assist local communities to manage cumulative environmental impacts together, as “an overarching plan will avoid local decisions being taken in isolation without regard for their cumulative effe...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 October 2017
How can we reduce obesity in Scotland? - Results from a survey of Scottish academia
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They could give 1 intervention all 100 points, if they thought that investing in a single intervention would be the best way of reducing obesity in Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
2 October 2017
School infrastructure - The Oxgangs incident
The Committee therefore recommends that the Scottish Government liaises with the UK Government and the other devolved administrations to share information and the developing best practice in light of the Cole Report.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 August 2017
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill - Why QOCS is being introduced
Some pursuers may be put off from pursuing legitimate claims due to a fear of an award of legal expenses against them. QOCS, he believed, was the best way to address this problem.
Sheriff Principal Taylor also noted that, in personal injuries court cases, defenders rarely recovered their legal expenses from pursuers who had lost their cases anyway.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 May 2017
Puppy Dogs' Tails - "A review of the scientific aspects and veterinary opinions relating to tail docking in dogs" (2002)
Where, however, a ban on tail docking is not likely to be in the best interests of a particular dog because it is destined to work in the field, it may be prudent to exempt such dogs for the time being, with any exemption being subject to review in the light of further knowledge based on scientific evidence.
