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Report on heat in buildings – online lived experience event, 18 November 2025
On Tuesday 4 November 2025, Members of the Committee visited the Midlothian Energy Centre, a large-scale heat network development delivered by Vattenfall Heat UK and Midlothian Council.
We also ask Police Scotland for information on any lived experience engagement it carries out with victim/survivors who have reported financial abuse, and how this information is used to improve its service.
For example, in Egypt, parental child abduction is not considered a crime unless there's a court order restricting travel or determining where a child is to live.
On 12 September 2024, Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care made a Ministerial Statement on the national mission to reduce deaths and improve the lives of people impacted by drugs and alcohol.
251.50 annually from NovemberOn qualifying benefit in the qualifying week(higher rate care CDP, enhanced daily living PIP/ADP in week of 3rd Monday in September)Paid automaticallyWinter Heating PaymentLow income: pensioner, child under 5 or disabled person?
Committee reports
Date published:
20 November 2023
Not everybody has the confidence and wherewithal to destroy an animal once it has been caught. We have had live animals on glue traps being put in bins or being drowned.
The Committee has also made efforts to listen to the views of underrepresented groups as part of its work on the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill and its inquiry into damp and mould in social and private rented housing.
For example, during our pre-budget scrutiny, the Committee heard compelling evidence that the cost-of-living crisis is having a disproportionate impact on women, and we therefore asked the Scottish Government to consider how it can best support women through these challenging times.
Decision on taking business in private, Subordinate legislation, Scrutinising Social Justice, Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill, Impact of the cost of the living crisis, Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill .