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Official Report
Meeting date:
25 September 2012
Meeting of the Parliament 25 September 2012
The intention is to enable the court always to have the best evidence before it, so that it can assess its credibility.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 April 2013
Justice Committee 30 April 2013
The point is to get the best evidence from children and young people.
Last updated:
16 June 2026
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Supported by: Clare Haughey* *S7M-00362 David Torrance: Soroptimist International 90th Anniversary—That the Parliament congratulates Soroptimist International on celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2026; notes that the word "soroptimist" is a combination of the Latin words “soror” meaning sister and “optima” meaning best; acknowledges that Soroptimist Inter...
Last updated:
13 May 2026
Members Expenses Scheme Session 7
Equality • All members have equal formal and legal status 1.1.3 The SPCB shall exercise its functions under the Scheme so as best to promote and achieve conformity with the Scheme Principles. 1.1.4 A Member shall observe and comply with the SPCB’s finance and governance arrangements in relation to all expenses claimed under the Scheme. 1.2 Administration of...
Last updated:
19 August 2020
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Funding is generally grouped together in “schemes”, and the SRDP includes the following: • Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS), providing support to farming businesses in remote and constrained rural areas, • Forestry Grant Scheme, providing a range of grants for woodland creation, agro-forestry, tree health, woodland improvement, processing and marketing and sustainable management of forests, 16 See http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1305/article/11 for the EU law version. 17 More information can be found at https://www.gov.scot/policies/agriculture- payments/scottish-rural-development-programme-srdp/. 12 This document relates to the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 (SP Bill 59A) • Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (including support for organics and footpaths), which provides targeted support for land managers to undertake management and capital work for environmental purposes, • Beef Efficiency Scheme, to deliver economic and environmental improvements in the beef sector, • New Entrants, which provides start-up grants for new entrant young farmers of up to 40 years old, and capital funding for new entrants regardless of age to improve their business, • Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme, which provides grants to improve crofts in order to help to sustain crofting business, • Small Farms Grant Scheme, which provides targeted support for small farms that face similar issues to crofters regarding sustainability, • Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation, which supports small and medium sized enterprises in the food and drink sector with start- up grants for new enterprises, and business development grants, 18 • LEADER, which provides opportunities for individuals, businesses and communities to come together and support rural development and provide long lasting benefits to the local area (and includes support for non-agricultural small businesses including farm diversification), • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF), which supports the sharing of innovative ways of improving working practices along with continuing support for Monitor Farms, • Farm Advisory Service, which provides advice and assistance to farmers, crofters and other land managers, • Broadband, which provides support for broadband provision in rural areas, and • Scottish Rural Network, which supports and promotes rural development through the sharing of ideas and best...
Last updated:
24 January 2020
Scottish Elections Reform Bill as introduced
.”, 16 Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill Part 3—Electoral Management Board for Scotland (b) for subsection (3) substitute— “(3) Those functions include— (a) assisting regional returning officers, constituency returning officers, local authorities and other persons in carrying out their functions in 5 relation to Scottish parliamentary elections, (b) assisting returning officers, local authorities and other persons in carrying out their functions in relation to local government elections, and (c) promoting best...
Last updated:
7 November 2019
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Funding is generally grouped together in “schemes”, and the SRDP includes the following: • Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS), providing support to farming businesses in remote and constrained rural areas, • Forestry Grant Scheme, providing a range of grants for woodland creation, agro-forestry, tree health, woodland improvement, processing and marketing and sustainable management of forests, • Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (including support for organics and footpaths), which provides targeted support for land managers to undertake management and capital work for environmental purposes, • Beef Efficiency Scheme, to deliver economic and environmental improvements in the beef sector, • New Entrants, which provides start-up grants for new entrant young farmers of up to 40 years old, and capital funding for new entrants regardless of age to improve their business, • Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme, which provides grants to improve crofts in order to help to sustain crofting business, • Small Farms Grant Scheme, which provides targeted support for small farms that face similar issues to crofters regarding sustainability, 17 More information can be found at https://www.gov.scot/policies/agriculture-payments/scottish-rural- development-programme-srdp/. 14 This document relates to the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 59) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 6 November 2019 • Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation, which supports small and medium sized enterprises in the food and drink sector with start- up grants for new enterprises, and business development grants, 18 • LEADER, which provides opportunities for individuals, businesses and communities to come together and support rural development and provide long lasting benefits to the local area (and includes support for non-agricultural small businesses including farm diversification), • Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF), which supports the sharing of innovative ways of improving working practices along with continuing support for Monitor Farms, • Farm Advisory Service, which provides advice and assistance to farmers, crofters and other land managers, • Broadband, which provides support for broadband provision in rural areas, and • Scottish Rural Network, which supports and promotes rural development through the sharing of ideas and best...
Last updated:
10 June 2026
Guidance on Committees
It agreed with the Conveners Group view that a hybrid format worked best when committees were in information-gathering mode, and was less suitable for Stage 2 proceedings on Bills, private consideration of draft reports, evidence-taking that 67 involved holding witnesses to account, or for engagement with Ministers.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 January 2026
Meeting of the Parliament 22 January 2026
The debate will be concluded without any questions being put.I invite members who wish to participate in the debate to press their request-to-speak buttons, and I invite Emma Roddick to open the debate.Motion debated,That the Parliament congratulates the charity, Growing2Gether, on what it sees as its successful programme aimed at helping young people who face various challenges by pairing young adults with toddlers to mentor; understands that participants and facilitators have reported a significant shift in young people's confidence and gaining of skills, helping to improve wellbeing; acknowledges the reported overall positive and successful work of this charity in partnering with 15 schools in Scotland, including 12 in the Highlands and Islands region; applauds the over 2,000 young people who have been paired with 2,200 toddlers over a seven-year period across the Highlands on their efforts; considers it important to provide opportunities for children and young people who face challenges with poverty, mental health or trauma to develop skills and confidence in themselves, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should consider how it can best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 December 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 16 December 2025
They have very similar requirements, which involve burial as soon as possible—before sunset or within 24 hours. We really try our best to allow that to proceed. The only situation in which we cannot grant advance registration is when, clearly, the case should have gone to the procurator fiscal.
