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Published:
11 April 2024
Scottish Government must do more to engage the public on climate change and Scotland’s climate change targets
There needs to be a legal obligation on all local authorities to co-create local climate policy, supported by funding from the Scottish Government.
Edward Mountain MSP, Convener of the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee, said;
“This report identifies the need for the Scottish Government to lead from the front to bring governments, business, ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 January 2024
Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2023 - UK Internal Market Act exclusions
The Scottish Government is exploring the possibility of gaining an exemption with the UK Government and devolved administrations and should an exemption be granted; the Scottish Government intends to bring forward an amendment at Stage 2 or Stage 3 of the Bill to ban the sale of rodent glue traps in Scotland
In a letter to the Convener of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee from 19 January 2024, the Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin MSP...
News
Published:
21 December 2023
Holyrood Committee Backs Visitor Levy Bill at Stage 1
Commenting, Committee Convener, Ariane Burgess MSP said:
“In supporting the Visitor Levy Bill at Stage 1, a majority of the members of the Committee recognise its potential to positively impact Scotland's tourism sector.
MSPs
Last updated:
24 November 2023
Section 9: Enforcement of the rules
Where the complaint cannot be resolved in this way, where the matter is of sufficient seriousness to warrant a more formal investigation, or where any MSP directly involved remains dissatisfied, the Presiding Officer will raise the matter with the Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.
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Published:
20 November 2023
Committee calls for clarity on how proposed measures within the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Bill would work in practice
Launching the Committee’s report, Convener Finlay Carson MSP, said;
“Maintaining the delicate balance between improving wildlife welfare wherever possible whilst safeguarding economic, environmental and conservation considerations is paramount.
News
Published:
24 October 2023
Holyrood Committee Recommends New Intergovernmental MoU to Address Post-EU Devolution Challenges
Commenting, Convener, Clare Adamson MSP said:
"Our recommendations for a new Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Devolved Governments should be one of the first steps in the journey towards addressing the impact of the changes in devolution following our departure from the EU.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Grouse Moor Management Group (Werritty review)
In announcing the Scottish Government's decision to introduce a grouse moor licensing regime on 26 November 2020, the (then) Rural Affairs and Natural Environment Minister, Mairi Gougeon MSP said:
...we recognise the contribution that grouse shooting makes to the rural economy.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 June 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill - Muirburn and biodiversity
As previously noted, in 2017, the then Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, commissioned research into "the costs and benefits of large shooting estates to Scotland’s economy and biodiversity" focusing on driven grouse shooting.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 May 2023
Complaint against Maggie Chapman MSP - Declaration of interests
It is established good practice for members of a committee (including committee substitutes) to declare interests relevant to the remit of that committee at the first meeting they attend or on the first occasion on which they address the committee, irrespective of the business before the committee at that meeting. The same applies to any MSPs who, although ...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill - Review and evaluation
The Scottish Women's Convention noted in their submission that women often report lacking confidence in the system and concluded, given the sensitive nature of the common themes identified, and in direct reference to the role of Patient Safety Commissioner:
[...] women have explained that those in positions of power should be regularly evaluated to ensure propriety
“The politicians are just doing their own thing half the time… we need to hold them accountable.”
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