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Delivering on the Paris goal of mobilising US$100 billion per year by 2020 for climate action in developing countries.
Ensuring that COP26 takes into account and responds to any gap between the collective impact of Nationally Determined Contributions and what is required to limit global temperature rise to within 1.5 – 2°C.
Whilst many taxes paid by Scots remain reserved to the UK Parliament, revenues from taxes set by the Scottish Parliament now account for nearly 40% of the day-to-day devolved Budget.
The Committee published its report on the petition on 22 June 2020.
Taking into account the significant amount of evidence gathered during the lifetime of the petition, the Committee concluded that more needs to be done to protect young people involved in youth football.
It has been estimated that 6,000 people in Scotland may have long COVID symptoms from the first wave of infections in 2020, with this number not taking account of the large number of cases in winter 2020-21.
The Committee benefited from having an active presence on social media, primarily via twitter. The account grew by over 1000 followers during the course of the session, and now sits just under 4000 – the second-highest of any parliamentary committee.
Provision is made for accruing resources separately to non-accruing resources in accordance with section 1(2) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.
Delegated Powers
The Bill confers one power to make subordinate legislation on the Scottish Ministers.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 December 2020
The Committee asks the Scottish Government how it intends to take account of the implications of the Bill for legal aid and for this information to be made available to the Committee in advance of Stage 2.
We sincerely hope that our successor committee will not have to revisit this subject, unless it is to reflect on the result of positive action, accountability, and eradication of institutional racism.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 November 2020
The Scottish Government have estimated in budgetary forecasts savings should account for £1.7 billion of the overall health budget over the period 2016-17 to 2023-24.