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When we last considered the petition, on 18 May 2022, we agreed to write to the Scottish Government, seeking more information on the review of the legal aid system and on its plans for a provisional timetable for bringing forward the Legal Aid Reform (Scotland) Bill.
It breaches section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, as it was laid on 22 December 2021 and came into force on 1 January 2022. Does the committee wish to draw the instrument to the attention of the Parliament on reporting ground (j), in relation to the failure to lay the instrument in accordance with laying requiremen...
This situation does not apply to staff employed by MSPs seeking re-election. 4. To date, 32 Members are standing down, with approximately 110 staff employed by these Members.
Subsection (2) enables the Scottish Ministers to bring the Bill’s substantial provisions into force at a later date by means of commencement regulations, but no later than 31 May 2021.
With the bottom castle and the top castle, at one time it was the only high street in Scotland that had two castles. Parts of the oldest building date back to the 1400s. The castle at the bottom of the High Street—the Kennedy’s castle—dates back to the 1500s.
In late spring, summer and autumn 2022, Ukraine achieved remarkable military success, liberating thousands of square kilometres that had recently been taken by Russia.
Parliamentary Bureau Motion The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-13045, on parliamentary recess dates. I call George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move the motion.
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Date answered:
19 February 2026