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Inflation impacts all aspects of life
In the UK, the annual rate of inflation reached 11.1% in October 2022, a 41 year high. The UK economy has continued to see stubbornly high inflation well into 2023, with higher price increases than in several similar economies (see figure below).
Introduction
This report provides a summary of the key activities undertaken by the Finance and Public Administration Committee during the parliamentary year from 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.
This is the Committee’s second annual report since its establishment in June 2021.
Delegated powers
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee considered the Bill at Stage 1 at its meeting on 15 November 2022. The Committee reported that it did not need to draw the attention of the Parliament to the delegated powers related to the following three provisions:
Section 22 - Ancillary provision
Section 24(2) - Commencement
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Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture regarding the Committee's concerns over the future of the culture sector, 7 February 2022.
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Future of the Culture Sector.
The Committee agreed to recommend to Parliament that consent be given to the relevant amendments of the Public Order Bill, introduced in the House of Lords on 9 November 2022, relating to the extension of existing powers at Part II of the Public Order Act 1986 to the British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland for policing public processions and assemblies o...
Pam Duncan-Glancy's view is that the well-evidenced and long-standing gap between policy and practice "highlights the need for a statutory approach to address these gaps and to improve outcomes for disabled children and young people in the transition to adulthood."1Personal correspondence with SPICe. (2022). (n.p.): (n.p.).