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Committee reports
Date published:
19 November 2019
Report on STEM in early years education - Introduction
The Committee has heard about the barriers to success for these initiatives and also explored how best practice can be shared.
The Committee held an evidence session on 27 March 2019 to discuss the possible focus of a STEM inquiry.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2019
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 12 November 2019 - Annex
Whilst we began early work on the regulations earlier this year with the aim of laying them at the beginning of September, the in-depth consideration of how best to avoid major disruption in a no-deal scenario, both for NHS Boards and visitors from the EEA or Switzerland requiring healthcare (the need for which arises during a visit to Scotland) has taken l...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 October 2019
Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill - Term lengths
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Scottish%20Elections%20%20(Reform)%20Bill/SPBill53PMS052019.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Scottish%20Elections%20%20(Reform)%20Bill/SPBill53PMS052019.pdf</a> [accessed 22 October 2019].
It is electoral best practice to avoid large scale electoral events from...
Committee reports
Date published:
31 May 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill - Improvements to current procedure
For example, the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) questioned whether the Bill's blanket reduction of the speed-limit to 20mph was justified, saying that if existing procedures were considered to be too onerous, the best approach might be to seek to simply these procedures.2Law Society of Scotland. (2019, January).
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2019
Report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 - The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - The capacity of firefighters to take on additional roles
In response to a question about the views of some of the fire and rescue service unions that the current training time provided would be insufficient to undertake any additional roles, Alasdair Hay, Chief Officer, told the Committee that the review of training would consider how to use the training time to best effect. Mr Hay clarified that: “We do not and ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 February 2019
Agriculture and Land Use - Public money for public goods? - Addressing under-supply of public goods using payments for ecosystem services
For example, since 1993, mineral water brand Vittel has paid farmers in the catchment at the foot of the Vosges Mountains to adopt best dairy farming practices to maintain water quality5Wunder, S., Engel, S., & Pagiola, S. (2008).
Committee reports
Date published:
3 December 2018
Stage 1 Report on Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill - Notional Portfolio
The committee should also note that a small majority of respondents to the 2017 consultation were of the view that the idea of a mixed portfolio of assets was the right way to go, as it balances flexibility with the best way of managing the risk. In addition, some respondents suggested that the approach most closely matches the actual behaviour of pursuers ...
Committee reports
Date published:
7 November 2018
Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Raising the age of criminal responsibility beyond 12
He stated, “this is not making Scotland the best place in the world to grow up in; it is just about getting us on a par with the worst places in Europe”iiOfficial Report, 6 September 2018, Col 22.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 June 2018
Scotland's Economic Performance - Apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy
There was also some frustration from older workers who felt that there are not enough training and reskilling opportunities available for them.Summary of focus groups
Gordon McGuinness acknowledged that more thought needs to be given to the best ways of supporting the learning and reskilling of people who already have work and family commitments.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 May 2018
Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Crown Estate Bill - Conclusions
Members were concerned that the use of 'must' in section 7(1) of the Bill versus 'may' in section 7(2) could potentially detract from the Bill's stated intention to ensure that factors beyond profitability were considered when deciding how an asset should best be managed. The Committee felt that the Scottish Government should consider rewording the duty in ...
