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SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 September 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21 - Purpose of the Bill
Reservation of subsidy control to allow the UK Government to regulate the effects of distortive or harmful subsidies, whether that is in relation to international trade or the UK internal market.
In written evidence for the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Constitution and Europe and External Affairs Committees, Professor Michael Dougan said that as a res...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 September 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21 - The UK government's impact assessment
If UK constituent part ‘border effects’ increased to German levels, the impact would be much larger in Scotland, Wales and NI than for the UK as a whole: Analysis shows that UK GDP could be reduced by 0.34%, while the reduction in Scottish [GDP] would be 1.18%, 1.61% in Wales and 0.70% in Northern Ireland.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 September 2019
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit - Transport of goods and fuel
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.cbi.org.uk/policy-focus/brexit-and-eu-negotiations/articles/impact-of-a-no-deal-brexit-across-the-uk/" target="_blank">https://www.cbi.org.uk/policy-focus/brexit-and-eu-negotiations/articles/impact-of-a-no-deal-brexit-across-the-uk/</a> [accessed 20 August 2019]), with transport disruption a key concern despite preparations being put in place, stating:
In Scotland, just-in-time manufacturing is a very important part of the Scottish...
Committee reports
Date published:
29 May 2019
Report on the 2016/17 and 2017/18 Audits of NHS Tayside - Quality of financial information and reporting
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/S5_PublicPetitionsCommittee/General%20Documents/Letter_from_Paul_Gray_22_May_2018_inc_Grant_Thornton_Report_(Paper_1).pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/S5_PublicPetitionsCommittee/General%20Documents/Letter_from_Paul_Gray_22_May_2018_inc_Grant_Thornton_Report_(Paper_1).pdf</a>
The GT2 report further notes that—
In 2013/14, the financial information being reported to the Board was typically three months out of date, although more updated finance information was available as it was submitted to the Scottish...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 March 2019
Transitions of young people with service and care needs between child and adult services in Scotland - What does the evidence on transitions tell us?
The Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and Principles of Good Transitions were referred to in many publications. GIRFEC is the Scottish Government's overarching approach to improving outcomes for children and young people and ensuring that they receive the right help, at the right time, from the right people.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 February 2019
Social Security and In-Work Poverty - Universal Credit and self-employed claimants
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/CitizensAdvice/welfare%20publications/Universal%20Credit%20and%20non-traditional%20employment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/CitizensAdvice/welfare%20publications/Universal%20Credit%20and%20non-traditional%20employment.pdf</a>
Difficulties for self-employed people claiming UC were raised in many of the written submissions (e.g. LITRG, CPAG, Scottish...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 January 2019
Immigration policy - the countdown to Brexit - Points-Based System for non-EEA nationals
Immigration policy and constitutional change: the perspectives of Scottish employers and industry representatives.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 October 2018
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill - Case for Reform
These have included strengthened arrangements to extend access to special measures in court and, where appropriate, to help keep children and other vulnerable witnesses out of court, for example through greater access to remote video links for both summary and solemn cases. However, the Scottish Government believes strongly that more can and should be done ...
Committee reports
Date published:
3 July 2018
Bank closures: impact on local businesses, consumers and the Scottish economy - Online and phone banking
Online and phone banking
One of the arguments made by the banks for closing branches is the increased use of online and digital banking. Scottish Financial Enterprise pointed to the large increase in the use of online banking facilities and electronic payments over time as well as the decline in use of cash and concurrent increase in the use of contactless...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 April 2018
Cycling - What works? - Case study conclusions
Lessons from Edinburgh
The practical and policy measures consistently found to encourage modal shift to bike identified in the literature review should be applicable to all Scottish local authorities. However, there are additional lessons to learn from the experience of CEC, including:
Partnership building: A pro-cycling culture can be built within an autho...
