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Committee reports
Date published:
1 February 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill - Pre-death procedures
One respondent stated, "Doctors should be concerned with prolonging the life of the patient, rather than viewing them as a source of organs".Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) Publication, The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill, Page 35
The Law Society highlighted this issue in written evidence to us noting that careful consideration ...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Sea lice
Observations by Marine Scotland Science’s epidemiologists (Hall and Murray 2018) that average adult and ovigerous female sea lice numbers are at their lowest in four years are in line with the field experience of our veterinary surgeons and technicians working on Scottish sites.
Benchmark Holdings. (2018, April).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 October 2018
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill - Overall policy objective
Qualified support is expressed in some submissions, with one from Scottish Women's Aid saying:
Despite our overall support for the Bill, we believe that the proposals have some serious omissions that will dilute both the intention and operation of the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 September 2018
Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill - Second Consideration Stage Report - Introduction
Retrieved from <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Pow%20of%20Inchaffray%20Drainage%20Commission%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill09S052017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Pow%20of%20Inchaffray%20Drainage%20Commission%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill09S052017.pdf</a> [accessed 31 March 2017] (the Bill) was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 March 2017. It is a Private Bill being promoted by the Pow of Inchaffray Commissioners (the promoters) under procedures set out in Rule 9A of the Parliament's Standing Orders2Scottish Parliament Standing Orders.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 July 2018
What support works? Inquiry into attainment and achievement of school children experiencing poverty - Extracts of minutes
Attainment and Achievement of School Aged Children Experiencing Poverty: The Committee heard evidence from—
Gayle Gorman, Chief Inspector of Education and Chief Executive,
Elizabeth Morrison, Interim Strategic Director,
Louise Turnbull, HM Inspector and Interim Assistant Director, and
Gail Copland, Attainment Advisor, Education Scotland;
and then from—
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Scottish...
Committee reports
Date published:
4 June 2018
PE1603: Ensuring greater scrutiny, guidance and consultation on armed forces visits to schools in Scotland - Data about armed forces visits
In the background information to the petition, the petitioners highlight:
A ForcesWatch report, analysing data for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years, found that 83% of state secondary schools in Scotland were visited by one of the armed forces at least once. 1455 visits were made to 303 Scottish state secondary schools, of which 42% were made by the Ar...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 March 2018
The impact of Brexit on Scotland's growth sectors - Investment
Commenting on the results of the survey, Paul Lewis, Managing Director of Scottish Development International, highlighted the clear connection between FDI and Scotland’s growth sectors3EY. (2017, May).
Committee reports
Date published:
1 February 2018
Technology and innovation in health and social care - Data Sharing
They note social work and social care staff “constantly express the profound hope that health and social care integration and the creation of Health and Social Care Partnerships would generate significant improvements in joining access to records and electronic information sharing generally”.Care Inspectorate written submission
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine noted the Scottish Government has a significant opportunity to improve patient record sharing across health and social care systems.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 January 2018
Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018-19 - Efficiency savings
Retrieved from <a href="http://www.parliament.scot/S5_JusticeCommittee/Inquiries/COPFSbudget.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.scot/S5_JusticeCommittee/Inquiries/COPFSbudget.pdf</a>
A written submission from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) also outlined work being done to improve the efficiency of court business.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2017
Stage 1 Report on the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill - Damages for future loss
The Policy Memorandum notes that responses to the Scottish Government’s 2015 consultation were “divided” on Sheriff Principal Taylor’s recommendation not to ring-fence damages for future loss when calculating the success fee.
