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In effect, that gets to the nub of why we are carrying out this inquiry—this is a wider debate and we want to help to improve that process.As a Tayside MSP, I am familiar with the Tayside example.
The Policy Memorandum can be found online here: https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/s6/criminal-justice-modernisation-and-abusive-domestic-behaviour-reviews-scotland-bill
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In September 2017, the then First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, set out a new commitment to eradicate rough sleeping, transform the use of temporary accommodation in Scotland, and end homelessness.
Retrieved from <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1790/pdf/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1790/pdf/</a> [accessed 19 June 2021]
Some issues and questions
The Scottish Government’s Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work Minister Richard Lochhead MSP wrote to the UK Government (July 2021), s...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 September 2020
Membership changes
The membership of the Committee changed during the course of the Committee's consideration of the Bill at Stage 1. Annie Wells MSP left the Committee on 18 August 2020.
Retrieved from https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s103942/Correspondence%20from%20the%20Counsel%20General%2014%20August%202020.pdf [accessed 13 September 2020]Speaking in the Scottish Parliament debate on the internal market on 18 August 2020, Jackie Baillie MSP welcomed the Welsh Government's perspective:
I commend the suggestions of my Welsh colleagu...
In February 2020, Scotland’s Trade Minister, Ivan McKee MSP, said:
The proposed UK Government approach, prioritising a trade deal with the US over the EU, presents a significant threat to the Scottish economy, our interests and priorities.
There is currently a proposal for a Member's Bill by Margaret Mitchell MSP. With exceptions, the idea is that, when a case first comes to court, a duty mediator would be required to meet with the litigants in an information session about mediation.
Introduction
The Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill (the 'Bill') is a Scottish Government Bill, introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, on 29 May 2019.
The aim of the Bill is to strengthen the existing legal protection for those at risk of female genital mutilati...
Retrieved from http://parliament.scot/S5_Education/Inquiries/20181115_focus_group_RCS.pdf
When asked about the status of instrumental music tutors and of the role of instrumental music services by the Committee, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP ("the Cabinet Secretary"), stated:
A change could well emerge from the discussion...