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Questions and Answers Date answered: 20 February 2018

S5W-14177

I agreed to COSLA’s request and the revised figures were issued to COSLA and individual local authorities on 23 January. Since then I have announced an extra £170 million for local government as part of Stage 1 of the Budget Bill debate held on 31 January.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 5 December 2017

S5W-12872

In addition to the standard requirements of the licensing regime, there are extra requirements in respect of the sale of swords including retailers taking all reasonable steps to establish and confirm the intended use of the sword.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 15 November 2017

S5W-12377

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask ferry operators to publish winter timetables to (a) allow extra time to be added for weather-related delays and (b) promote winter breaks.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 19 July 2017

S5W-10077

The Scottish Government are committed to investing an extra £250 million to support general practice per year by 2021, as part of a pledge to increase overall annual funding for primary care by £500 million by 2021.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 1 June 2017

S5O-01067

This forms the first stage of the Scottish Government’s commitment to provide an extra £250 million in direct support of general practice per year by 2021 - increasing the overall investment in primary care by £500 million.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 24 February 2017

S5W-06893

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-00825 by the First Minister on 2 February 2017 (Official Report, c. 14-15), whether the £150 million of extra investment for the mental health strategy is new money or has been reprofiled or reallocated from elsewhere and, if the latter, from where.

Last updated: 11 March 2026

Guidance for members and their staff

The party leaders’ allowance is to assist the non-government party leaders to carry out the extra duties required as parliamentary party leaders and parliamentary party spokespersons and should in no way be used for party-political purposes.

Last updated: 12 January 2026

SPLCMS664b

The term “as regards Scotland” necessarily includes an extra-territorial element. The term covers Scottish actors (e.g., Scottish companies, Scottish vessels or other users of Scottish ports) in relation to BBNJ activities in the ABNJ. 10.

Last updated: 3 October 2025

SPICe Summary Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill

Relatedly, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland advocates using the current Bill to streamline existing sustainable development duties: “Legal duties in the Bill should be defined in a way that does not, wherever possible, add unnecessary extra reporting requirements on public authorities, and instead, in a way that strengthens, clarifies and streamlines existing du...