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National Parliaments—or, in the case of the United Kingdom, the supra-national Westminster Parliament—are now expected to take into account our views in Holyrood as well as those of our colleagues in Cardiff and Belfast.
That is not good for holding people accountable for their actions. Paradoxically, I would argue that we should take longer for questions but allow more supplementaries—not just a second supplementary but possibly a third and a fourth if that is what is required to tease out a specific issue.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
There are opportunities too to improve data collection, ameliorate transitions to adult services and to assess how children's services planning processes are taking into account the needs of wide range of children and young people.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 September 2025
On the first question, the Scottish Government responded as follows:
“Whilst it would be within legislative competence to have police forces operating in Scotland dealing with serious and organised crime, or policing of railways, the factual position is that the NCA and BTP are both accountable to the UKG via the relevant Secretaries of State under their re...
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Tara Lillis, representing NASUWT, highlighted that in some local authorities and schools, 50 per cent of pupils have ASN and argued that the Bill does not fully take this into account, particularly in relation to the funding provision.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 December 2023
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The Committee agrees that any funds raised through a levy should be kept in separate accounts and should be considered as being additional to existing funding streams.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 December 2023
Committee consideration
The DPM explains that enabling the PIRC to have access to electronic databases will require to take into account a range of things including features specific to the database concerned and data protection requirements.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 November 2023
iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 7 November 2023, Col 15
Accountability and consumer protection
Sarah Boyack, also in attendance, asked about the level of accountability and protection afforded to consumers through different operating models, such as public-private partnerships involving lo...
In its response, the Scottish Government explains that: -
in light of the lack of scientific consensus regarding the effects of muirburn on peatland, the Scottish Government commissioned a report on the matter;
that report identified that there are two competing arguments regarding muirburn on peatland. On one account, burning heather on peatland presents a...
Committee consideration
The reason given in the DPM for the conferral of this delegated power is to allow for the adjustment of the penalty in the future, particularly to take account of changes in the value of money or where it becomes necessary to increase the protection bestowed upon sharks in the future by increasing disincentives to kill them for their...