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That will lead to a formal public consultation, which will allow all relevant groups to provide their input on the proposal. We may seek to amend the bill to include a cruise ship levy, but that will very much depend on whether the policy development work and the consultation have been completed and on the view that Parliament takes on the scope of the bill.”
The next committee meeting will be on 25 April, when we will consider our draft stage 1 report on the Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill. I ask that the gallery be cleared. 10:29 Meeting continued in private until 12:28.
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26 November 2025
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Equity Audit | Scottish Attainment Challenge 2020-21: Equity in education | Resources for practitioners | Scotland Learns | National Improvement Hub
The key areas which local authorities are addressing through the period of recovery follow.
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The announcement to refresh Scotland’s drug strategy reflects the change in contemporary drug use in Scotland and the landscape in which drug and alcohol services are planned and delivered.
This afternoon, John Swinney and Bruce Crawford will meet the Secretary of State for Scotland to talk about taking forward improvements to the ScotlandBill.