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If we had prescribed things in a particular way previously, I wonder whether we would have seen the innovation that Andrew Banks brought with Pentland Ferries operating across the Pentland Firth or, indeed, the innovation that Gordon Ross brought with Western Ferries at Gourock.
One step would winkle out whether there was a standard security over the tenant’s interest—and therefore somebody to whom notice needed to be given. From the perspective of the bank or the security holder, it is appropriate that they should be aware of what is happening to the lease, which is the asset over which they hold security.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
21 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of showpeople being added to the 2022 census, what action it will take to ensure that their children will be added to the SEEMiS educational records in schools.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Fiscal Commission's forecast that spending on devolved employability services will be £27 million lower in 2022-23. S5O-04265
It might well be in a WhatsApp group or in an email; it is something that we all do, but how does that record then get sucked out, banked, packaged and given the same accessibility that you get in project management approaches?
Early life experiences shape biological development, influence cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes, and have lasting effects on the risk of chronic disease and health inequalities in adulthood3Dundas, R., & Leyland, A. (2022). Investing in early years to reduce non-communicable diseases in adults.
During this parliamentary session, the Committee undertook three inquiries into matters related to public administration, in addition to taking evidence from the Permanent Secretary on an annual basisiAnnual evidence sessions with the former Permanent Secretary, John-Paul Marks, took place on 3 May 2022, 16 May 2023, 21 May 2024 and 18 March 2025, and with ...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Background
On 13 December 2022, Sarah Boyack MSP lodged a draft proposal for a Bill to ensure policy development and implementation by public bodies is in line with principles of sustainable development and wellbeing by introducing a duty for public bodies to promote these principles and establishing a commissioner for sustainable development and wellbeing...
Following evidence sessions on the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022, the Committee also agreed that it would hold an annual session on building safety.