Abbreviations
AGS - Auditor General for Scotland
asp - Act of Scottish Parliament
BIPA - British Irish Parliamentary Assembly
CALRE - Conference of Regional Legislative Assemblies
CEEAC - Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
CJ - Criminal Justice Committee
CLRAE - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
Con - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
CoR - Committee of the Regions
COSLA - Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CPA - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
CPP - Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
CVDR - COVID-19 Recovery Committee
DPLR - Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
ECYP - Education, Children and Young People Committee
EHRCJ - Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
EU - European Union
F - Female
FE - Further Education
FMQs - First Minister’s Questions
FOI - Freedom of Information
FPA - Finance and Public Administration Committee
G - Government Bill
Green - Scottish Green Party
HL - House of Lords, i.e. a House of Lords Bill
h:mins - hours and minutes
Hrs - Hours
HSCS - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Ind - Independent Member, i.e. a Member of the Scottish Parliament not functioning within a political party
Lab - Scottish Labour Party
LCM - Legislative Consent Memorandum
LD - Scottish Liberal Democrats
LGBTI+ - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex +
LGHP - Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
M - Male
M - Member’s Bill
Mins - Minutes
MP - Member of the UK Parliament
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MSP - Member of the Scottish Parliament
n/a - not applicable, or not available
No. - Number
NPA - No Party Affiliation
NZET - Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
P - Private Bill
PA - Public Audit Committee
PBACM - Public Bodies Act Consent Memorandum
PE - Petition
PY - Parliamentary year (13 May 2022–12 May 2023)
RAI - Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
RAINE - Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Ref. - Reference
S - Substitute Committee Member
S6 - Sixth Session of Parliament
S6M - Session 6 Motion
SI -Statutory Instrument
SJSS - Social Justice and Social Security Committee
SNP - Scottish National Party
SP - Scottish Parliament
SPPA - Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
SPCB - Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
SPICe - Scottish Parliament Information Centre
SPSO - Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
SSI - Scottish Statutory Instrument
UK - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality
% - Percentage