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The reasons for the breach of the 28 day rule are set out in a letter to the Presiding Officer dated 21 February (see Annex). The Scottish Government state that this is to allow the health service in Scotland to respond quickly if the new strain of Coronavirus is confirmed as being in the UK.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2019
The Committee issued a call for views on 28 June 2019, with a closing date of 20 August 2019. The Committee received 38 responses to its call for views, which can be viewed on the Committee's webpage for the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2019
As stated earlier, at the time of laying the Draft Regulations the Committee asks the Scottish Government to provide an up-to-date analysis of the current re-processing infrastructure and gaps and set out the plan to address any gaps, including plans to invest.
The Committee issued a call for evidenceiCall for evidence: https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/112271.aspx on 3 July 2019, with a closing date of 30 August 2019. The Committee received 14 written responsesiiWritten submissions: https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/112786.aspx to its call for ...
Committee reports
Date published:
28 November 2019
During evidence, the Cabinet Secretary confirmed that—
To put it simply, the Government needs to be able to continue to implement aspects of EU law that are passed before exit day, such as the latest changes to the waste framework directive, but which have not yet been transposed into domestic law on the date of exit.
When asked about why the wide power in ...
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2019
The instrument also makes amendments to some of this legislation under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 to ensure it is up to date with correct EU references prior to exit day.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 September 2019
The reasons for not complying are outlined in a letter from the Scottish Government to the Presiding Officer dated 12 July 2019. This correspondence is reproduced in Annex B.
A number of the amendments are to ensure the 2050 target is removed from the Bill and the 2009 Act, as this would now fall after the net-zero emissions target date of 2045. Others adjust the annual targets to take account of the net-zero emissions target year.
This instrument comes into force on 1 August 2010 and regulation 2 applies to appointments made on or after that date.
Regulation 3 provides for exemptions from the general requirement in regulation 2(1) that only persons who have achieved the Standard for Headship may be appointed as head teachers by education authorities or managers of grant-aided school...
This evidence is considered throughout this report, but it has led the Committee to ask the fundamental question of whether a percentage of emissions reduction by a certain date was the right objective.
When asked by the Committee if the Bill was adequate in terms of delivering the Paris Agreement, stakeholders noted the disconnect between the goal of reduc...