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This Annexe includes an overview of the ten Key Emerging or Existing risks within the Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement 2020-2021 that were referred to at the Committee meeting.
Retrieved from <a href="https://news.gov.scot/news/cop21-deal-welcomed" target="_blank">https://news.gov.scot/news/cop21-deal-welcomed</a> [accessed 2 December 2020]:
COP21 has, as we had hoped, achieved a big step forward in the international fight against climate change. [...]
This Bill became an Act on 1 October 2020.
Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill
Made provision about Scottish Ministers’ functions in relation to the management of forestry land and other land; and for connected purposes.
We held formal evidence sessions throughout November and December 2020 with thinktanks, academics, stakeholders, organisations and bodies who provide support and advice.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 February 2021
The Impact of Brexit
In October 2020, the Committee undertook a consultationhttps://www.parliament.scot/S5_Finance/General%20Documents/Brexit_Scrutiny_Letter.pdf with parliamentary committees on the impact of Brexit on devolution and how the Parliament’s scrutiny role will need to evolve to address this impact.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 February 2021
This instrument amends the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Allocation of Functions to the Social Security Chamber) Regulations 2018 and the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber (Procedure and Allocation of Functions) Amendment Regulations 2020.
In amending these regulations, it extends the period of assignment for the acting Social Sec...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 December 2020
Introduction
The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill") is a Member's Bill, introduced by Emma Harper MSP ("the Member in charge") on 14 May 2020. The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee was designated as lead committee at Stage 1 (which means that it considers and reports to the Scottish Parliament on the general prin...
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2020
The Committee is seriously concerned by the difficulties and challenges faced by most businesses in preparing for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. The Committee notes that evidence the Committee has taken, has emphasised that the impact of Brexit is likely to be, proportionately, most severe for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Overview of the Bill
This Scottish Government Bill was introduced by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP, on 1 September 2020.iThe Bill as introduced is available here The lead Committee is the Equalities and Human Rights Committee.