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WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidence.CategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers14Scottish Government officials45Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies50Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0NHS0Higher Education2Representatives of voluntary sector14Other categories of witnesses81Business transactedBusinessNo.DetailsInquiries7Community Wealth Building;New Deal for Local Government;Building Safety and Maintenance: Cladding Remediation;Damp and mould in rented housing;Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC);Housing Emergency and Housing to 2040;Understanding barriers to participation in local politicsConsultations2Housing (Scotland) Bill;Visitor Levy (Scotland) BillProposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered (Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered3Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill;Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill;Visitor Levy (Scotland) BillPost-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered1Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015Legislative Consent Memorandums1Renters (Reform) Bill Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered255 draft affirmative; 2 laid only; 18 negative:SSI 2023/177; SSI 2023/207; SSI 2023/240; SSI 2023/255; SSI 2023/278; SSI 2023/288; SSI 2024/3; SSI 2024/4;SSI 2024/5; SSI 2024/10; SSI 2024/19; SSI 2024/24; SSI 2024/25; SSI 2024/37; SSI 2024/46; SSI 2024/55; SSI 2024/59; SSI 2024/102Petitions considered0Divisions held 912 September 2023: Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022...
This plan brings together ambitions around the gender pay gap, the disability employment gap, and the anti-racist employment strategy, “driving fair work practices for all”.1Scottish Government. (2022, December 9). Fair Work action plan: becoming a leading Fair Work nation by 2025.
The Scottish Government subsequently delayed enforcement until 2025.
In 2022 a single-use plastics ban came into force for a number of items including plastic cutlery, plates and stirrers.
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands Mairi Gougeon MSP F/T: 0300 244 4000 E: [email protected] Finlay Carson MSP Convener, Rural Affairs, Islands & Natural Environment Committee Scottish Parliament 26 August 2022 Dear Finlay, Scottish Budget 2023-24 Thank you for your letter dated 1 July 2022 following publication of the Resource Spending Review (rSR) and the targeted refresh of the Capital Spending Review.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission is expecting the Scottish economy to follow the UK into recession in 2022, with GDP falling 1.8 per cent between quarter 1 of 2022 and quarter 3 of 2023.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 January 2023
In response to the issues raised in the UK Statistics Authority’s letter, dated 7 December 2022, the Scottish Government has engaged directly with the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) setting out the steps that have been taken to ensure the statistic is not used further, and provided an update on the analytical...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 January 2022
In 2021-22, the SDS budget allocation included around £8m for the continued delivery of programmes created as a response to COVID-19 which we do not expect will be continuing at the same levels in 2022/23. We are working with SDS to finalise the details of their budget approach in 2022-23.
Draft Circular Economy and Waste Route Map 18 January 2024.
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An example of this may include a joint bank account which has had monies removed by one of the account holders, with no other reported incidents to consider as part of a wider investigation.