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As the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate for a new national tax in Scotland without devolution of powers from the UK Parliament, the Scottish Government requested the transfer of powers from the UK Government under Section 80B of the Scotland Act 1998.
According to figures from Cats Protection’s Cats and Their Stats (CATS) Scotland 2022 report, there are 900,000 owned cats in Scotland, 243,000 of these cats are without a microchip – this represents 29% of owned cats.
Scottish Government submission of 5 October 2022 PE1971/A: Take robust action to stop motorcycle theft Under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, Section 17, the Chief Constable of Scotland is responsible for the policing of Scotland, and is accountable to the Scot...
Scottish SPCA submission relating to petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland As Scotland’s animal welfare charity, we have a duty to ensure that animals are provided with a life worth living and are not being exploited for human gain or profit.
Housing Need To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by Homes for Scotland highlighting that almost 700,000 households in Scotland are in housing need.