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It was argued that there should be a requirement on the face of the bill to ensure that the proceeds of land sales are reinvested in new forest land acquisition or associated environmental projects.
Does he really expect the Parliament to vote for the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill—a bill that abolishes a great Scottish legal safeguard, that the Government says is incomplete and that is so bad that it will need fixed later?
Thank you.Our next meeting will be on 6 December, when we will take evidence for the consultation that the Commission on a Bill of Rights is undertaking on a UK bill of rights.
The drafting of the order has taken account of previous census orders, and it also reflects changes to the National Records of Scotland’s policy development and its updated approach to the census.
There are a number of voluntary organisations and mutual aid groups such Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) across Scotland that support individuals in their recovery and also helps to catalyse the growth of recovery communities that support families and individuals to overcome the pro...
Scottish ParliamentEducation, Lifelong Learning and Culture CommitteeWednesday 13 May 2009 Scottish ParliamentEducation, Lifelong Learning and Culture CommitteeWednesday 13 May 2009 The Convener opened the meeting at 10:00Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 I open the 14th meeting of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee in 2009.
Since last year, under provisions delivered through the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, which this Government brought forward, communities in urban Scotland have been able to access that right.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to bring forward a bill to tackle the issue of cars being parked on kerbs, in light of the Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill that was introduced in 2015 but which subsequently fell.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 December 2016
As the programme for government is laid out today, to truly honour the positions to which you have been elected, you should all—in both Government and Opposition—aspire to use whatever powers you have as servants of all the people of Scotland. I say to you that yours is a high calling—remember that.