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Questions and Answers Date answered: 28 February 2017

S5W-07100

The design of new lay-bys on the Trunk Road Network are required to adhere to the standards within the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) which states that lay-bys should not be sited on the outside of a right hand curve with a radius less than the appropriate values provided.
Official Report Meeting date: 19 February 2026

Social Justice and Social Security Committee 19 February 2026 [Draft]

I do not care whether the money is in my bank account at that point; I simply need to know that it is coming.
Official Report Meeting date: 17 March 2022

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 17 March 2022

Community empowerment is a big interest of the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General.
Official Report Meeting date: 13 November 2025

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 13 November 2025

On the point about popular consent, the third question that we were asked was about political accountability and the right of people to campaign for things.
Official Report Meeting date: 10 January 2024

Economy and Fair Work Committee 10 January 2024

Will the Government consider that? We take that into account, and we very much recognise that concern.
Official Report Meeting date: 28 November 2017

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee 28 November 2017

A lot of companies need to be got ready to be account managed—that would help. Something needs to happen before companies can be account managed.
Last updated: 3 March 2021

SPBill61BS052021

SP Bill 61B Session 5 (2021) 2 Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Defamation 2 Prohibition on public authorities bringing proceedings public authority may not bring defamation proceedings. (1) A (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), a public authority is— (a) any institution of central government, including in particular the Scottish Ministers 5 and any non-natural person owned or controlled by them, (b) any institution of local government, including in particular each local authority and any non-natural person that such an authority owns or controls, (c) a court or tribunal, (d) any person or office not falling within paragraphs (a) to (c) whose functions 10 include functions of a public nature (unless excluded by regulations made under subsection (6)). (3) But, where the person— (a) is a non-natural person which— (i) has as its primary purpose trading for profit, or 15 (ii) is a charity or has purposes consisting only of one or more charitable purposes, and (b) is not owned or controlled by a public authority, it is not a public authority by reason only of its carrying out functions of a public nature from time to time. 20 (4) For the purposes of this section, a non-natural person is owned or controlled by a public authority if the authority— (a) holds (directly or indirectly) the majority of shares or voting rights in it, (b) has the right (directly or indirectly) to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of it, or 25 (c) has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over it. (5) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section prevents an individual from bringing defamation proceedings in a personal capacity (as distinct from the individual acting in the capacity of an office-holder or employee). 30 (6) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision specifying persons or descriptions of persons who are or are not to be treated as a public authority for the purpose of subsection (1). (7) Regulations under subsection (6) are subject to the affirmative procedure. (8) Before laying...
Official Report Meeting date: 19 February 2019

Justice Committee 19 February 2019

There is sometimes pressure on the ability to hold prisoners in police cells. Has that been taken into account? It was certainly taken into account in the dialogue that we had with Police Scotland, but an estimate for that cost has not been specified, because it involves using existing facilities.
Committees Last updated: 2 April 2026

Joint Fisheries Statement

Read the Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands on the Laying of the draft Joint Fisheries Statement in the Scottish Parliament The call for views closed on 4 March 2022.
Committee reports Date published: 25 March 2026

Legacy Report of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Session 6 - General powers of competence

iiLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 28 October 2025, Col 52 The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government wrote to the Committee on 28 October highlighting her intention to progress elements of a GPC by laying subordinate legislation on local authorities’ ability to trade with non-statutory bodies.iiiLetter from the...

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