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Official Report
Meeting date:
23 June 2021
COVID-19 Recovery Committee 23 June 2021
The committee’s having a better understanding of that would help us in our work and help us to focus on holding Government to account in supporting those sectors. 09:30 You have raised some valid points.
Last updated:
18 October 2020
Scottish Parliament Strategic Plan 2020
T he Strategic Plan for the Scottish Parliament PURPOSE Representing the people of Scotland by debating issues of national importance, passing legislation and holding the Scottish Government to account VISION Making a positive difference to the lives of the people of Scotland STRATEGIC GOALS Informing, involving and being accountable to the Creating good quality, effective and accessible Undertaking rigorous scrutiny of the Scottish people of Scotland legislation Government and accountable bodies AIMS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE Provide Members with high Strengthen democratic Encourage public Efficiently provide the Develop a skilled, diverse quality support and accountability through involvement in our work Parliament with high quality, and inclusive workforce resources to allow them to effective scrutiny and through welcoming effective corporate services that embeds our values in excel in their roles as debate facilities and inclusive and good governance all that we do parliamentarians and services representatives OUR ‘IMPROVE THE PARLIAMENT’ OBJECTIVES • Alignment of SPCB services to best meet Members’ evolving parliamentary and constituency needs • Ensure robust plans and resources are in place to enable the Parliament to scrutinise and respond to the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and any other constitutional change • Ensure robust plans and resources are in place to allow Parliament to continue its functions in light of the COVID 19 emergency • Meet the challenges of the future and drive improvement by investing in the capacity, knowledge and skills of our staff • Meet the challenge of becoming a diverse and inclusive organisation • Enhance the accessibility and security of our facilities and services • Invest in our facilities and systems to improve effectiveness, efficiency and flexibility • A modern Parliament, demonstrating a smart, confident use of technology and information to drive improvements in how we communicate and work • Members are well supported during the transition to the sixth session of Parliament in 2021 Updated: 22 June 2020
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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2025
S6W-39865
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36754 by Angela Constance on 8 May 2025, whether it will provide an update regarding the specific date on which it plans to lay the SSI to propose adding the characteristic of “sex” to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 August 2025
S6W-39855
Defining an issue is a vital first step towards creating a shared understanding of the problem. This lays the foundation for ensuring our collective response is more effective and leads to better outcomes for victim-survivors.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 April 2025
S6W-36198
The Minister for Housing and I wrote to the Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on 11 March outlining some of the challenges that remained around the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 and our planned next steps - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and the Minister for Housing, 11 March 2025.By way of an update I can advise that the workshop referenced within my letter and in connection with Domestic Abuse Protection Orders which is Part 1 of the Act, has now taken place, and involved members of the Implementation Advisory Board originally established to help make progress on the work in this area.I am currently awaiting advice from officials and will look to reflect on the outcomes and discussions at the workshop, with the aim to provide clarity on how we will move forward in the coming months.In addition, I can also advise that in relation to Part 2 of the Act, draft statutory guidance and information about the secondary legislation required for implementation is currently being shared with key stakeholders with a view to laying...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 December 2024
S6W-31958
The plan includes enhanced patrols; heightened focus on prevailing weather conditions; increased data & intelligence gathering; pre-laying of traffic management and enhanced stakeholder communications.Investment has been made to improve our capability to predict ice accretion.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 December 2024
S6W-31199
Under the Act all Health Boards must submit a report on how they complied with their legislative requirements. Scottish Ministers will then lay a summary report to Parliament outlining overall compliance with the Act.Under the Act, Scottish Ministers have a duty to take all reasonable steps to ensure that there is a sufficient number of registered nurses, r...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 October 2024
S6W-30533
New resources were also launched on Parent Club, NHS Inform and Young Scot on vaping.The Scottish Government is committed to aligning with a four-nation approach towards banning the sale and supply of single-use vapes.In order to align with timescales recently announced by the Welsh and UK governments and provide consistency across the four nations, the Scottish Government will lay legislation to amend the coming into force date in the Scottish regulations banning the sale and supply of these vapes recently passed by the Scottish Parliament from 1 April 2025 to 1 June 2025.We continue to work closely across the four-nations on the development of the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill to ensure that it reflects Scotland’s public health ambitions and remain hopeful this will be reintroduced as soon as possible.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 March 2023
S6W-15748
For the period between the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity)(Scotland) Act 2021 coming into effect and 31 August 2021, information relating to the Scottish Government's use or considered use of the section 1(1) power of the Act is in the public domain and can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2022/eu-alignment--continuity-act--6-may.pdf For the period 1 September 2021 - 31 August 2022 information is also in the public domain and can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/eu-continuity-act--draft-annual-report-for-laying...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 February 2022
S6W-05813
The draft NPF4 is currently subject to Scottish Parliamentary scrutiny, alongside a public consultation, prior to a finalised version being presented for Scottish Parliament approval. We are working towards laying a final version of NPF4 in the Parliament for approval this summer, following which it will be adopted by the Scottish Ministers.
