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Official Report Meeting date: 22 June 2021

Criminal Justice Committee 22 June 2021

The next meeting of the committee will be scheduled for after the summer recess. Details will be sent to members and published in the Business Bulletin. 09:35 Meeting continued in private until 10:41.
Questions and Answers Date answered: 28 April 2023

S6W-17075

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13155 by Patrick Harvie on 10 January 2023, whether it will bring forward its proposed Housing Bill prior to the summer parliamentary recess. As per my answer to S6W-13155, the Government plans to introduce a new Housing Bill as soon as possible after the summer recess.
Committee reports Date published: 29 May 2019

Subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 28 May 2019 - Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/175) (Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform)

The Scottish Government has undertaken to the Parliament to make these corrections before the start of the summer recess. The Scottish Government has chosen to lay this instrument under the negative procedure and has categorised it as Low in terms of significance under the SSI Protocol.
Official Report Meeting date: 17 June 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 17 June 2025 [Draft]

However, it is vital that, before the summer recess, we parliamentarians have an adequate opportunity to properly scrutinise their contents by asking questions of the cabinet secretary and other ministers.
Last updated: 1 September 2025

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Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until October recess is as follows– Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 23 June 2025 N/A* GRN CON Summer Recess 2025 1 September 2025 LAB SNP SNP 8 September 2025 CON SNP LAB 15 September 2025 SNP CON SNP 22 September 2025 SNP CON LAB 29 September 2025 SNP SNP GRN 6 October 2025 LD CON SNP October Recess 2025 *postponed due to Parliamentary business 4.
Last updated: 11 June 2025

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Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until October recess is as follows– Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 26 May 2025 SNP *CON *SNP 2 June 2025 LAB SNP SNP 9 June 2025 CON SNP LAB 16 June 2025 SNP CON SNP 23 June 2025 SNP GRN CON Summer Recess 2025 1 September 2025 LAB SNP SNP 8 September 2025 CON SNP LAB 15 September 2025 SNP CON SNP 22 September 2025 SNP CON LAB 29 September 2025 SNP SNP GRN 6 October 2025 LD CON SNP October Recess 2025 *SNP and CON swapped 4.
Last updated: 14 November 2024

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(c) the date fixed does not fall within the period of 6 months before the relevant date. (2) If the returning officer considers it necessary or appropriate for any reason to do so, the returning officer may fix another date for the holding of the poll to 5 fill the casual vacancy which is to be within the period of 3 months beginning with the date of the poll fixed by the returning officer under section 37(1). (3) Subsection (4) applies where— (a) the returning officer fixes a date under subsection (2), and (b) the date fixed does not fall within the period of 6 months before the 10 relevant date. 1 (4) If the returning officer considers it necessary or appropriate for any reason to do so, the returning officer may fix another date for the holding of the poll to fill the casual vacancy which is to be within the period of 3 months beginning with the date of the poll fixed by the returning officer under subsection (2). 15 (5) Before fixing a date under subsection (2) or (as the case may be) subsection (4), the returning officer must consult— (a) the Electoral Commission, and (b) the convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. (5A) As soon as reasonably practicable after fixing a date under subsection (2) or 20 (as the case may be) subsection (4), the returning officer must publish, in such manner as the returning officer considers appropriate, a statement setting out— (a) the date fixed for the holding of the poll, and (b) the reasons for the exercise of the power. (6) For the purposes of this section, section 37B and section 37C the “relevant 25 date” has the meaning given in section 37(2A). 37B Further power of returning officer to postpone election for casual vacancy where large number of unfilled vacancies (1) This section applies where— (a) a casual vacancy occurs in the office of councillor, 30 (b) on the occurrence of the casual vacancy (or in the case of a number of simultaneous vacancies, the occurrence of the vacancies), the total number of unfilled vacancies in the membership of the council exceeds one third of the whole number of members, (c) the returning officer fixes a date under section 37 or 37A on which the 35 poll is to be held at the election to fill the casual vacancy, and (d) the date fixed falls within the period beginning 6 months before the relevant date and ending 3 months before the relevant date. (2) If the returning officer considers it necessary or appropriate for any reason to do so, the returning officer may fix another date for the holding of the poll to 40 fill the casual vacancy which is to be within the period of 3 months beginning with the date of the poll fixed by the returning officer under section 37 or (as . the case may be) 37A 20 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 4A—Nomination of candidate: home address form (3) Before fixing a date under subsection (2) the returning officer must consult— (a) the Electoral Commission, and (b) the convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. (4) As soon as reasonably practicable after fixing a date under subsection (2), the 5 returning officer must publish, in such manner as the returning officer considers appropriate, a statement setting out— (a) the date fixed for the holding of the poll, and (b) the reasons for the exercise of the power. 37C Power of returning officer to cancel election for casual vacancy 10 (1) This section applies where— 1 (a) a casual vacancy occurs in the office of councillor, (b) the returning officer fixes a date under section 37, 37A or 37B on which the poll is to be held at the election to fill the casual vacancy, and (c) the date fixed falls within the period of 6 months before the relevant 15 date. (2) If the returning officer considers it necessary or appropriate for any reason to do so, the returning officer may determine that an election to fill the casual vacancy is not to be held. (3) Before determining that an election is not to be held under subsection (2), the 20 returning officer must consult— (a) the Electoral Commission, and (b) the convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. (3A) As soon as reasonably practicable after determining that an election is not to be held under subsection (2), the returning officer must publish, in such manner 25 as the returning officer considers appropriate, a statement setting out— (a) that an election is not to be held, and (b) the reasons for the exercise of the power. (4) Where an election is not held by virtue of the returning officer’s determination under subsection (2), the casual vacancy is to be filled at the next ordinary 30 election.”.
Official Report Meeting date: 16 June 2016

Public Petitions Committee 16 June 2016

Secondly, we need to decide whether to meet again before the summer recess, to consider some of the petitions that have been carried over from session 4 and some new petitions that have not yet been considered.
Official Report Meeting date: 21 June 2018

Meeting of the Parliament 21 June 2018

Can the First Minister give us a guarantee that the refreshed strategy will be published before we come back from summer recess? The forthcoming substance use strategy will be published shortly.
Official Report Meeting date: 30 June 2016

Meeting of the Parliament 30 June 2016

Before I close this meeting of Parliament and introduce summer recess, I say that I look forward to welcoming members back on Saturday morning, along with their guests and their local heroes, when the Parliament will open its doors to the people of Scotland for our opening ceremony.

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