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M ichael Matheson MSP Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee The Scottish Parliament Cabinet Secretary for Net Edinburgh Zero, Energy and EH99 1SP Transport Email: [email protected] Via email only 6 October 2022 Dear Cabinet Secretary, Programme for Government Thank you for attending an evidence session with the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on Tuesday 27 September 2022 regarding the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government.

Official Report Meeting date: 7 December 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 07 December 2021

It is a congested programme, but we intend to implement those recommendations.

Last updated: 24 September 2024

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Criteria for appointment 15 3 (1) An individual may not be appointed to hold a relevant office if the individual is or, within the year preceding the date on which the appointment is to take effect, has been— (a) a member of the Scottish Parliament, (b) a member of the House of Commons, (c) a member of the House of Lords, 20 (d) a councillor, employee or appointee of a local authority, (e) a civil servant, (f) a person who is, or who is a member, employee or appointee of— (i) the Lord Advocate, (ii) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, 25 (iii) the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, (iv) the Parole Board for Scotland, (v) a health board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (vi) a special health board constituted under section 2(1)(b) of the National 30 Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. (2) In making an appointment under section 11(2) or 12(2), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the desirability of a relevant office-holder not being and, within the year 31 Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill Schedule—Domestic homicide and suicide reviews: public appointments preceding the date on which the appointment is to take effect, not having been a member, employee or appointee of an organisation which Ministers consider— (a) has as its aim, or as one of its primary aims, the provision of support to victims of crime, or 5 (b) is involved in overseeing the provision of services to victims of abusive domestic behaviour. (3) In this paragraph, “abusive domestic behaviour” means abusive behaviour by person A towards person B, within the meaning of section 9(2).

Last updated: 2 April 2026

Public Health Scotland information following evidence session 10 March 2026

. • Published data from the National Child Measurement Programme in England on child height aged 5 and 11 years is available here.

Last updated: 18 July 2022

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SPICe briefings Date published: 23 February 2018

A Guide to Gross Value Added (GVA) in Scotland - Executive Summary

Compensation of employees (CoE) was the largest component of income-based GVA and represented the total remuneration payable to employees in cash or in kind, including the value of social contributions payable by the employer.

Committee reports Date published: 2 July 2025

Stage 1 report on the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

The Committee notes the penalties set out in the Bill are the same as those available for the common law offence when heard in the sheriff court and would be lower than those available if proceedings were heard in the High Court. Section 2: Theft of assistance dogs The policy memorandum states that the member has “identified a gap” in existing aggravating factors in respect of the theft of an assistance dog that “is guiding a blind person, assisting a deaf person with routine tasks or assisting people who are otherwise disabled with such tasks”.

Last updated: 7 November 2025

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