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Recall is a mechanism by which the electorate (those able to vote) can remove their elected representative before the end of their term in office. A SPICe briefing 'Approaches to recall of elected representatives' is available and considers the recall mechanism in place at the UK Parliament as well as other internati...
The SPICe briefing, Negotiation of Trade Agreements in Federal Countries, outlines the potential impact on Scotland of the new generation of trade agreements such as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU:
Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 reserves matters pertaining to the regulation of international trade to the UK Government.
However, if you have any comments on any petition briefing you can email spice@parliament.scot us at Every effort is made to ensure that the information contained in petition briefings is correct at the time of publication.
To achieve this temperature goal, GHG emissions must be reduced by all parties across all sectors of society and the economy.
SPICe Briefings on COP26 - An Introduction to the UN Conference of the Parties and Climate Change Subject Profile provide further detail.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2024
The Financial Scrutiny Unit in SPICe produced a briefing which sets out analysis of the changes in the Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) as well as those resulting from the UK Government’s Autumn Budget.
Sections 2 and 3 of the Bill are therefore premature at this time and our view is that they should be removed and replaced with a commitment from Ministers to consult upon improvements to the Community Right to Buy process.
Is it benefitting people in the way originally intended by lawmakers? Timing: It is a timely topic - both the public and politicians are still in the process of forming opinions on the issue.
For example, it is anticipated that the financial regime for the recall petition process and a poll for a regional seat would be set out in regulations, which will need to build in the ability to make changes over time – including to any financial amounts.
The publication was accompanied by a written statement in the House of Commons by Douglas Alexander MP, then Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security.
SPICe published a blog in October 2025 analysing the outcomes of the UK Internal Market Act review.