What we’re doing We want to make sure that the Scottish Parliament’s work involves, reflects and meets the needs of the full range of communities it represents. We know that some people are more closely involved in our work than others. By... More
Closed 22 July 2022
Pre-Budget Scrutiny - Aims The Committee would like to hear your thoughts on this topic as part of its pre-budget scrutiny. Pre-budget scrutiny aims to: influence how the Budget is prepared improve transparency and increase public... More
Closes 19 August 2022
Ahead of next year’s Scottish Government Budget (Budget 2023-24), the Committee wants to hear your views on the impact of budgetary decisions including the Resource Spending Review on the culture sector in Scotland More
Closes 19 August 2022
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking pre-budget scrutiny for 2023-24. In recent years, in line with the recommendations of the Budget Process Review Group (BPRG) report, Scottish Parliament subject committees have undertaken... More
Closes 24 August 2022
The Committee received a public petition saying the unreliability of ferries has resulted in losses to island economies relying on tourism and in travel restrictions for island residents, who need reliable and regular services. The Committee noted there... More
Closes 26 August 2022
About the Bill “Moveable” property means property which can be physically moved (for example, cars, machinery and whisky barrels). It can, however, also mean intellectual property like patents and copyrights. The Bill reforms two elements of the law... More
Closes 1 September 2022
The CEEAC Committee has agreed to carry out a short focused inquiry on the outcome of the Census with the following remit: " To examine the outcome of the Census, focusing on the quality of the data collected, identifying any gaps and how they... More
Closed 12 August 2022
Background Following EU exit, the four UK administrations agreed to maintain UK-wide approaches, or ‘common frameworks’ in some policy areas that were previously governed by EU law and which intersect with areas of devolved competence. It is... More
Closed 29 July 2022
What we’re doing We want to make sure that the Scottish Parliament’s work involves, reflects and meets the needs of the full range of communities it represents. We know that some people are more closely involved in our work than others. By... More
Closed 22 July 2022
Background During the UK’s membership of the European Union, the UK Government and devolved administrations were required to comply with EU law. This ensured that in many policy areas, including some that are devolved, a broadly consistent approach was... More
Closed 2 June 2022
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee wants your views on the provision of allotments in Scotland. Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) aimed to improve the availability of allotments in Scotland and to... More
Closed 24 May 2022