The Scottish Government has published a ‘ consultative framework document ’ on its forthcoming Scottish Resource Spending Review. Resource Spending is the spending on day-to-day running costs of government programmes and administration. The purpose of a... More
Closes 25 January 2022
The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee are examining progress towards Scotland’s net zero targets with a particular focus on the role of local government and its partners. The Scottish Parliament agreed statutory targets to make... More
Closes 26 January 2022
The COVID-19 Recovery Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the cause of excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic. Figure 1 below highlights the total deaths, excess deaths and average deaths in the previous 5 years in the period... More
Closes 28 January 2022
The Committee wants to hear from you The Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee wants your views on The Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2022 (SSI 2022/5). ... More
Closes 2 February 2022
Non-domestic rates, also known as Business Rates, are a form of property tax which help pay for local council services. The amount of tax paid is based on the ‘rateable value’ of the property. The ‘rateable value’ of a property is based on comparable rental... More
Closes 7 February 2022
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee would like to invite you to respond to its call for views on the provisional Common Framework on Blood Safety and Quality and the provisional Common Framework on Organs, Tissues and Cells (apart from embryos and... More
Closed 17 January 2022
The Scottish Government has published its fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4). It sets out how your places and environments will be planned and designed in the years to come. Read the NPF4 Send us your views on the draft NPF4 ... More
Closed 17 January 2022
The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee wants to hear your views to help it consider the Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill . Background The miners' strike was a bitterly fought industrial dispute which... More
Closed 14 January 2022
The Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment (RAINE) Committee is scrutinising the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill and is seeking your views. What does the Bill aim to do? The Bill requires the Scottish Government and relevant... More
Closed 5 January 2022
The Bill provides a pardon for miners who were convicted of certain offences relating to the 1984-1985 miners’ strike where the conditions of the pardon are met. The offences are: breach of the peace breach of bail conditions – Section 3 of... More
Closed 22 December 2021