Reading Time: 9 minutesThis coming Friday (29th November 2024), the House of Commons will debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The introduction of the Bill
Month: November 2024
Capital investment in Scotland and the transition to net zero
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog considers the outlook for the 2025-26 capital budget in the context of the expected costs of the transition to net zero.
Budget Bingo: the committees strike back – key themes in pre-budget scrutiny for 2025-26Â
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog looks at the common themes across committees’ recommendations and conclusions arising from pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25.
Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Reflecting on Session 5
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog post summarises the findings of a research project on the post-legislative scrutiny undertaken by the Scottish Parliament during Session 5
Employee earnings in Scotland: explore the data.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) recently published their latest statistics from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). We now have a tool which allows
Evaluating Change: Key Themes in Scotland’s Proposed National Outcomes Â
Reading Time: 9 minutesA look at cross-committee themes highlighted during the scrutiny of the proposed National Outcomes.
Tracking legislative consent at the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 6 minutesSPICe has developed two tools that can be used to track legislative consent at the Scottish Parliament. This blog provides background information on legislative consent,
The Human Rights Bill – why has the Scottish Government not legislated and what happens next?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 2024-25 Programme for Government didn’t include the Scottish Government’s flagship Human Rights Bill. Like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Labour market update: November 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: November 2024 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: November 2024 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the Constituency Dashboard. The data
The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: devolution and the UK Internal Market
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog focuses on how the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill interacts with the devolution framework and considers how the Bill may sit with the UK Internal Market Act 2020.