Reading Time: 4 minutesPart 2 of this two-part blog series uses data from the Scottish Parliament Statistics volumes and Fact Sheets to explore key trends and insights from parliamentary business during Session 6.
Author: SPICe
Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament – behind the statistics part 1: Election, Chamber
Reading Time: 4 minutesPart 1 of this two-part blog series uses data from the Scottish Parliament Statistics volumes and Fact Sheets to explore key trends and insights from parliamentary business during Session 6.
Medicinal Cannabis – Questions and Answers
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog explains how medicinal cannabis/cannabis-based medical products (CBMPs) can be prescribed in Scotland and some of the issues around prescribing.
Temporary accommodation in Scotland: pressures on homelessness services
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 31 March 2026, more than 19,000 households, including over 10,700 children, were living in temporary homeless accommodation in Scotland. This represented increases of 10%
Programme for Government 2026-31 – a programme for public service reform?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog sets out an overview of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2026-2031 in the context of the Government’s public service reform agenda.
Labour market update: September 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonthly update on the labour market in Scotland.
Food price ceilings: What does theory and evidence tell us?
Reading Time: 6 minutesAn outline of what economic theory tells us about price ceilings and some evidence from food price caps in Europe.
Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Social Housing in Scotland
Reading Time: 7 minutesAsylum seekers are not entitled to homeless assistance; and refugees do not get special priority for homelessness assistance or social housing in Scotland.
The recent increase in refugee homelessness applications, partly driven by the UK Government fast-track asylum claim processing, has added pressure to some local housing systems, particularly in Glasgow and, to a lesser extent, Edinburgh. This also reflects wider pressures on Scotland’s homelessness and housing services.
Scotland’s exports in 10 charts 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises 10 key charts from the recent SPICe briefing on Scotland’s exports.
Labour market update: August 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonthly update on the labour market in Scotland.