Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recently took evidence on the participation of children and young people in Sport and Physical Activity (PA). As
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Neurodiversity, Neurodivergence and Neurodevelopmental Conditions: What are we talking about?Â
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog explains the terminology of neurodiversity, neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments: what do the numbers say?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog presents up-to-date information about the number of people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments in Scotland.
Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog outlines the key issues facing people seeking a neurodevelopmental assessment in Scotland.
Hydrogen and a net zero Scotland: demand
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog considers the potential sources of demand for low carbon hydrogen fuel in Scotland, the UK and internationally.
Hydrogen and a net zero Scotland: supply and transportation
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog considers the options for the supply and transportation of low carbon hydrogen fuel in Scotland.
Scotland’s life and healthy life expectancy: Key facts and figuresÂ
Reading Time: 6 minutesScotland has the lowest life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK and the lowest life expectancy in Western Europe. Life expectancy and
Groundhog Day – the return of EU law?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe recent UK-EU summit saw commitments to work towards agreements which would involve the United Kingdom dynamically aligning with some EU legislation. This blog explores what dynamic alignment with EU law might mean in practice.
Climate change and the Public Audit Committee
Reading Time: 13 minutesA look at the role of the Scottish Parliament Public Audit Committee and the work of the Auditor General for Scotland with respect to climate change.
Guest blog: Where does lived experience sit in the work of the Parliament?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis guest blog introduces and shares interim findings from a SPICe fellowship by Dr Clementine Hill O’Connor (University of Glasgow) on the role of lived experience within scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament.