Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement and the implications for Scotland and the Scottish Budget.
Category: Business & Industry
Maintaining awareness of developments in EU law: Introducing the Scottish Parliament’s EU law tracker
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 14 September 2023, the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee published its first EU law tracker report. The report is the first of a series of reports commissioned to support the Parliament’s scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s commitment to EU alignment.
The 2023-24 Programme for Government – three missions: “equality, opportunity and community”
Reading Time: 24 minutesThis blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Electric vehicle charging – background and FAQs – updated 2023
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides some background on Scottish Electric Vehicle (EV) policy and answers some EV-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) received by SPICe.
Engaging with Scotland’s diaspora – the Scottish Connections Framework
Reading Time: 9 minutesOn 11 April 2023, the Scottish Government published the Scottish Connections Framework, which sets out the Scottish Government’s approach to engaging with Scotland’s diaspora. On
What is a “wellbeing economy”?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores the idea of a wellbeing economy and how it is influencing Scottish Government policy.
Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of infrastructure and place-based initiatives
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis guest blog summarises the findings of the second phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship Scheme.
UK Budget 2023: the Hunt for growth
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises key measures from yesterday’s UK Budget and the implications for Scotland.
Green freeports in Scotland: opportunities and challenges as we transition to a net zero economy
Reading Time: 7 minutesOn 13 January 2023 the Scottish and UK governments announced that the Inverness and Cromarty Firth and Forth Green Freeports had been jointly selected to
Progress with a Scottish Deposit Return Scheme – where are we now?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog summarises the Scottish DRS scheme, concerns raised recently about its implementation and how the Scottish Government has responded. At the time of writing the Scottish Government remains committed to the August 2023 start date.