Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past year, SPICe has received enquiries from Members on behalf of constituents concerned over the environmental impact of palm oil, including “what can

Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past year, SPICe has received enquiries from Members on behalf of constituents concerned over the environmental impact of palm oil, including “what can
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 15 January 2019, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly to reject the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration in the so-called meaningful vote (discussed in
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 15 January 2019, the long awaited “meaningful vote” on the proposed Withdrawal Agreement managing the UK’s departure from the EU and the Political Declaration
Reading Time: < 1 minute On 4 January 2019, the Parliament announced a year-long programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament. The programme will include
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the Year of Young People draws to a close, this blog explores the role and work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and highlights
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Wightman case was brought by a cross-party group of Scottish politicians, backed by the Good Law Project. The petitioners wished to get legal certainty
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lots of current laws in Scotland come from the EU and will not operate properly after Brexit. To reduce uncertainty changes have to be made
Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe regularly receives enquiries on fireworks around this time of year. This blog pulls together information from different sources on the topic. It also looks
Reading Time: 2 minutes On 11 October 2018, Audit Scotland published a paper highlighting the key issues that they think EU withdrawal presents for the public sector. In this
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance to