Reading Time: 4 minutesThe amount guaranteed to the Scottish Government as a result of COVID-19 Barnett consequentials has increased to £8.2 billion. But how can these funds be scrutinised?
Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Scrutiny of the Covid-19 pandemic by parliamentary committees
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog briefly summarises, and provides links to, some of the committee work on COVID-19 that has been undertaken or is still live, as at November 2020.
COVID-19: accelerating towards a cashless society?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe decline in the use of physical notes and coin in the UK is not a new phenomenon. In July 2018 the Scottish Parliament’s Economy,
COVID-19 Barnett funding: £7.2 billion for Scotland now guaranteed
Reading Time: 3 minutesBarnett consequentials related to coronavirus (COVID-19) support now stand at £7.2 billion for Scotland. This blog looks at how the Barnett position has evolved through the course of the pandemic.
COVID-19: How is this wave different from the first?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blogpost looks at the differences between the first and second waves of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Guidance for students in Scotland -updated 1 October
Reading Time: 4 minutesOutbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in student halls of residence across the country since students returned to campuses earlier this month. In a fast-moving
The changing face of the Scottish workforce
Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at how the number of jobs in Scotland has changed between March and June 2020.
Nearing ‘go’ on the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish National Investment Bank is due to launch before the end of 2020. This blog looks at some of the most recent developments around the Bank, including the publication of the proposed missions.
A fraught fiscal outlook
Reading Time: 3 minutesConsiders the latest Fiscal Update from the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the continuing uncertainty surrounding the Scottish Budget.
Programme for Government 2020-21: not a normal PFG
Reading Time: 8 minutesA summary of the 2020-21 Programme for Government,