Tag: Holyrood

Workplace Parking Levy: Ministers must rethink ‘deeply flawed legislation’, say Tories

Scottish Conservatives have put forward a list of exemptions to the SNP/ Green legislation to introduce a tax for workers to park at their place of work. Continue reading Workplace Parking Levy: Ministers must rethink ‘deeply flawed legislation’, say Tories

Support for automatic access to Blue Badge Scheme for people with MND

Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has given his support to the campaign for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to receive automatic access to the Blue Badge scheme. Continue reading Support for automatic access to Blue Badge Scheme for people with MND

Justice Committee seeks views on family breakdown plans

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is to put new proposals on managing disputes over children when families break down under the microscope.

The Committee has launched a call for views to inform its scrutiny of the plans which are contained in the Scottish Government’s new Children Bill. Continue reading Justice Committee seeks views on family breakdown plans

Five year terms for MSPs and councillors? Have your say

Should politicians get an extra year in office – or is four years already too long? Proposals to change the way national and local elections are run in Scotland are to be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. Continue reading Five year terms for MSPs and councillors? Have your say

Controversial Named Person scheme is ditched

In a statement to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced that the mandatory named person scheme for every child – enshrined in the Children And Young People Act 2014 – will be repealed.

Mr Swinney also confirmed that the proposed new law on information sharing on named persons will not proceed. Continue reading Controversial Named Person scheme is ditched

Briggs: blame Scottish Government for delayed discharge crisis

Extent of the impact social care crisis is having on delayed discharge in Lothian revealed

Latest figures for delayed discharge, from the Delayed Discharge NHS Scotland (Annual Release) show the extent of the challenge facing Integration Joint Boards in Lothian. Continue reading Briggs: blame Scottish Government for delayed discharge crisis

Public views sought on Bill to make period products free for all

Should period products be freely available by law across Scotland? That’s the question being posed by Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee.

The Committee is considering a Bill which would ensure everyone in Scotland who needs to use period products can obtain them free of charge through a “period products scheme”. Continue reading Public views sought on Bill to make period products free for all