24.12.2012
This year, Holyrood welcomed 494 school visits, involving 13,077 pupils. Parliament staff delivered 703 sessions in local communities across Scotland, attended by 17,626 pupils.
20.12.2012
The Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee is today inviting interested individuals and organisations to contact it with their views on the Forth Road Bridge Bill.
19.12.2012
The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee today met with The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben who is Chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change and David Kennedy who is their Chief Executive.
17.12.2012
One impact of the recession has been the increase in people taking on part time jobs or work that does not utilise all the skills they have. What is known as ‘underemployment’ is not well understood.
14.12.2012
An inquiry into the teaching of languages in primary schools has been launched today (Friday 14 December) by the European and External Relations Committee.
11.12.2012
Does access to work, addiction programmes and vocational training actually encourage prisoners to stop re-offending in the long term? The Justice Committee is asking exactly that question in its inquiry launched today.
10.12.2012
The Finance Committee has welcomed the capital investment the Scottish Government is providing in this year’s budget, in its report on the Draft Budget 2013-14 published today.
10.12.2012
The glass ceiling, unequal pay and the availability of childcare. These are all issues that limit the ability of women to participate in our workforce. The Equal Opportunities Committee has issued a call for evidence today.
06.12.2012
Proposals to reshape further education in Scotland are to be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Culture Committee as part of its consideration of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill.
05.12.2012
Home buyers across Scotland will be among those paying close attention to a call for evidence issued today by the Finance Committee.Home-buyers across Scotland will be among those paying close attention to a call for evidence issued today by the Finance C
04.12.2012
Scotland’s future as a ‘Hydro Nation’ as set out in the Water Resources (Scotland) Bill has been supported by the Scottish Parliament’s Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.
03.12.2012
Early private sector involvement is vital if employment initiatives are to succeed, according to the Finance Committee in its report on Improving Employability, published today.