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MSPs call for action to tackle ‘institutional racism’ in public sector employment

15.11.2020

MSPs have called for public bodies to be compelled to publish employee ethnicity pay data to address “institutional racism” and tackle the “unacceptable” levels of unemployment and in-work poverty among minority ethnic communities in Scotland.

Author and activist Elif Shafak joins Festival of Politics line up

15.11.2020

The Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics will close with an ‘in conversation’ event between award-winning Turkish-British writer and activist Elif Shafak and the Presiding Officer, Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP.

Tied Pubs Bill not supported by Committee at Stage One

13.11.2020

The aim of the Tied Pubs Bill is to improve the position of tied pub tenants by requiring the establishment of a Scottish Pub Code..

Scottish Parliament’s Economy Committee publishes a wide-ranging report on the impact of COVID-19 on Scotland’s economy

13.11.2020

The Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee has today published its interim report on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the economy in Scotland.

Holyrood’s Culture Committee calls for 6-month Brexit grace period for businesses

13.11.2020

The Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee has today written to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster calling for a 6-month grace period to support businesses after the Brexit transition period ends in January 2021.

More than half of home care recipients say care was reduced or stopped completely as a result of pandemic, survey reveals

11.11.2020

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on home care has been revealed following an online survey by the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee.

Scottish Government must measure impact of cancelling non-urgent care as a result of pandemic, say Parliament Committee

10.11.2020

The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee has called on the Government to measure the consequences of cancelling all non-urgent care at the height of the pandemic

MSPs seeking views on ‘Emergency Barring Orders’

10.11.2020

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is launching a call for views on proposals from the Scottish Government to introduce Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) and Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) into Scots Law.

A comprehensive route-map on Green Recovery is essential for Scotland, says Holyrood’s Environment Committee.

08.11.2020

The creation of a comprehensive route-map to a green recovery from Covid-19, with policy and budgetary coherence at its heart, must be a key priority for the Scottish Government,

Human rights should be central to budget decisions post-Covid, say MSPs

02.11.2020

A Holyrood Committee has called on the Scottish Government to set out how it intends to address the disproportionately negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on protected groups

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