Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog is part of a series of blogs examining key elements of the Scottish Government’s Future Fisheries Management Policy Intent Paper. It focusses on environmental aspects of fisheries management.
The future of fisheries management in Scotland: 1. setting the scene
Reading Time: 3 minutes This series of four blogs examines key elements of the Future Fisheries Management Policy Intent Paper, which was published on 1 October 2020. The paper
Online shopping for Scots: bah humbug or yuletide joy?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The momentous shift to online retail has created a range of issues for Scottish consumers and policy makers. Some of these issues are explored here, including parcel delivery surcharges, decline of traditional retail, and the implications for festive shopping.
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog provides an overview of the Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill.
Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill – the story so far
Reading Time: 6 minutes On Tuesday 24 November 2020, the Scottish Parliament will consider the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3. This blog looks at the
Infrastructure Investment Plan: supporting Scotland’s environmental ambitions?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Does the draft Infrastructure Investment Plan support the Scottish Government’s climate and environmental ambitions?
COVID-19 Barnett consequentials guarantee up again: more certainty, less clarity
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 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?
SPICe FAQs: Lyme Disease
Reading Time: 4 minutes SPICe has recently received a number of enquiries about Lyme disease. This blog post provides background information on Lyme disease and also answers some of the most common questions received.
Scrutiny of the Covid-19 pandemic by parliamentary committees
Reading Time: 5 minutes This 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.
Earnings in Scotland 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog explores the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earning. It looks at some of the challenges with the data and what impact the pandemic has had on wages across the UK and in selected sectors in Scotland.