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Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister’s Question Time - Thu 02 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) He is fixated on independence, not on the things that really matter. - Speech Link
2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) John Swinney has confirmed today that he will be another divisive nationalist, focused only on independence - Speech Link
3: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) that second referendum is that they fear the verdict.Why do we need independence? - Speech Link
4: Fraser, Murdo (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) If the Scottish Government is not going to do that, what other intervention will make a real difference - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Scotland’s Economy - Wed 13 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) The site still does not have the Scottish Government consent that it needs, and it needs it by 16 April - Speech Link
2: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) for Downing Street emulate each another. - Speech Link
3: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) We saw during the independence referendum debate how vulnerable that sector was to the threat of independence - Speech Link
4: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) The serious option for the Scottish economy is independence, to give us the full powers that we require - Speech Link
5: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) The Scottish Labour Party would not do that. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Oral Evidence Feb. 28 2024

Inquiry: The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Constitution Committee

Found: the independence referendum, the Section 35 appeal by the Scottish Government over their gender reforms


Select Committee
Alex Salmond

Oral Evidence Feb. 20 2024

Inquiry: Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Found: They did not regard the Scottish Government as another UK Whitehall Department.


Parliamentary Research
King’s Speech 2024: Devolved affairs - LLN-2024-0031
Jul. 11 2024

Found: not normally legislate on devolved m atters without the consent of the relevant devolved legislature


Select Committee
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

Oral Evidence May. 07 2024

Inquiry: Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Found: We had a referendum Bill go through this House, with a referendum enacted.


Select Committee
Lady Elish Angiolini

Oral Evidence May. 07 2024

Inquiry: Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Found: We had a referendum Bill go through this House, with a referendum enacted.


Select Committee
Mr Henry McLeish

Oral Evidence May. 07 2024

Inquiry: Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Found: We had a referendum Bill go through this House, with a referendum enacted.


Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)

Feb. 02 2024

Source Page: Building a New Scotland papers: downloadable versions
Document: Paper 7: An independent Scotland in the EU (PDF)

Found: in Scotland without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.”


Select Committee
Formal Minutes 2023-24: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes May. 29 2024

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: self- build homes for smallholding purposes permitted development rights 63 Do not require schools