Scotland
Scotland news from UK Parliament.
Committee hears about social care schemes for problem drug users
Committee meet researchers, former drug users and current problem drug users, to understand their experiences of drug treatment services
18 June 2019
Application process sped up for agricultural workers
Home Office response comes following pressure from Scottish Affairs Committee Chair
14 June 2019
Committee to question Post Office on banking service in Scotland
Questions raised amid concerns over capacity of the Post Office to compensate for widespread bank closures
11 June 2019
Inquiry into impact of welfare policy in Scotland launched
Committee will investigate the impact of Universal Credit and two-child limit on levels of social inequality
10 June 2019
Committee recommends review of Scotland Office and Secretary of State for Scotland
Report calls into question the relevance of the Scotland Office, and notes a deterioration in UK-Scotland government relations
07 June 2019
Gove questioned on Scottish agriculture after Brexit
Committee question Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what the return of powers to the UK means for Scottish agriculture
04 June 2019
MSPs to examine routes into problem drug use
Committee explore the causes of problematic drug misuse in Scotland
04 June 2019
Lords marks twenty years of devolution
Peers debate role of devolved administrations
23 May 2019
Committee to hear real-life experiences of problem drug use
Scottish Affairs Committee hold a series of outreach events and evidence sessions in Edinburgh and London focusing on problem drug use in Scotland.
17 May 2019
Lord Speaker's lectures: 20 Years of Scottish Devolution: Pass or Fail?
Former first minister reflects on devolution since 1999
16 May 2019
Minister questioned on future of Scottish agriculture after Brexit
Committee questions Scottish Rural Secretary Fergus Ewing, in final evidence session
10 May 2019
Government sidesteps Committee's call for Scottish oil and gas sector deal
Committee expresses disappointment by Government's response to its report
09 May 2019
Adverse childhood experiences and mental health are drivers of drug use, MPs told
As drug deaths increase, evidence links traumatic childhood and mental health issues to problem drug use
05 May 2019
Problem drug use in Scotland considered by Committee
Scottish Affairs Committee questions academics
03 May 2019
Regulators give evidence on access to cash in Scotland
Committee hears the impact of bank and ATM closures on the Scottish public's access to cash and facilities
01 May 2019