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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 April 2025
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Economy and Fair Work Committee

Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Meeting date: 6 December 2023

Kevin Stewart

How reliable have the revenues that are linked to military operations and planning been? How can you plan effectively when that revenue stream is uncertain?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Just Transition (North-east and Moray)

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

I have a question before we move on. You have hit upon a couple of points. You talked about Government and industry sharing data, but we have heard that there is lack of communication with communities, and the data and knowledge that we have is often not passed on to communities. Would it be fair to say that we need to do more in that regard?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Just Transition (North-east and Moray)

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

It is very brief.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

I know that it is, convener. I am not criticising you in any way, shape, or form; I am criticising the legislation as it has been formulated over many years.

As we move forward and reach new definitions, if that is where we go, I wonder whether we can bear in mind the work that has been undertaken during Lord John Scott’s mental health law review, so that what we come up with there, as that goes through the legislative process, becomes embedded, if you like, in your regulations. Do you think that that can be done?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Just Transition (North-east and Moray)

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

Do any of your colleagues want to comment on some of those questions about data gaps and experiences?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

I am a former Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, and, having established a number of lived experience panels, I can say that those do not have to be formal. Folk will often gladly tell you their tale for the simple reason that they do not want anyone else to go through what they have gone through.

My very strong suggestion in relation to the work as we go forward is that you, minister, in collaboration with the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, ask some of the lived experience panels that already exist regarding what their life experience of that kind of situation has been. That would help to formulate much better regulations.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

I will move on a little bit. We have talked quite a lot about eligibility and criteria. Again, you have said that you would be flexible in relation to looking at change and not simply allowing this for folk with compulsory treatment orders. The convener talked about some other aspects of law and some of the old-fashioned criteria that are often in those laws. I think that the convener used the term “severely mentally impaired”, which does not sit well with me, I have to say.

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

Minister, it was good to hear you say that we should start small and move to expand. We have heard from people that there has to be flexibility in the regulations and the ability to adapt as we move forward. You said that most of this has been stakeholder led, but how many voices of lived experience have you heard in the formulation of the bill and, indeed, will you hear as we move forward towards the regulations?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Just Transition (North-east and Moray)

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

Can I ask just one final question, convener?

Economy and Fair Work Committee

Just Transition (North-east and Moray)

Meeting date: 29 November 2023

Kevin Stewart

How do we get communities to help you to build that place-based just transition data dashboard?