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Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Council Tax (Consultation) - Tue 19 Sep 2023

Mentions:
1: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) So much for the grand talk from the Greens of a participative democracy—I am surprised that they are - Speech Link
2: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) Let us face the reality that local government in our country is in decline, local democracy is struggling - Speech Link
3: Arthur, Tom (SNP - Renfrewshire South) The second aspect, which includes the element of working with deliberative processes to engage more of - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (Progress report)
Public Service Reform Directorate

Jul. 28 2023

Source Page: Open Government action plan 2021 to 2025 - commitment 5: participation
Document: Open Government action plan 2021 to 2025 - commitment 5: participation (webpage)

Found: communities.Scottish Government is committed to human rights, equality, inclusion and participatory democracy

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Wed 17 Jan 2024

Mentions:
1: Torrance, David (SNP - Kirkcaldy) will provide an update on the work it is undertaking to deliver its commitments on participatory and deliberative - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)

Feb. 02 2024

Source Page: Building a New Scotland papers: downloadable versions
Document: Paper 2: Renewing democracy through independence (PDF)

Found: 02 Renewing Democracy through IndependenceBuilding a New Scotland Renewing Democracy through Independence2

Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Tax and Revenues Directorate

Dec. 19 2023

Source Page: Scottish Budget 2024 to 2025: equality and fairer Scotland statement
Document: Annex A: Equality and Fairer Scotland Budgeting: Process for 2024-25 Budget (PDF)

Found: tool for community empowerment and as a means to build on the wider development of participatory democracy

Lords Chamber
Foreign Affairs - Tue 05 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Howell of Guildford (Con - Life peer) Deliberative diplomacy has been pushed aside, killing the areas of compromise and the middle ground on - Speech Link
2: Lord Boateng (Lab - Life peer) We certainly do need to wake up to what is happening to democracy in the Sahel and throughout Africa, - Speech Link
3: Baroness Altmann (Con - Life peer) Ukraine is fighting on the front line for western European democracy, especially after the appalling - Speech Link
4: Lord Alderdice (LD - Life peer) I emphasise “Muslim” democracy, not Islamist. - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)

Feb. 02 2024

Source Page: Building a New Scotland papers: downloadable versions
Document: Paper 4: Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland (PDF)

Found: It must also embody key fundamental values, so that the way that Scotland’s democracy works makes those

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Constitution Directorate

Jun. 12 2023

Source Page: Information regarding the Independence Prospectus, Constitutional Futures Division and the Minister for Independence: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300354789 - Information Released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: Democracy in the UK after Brexit Alan is leading the Unit's ESRC -funded project on Democracy in

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate

Nov. 23 2023

Source Page: Correspondence between Scottish Ministers and the Press office regarding the Scottish Green Conference or party in general: FOI release
Document: 202200291466_correspondence_redacted (PDF)

Found: ntation from the Scottish Green Party, and engaging with COSLA, to oversee the development of effective deliberative

Select Committee
Positive Money
 FE0047 - Financial Education

Written Evidence Jan. 30 2024

Inquiry: Financial Education
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Education Committee (Department: Department for Education)

Found: best practice include: ○Economy ○Rethinking Economics ○Exploring Economics 1.2 Participatory democracy