PE01801: Retain powers of economic and industrial intervention

Petitioner: Vincent MIlls on behalf of Radical Options for Scotland and Europe

Status:
Closed

Date Lodged: 14 April 2020

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to negotiate with the UK Government to ensure that in any future EU withdrawal agreement, Scotland retains the power to provide state aid to workplaces threatened with closure; take public utilities such as rail, bus and power fully back into public ownership and require public sector contractors to recognise trade unions and collectively bargain wages.

Petition History:

SPICe Briefing (111KB pdf)

Summary

3 September 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Official Report of Meeting 3 September 2020

12 November 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Committee also agreed to write to the Finance and Constitution Committee. Link to Official Report of Meeting 12 November 2020

13 January 2021: The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the petition to its next meeting. Link to Official Report of Meeting 13 January 2021

27 January 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the EU (Future Relationship) Bill has now been passed by the UK Parliament; and the Committee is confident that the issues raised by the petition will continue to be discussed by the Scottish Parliament. Link to Official Report of Meeting 27 January 2021

Written submissions

PE1801/A: Unite Scotland submission of 6 April 2020 (63KB pdf)

PE1801/B: Scottish Government submission of 14 August 2020 (83KB pdf)

PE1801/C: Scottish Trades Union Congress submission of 2 October 2020 (107KB pdf)

PE1801/D: Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets submission of 10 December 2020 (51KB pdf)

PE1801/E: Finance and Constitution Committee submission of 10 December 2020 (61KB pdf)

PE1801/F: Scottish Government submission of 15 December 2020 (70KB pdf)

PE1801/G: Petitioner submission of 4 January 2021 (80KB pdf)

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These are the issues that governments at Westminster, Holyrood and elsewhere should be actively pursuing.