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From January 2002 the SPICe Briefing (SB) series replaces both the research papers (RP) and research notes (RN) series

SB 02-140 Local Government in Scotland Bill - as amended at Stage 2
SB 02-139 Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-138 Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill

(See also SB 04-10 posted 25 February 2004)

SB 02-137 Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill | BILE CÀNAN NA GÀIDHLIG (ALBA)
SB 02-136 Fishing in the North Sea
SB 02-135 Parliamentary Systems - Spain
SB 02-134 Parliamentary Systems - the Nordic Council
SB 02-133 Parliamentary Systems - Estonia
SB 02-132 Parliamentary Systems - the Czech Republic
SB 02-131 Parliamentary systems - the British Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body
SB 02-130 Parliamentary pay and allowances
SB 02-129 Services for post-natal depression
SB 02-128 European Year of Disabled People
SB 02-127 Proposals for Cairngorms National Park - Draft Designation Order
SB 02-126 Rural Housing Strategies
SB 02-125 Council of the Law Society of Scotland Bill
SB 02-124 Proportional Representation (Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-123 The City Region
SB 02-122 Fireworks
SB 02-121 Modernising Government Fund
SB 02-120 Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-119 Mental Health (Scotland) Bill - Patient Advocacy and Patient Rights
SB 02-118 Mental Health (Scotland) Bill - Local Government Issues
SB 02-117 Equal Pay Reviews
SB 02-116 Mental Health (Scotland) Bill - 'Justice Issues'
SB 02-115 Homelessness Etc. (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-114 Organic Farming Targets (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-113 Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-112 Tourism in Northern Ireland
SB 02-111 Debate on Scottish Prisons Estate
SB 02-110 Building (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-109 Pollution Registers
SB 02-108 The Mental Health (Scotland) Bill 3 - Medical Treatment
SB 02-107 Tourism in California
SB 02-106 The Mental Health (Scotland) Bill 2 - Compulsory Treatment
SB 02-105 The Mental Health (Scotland) Bill 1 - Definitions, Coverage & Administration
SB 02-104 Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill
SB 02-103 Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-102 Physical Chastisement of Children: Lessons from Sweden and Germany, The
SB 02-101 The Social Diversity of Councillors
SB 02-100 Contamination of Glasgow's Water with Cryptosporidium
SB 02-99 Corporate Social Responsibility
SB 02-98 European Employment Strategy
SB 02-97 The Economics of Tourism
SB 02-96 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill-River Basin Planning
SB 02-95 The Draft Mental Health (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-94 Niche Tourism in Scotland-Golf and Business Tourism
SB 02-93 Tourism E-Business
SB 02-92 Rural Tourism
SB 02-91 Urban Tourism and Dispersal
SB 02-90 Johannesburg Summit: World Summit on Sustainable Development
SB 02-89 The Public Appointments and Public Bodies Etc (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-88 Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-87 The Scottish Parliament and the Convention on the Future of Europe
SB 02-86 Water Environment and Water Services Bill: Wetlands
SB 02-85 Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill - An Overview
SB 02-84 Organic Farming and Food (updated)
SB 02-83 CAP Mid-term Review
SB 02-82 Proposals for Cairngorms National Park
SB 02-81 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill - Water Abstraction, Engineering and Impoundment
SB 02-80 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill - Water Pollution
SB 02-79 The Single Equality Commission - Implications for Scotland
SB 02-78 Guide to EU Policy-Making Processes
SB 02-77 Water Rate Relief
SB 02-76 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill - Overview
SB 02-75 Evidence Taken on the School Meals (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
SB 02-74 Scottish Budget 2003-04, The
SB 02-73 Social justice Annual Report - Scottish Executive Programmes for Delivery
SB 02-72 The Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (July - December 2002)
SB 02-71 Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: the European Commission's proposals
SB 02-70 Europe Day in the Scottish Parliament
SB 02-69 Local Government in Scotland Bill - a Power of Well-being
SB 02-68 Local Government in Scotland Bill - Overview and Miscellaneous Provisions
SB 02-67 Local Government in Scotland Bill - Community Planning
SB 02-66 Local Government in Scotland Bill - Best Value
SB 02-65 Sport Policy in Scotland
SB 02-64 Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner and the Scottish Health Service Ombudsman
SB 02-63 Children in Poverty
SB 02-62 Oil and Gas
SB 02-61 Alternatives to Custody
SB 02-60 Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-59 Rail franchises replacement
SB 02-58 Modernising Government Fund
SB 02-57 Issues in Lifelong Learning
SB 02-56 Councillor Remuneration
SB 02-55 The Scottish Fire service of the future
SB 02-54 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: Sex Offending in Scotland
SB 02-53 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill - Victims Rights
SB 02-52 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill - Children
SB 02-51 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill - Overview
SB 02-50 Tourism Scoping Paper
SB 02-49 Timeline of Mental Health Law Reform
SB 02-48 World Asthma Day
SB 02-47 Sustainable Development (Updated)
SB 02-46 School Meals (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-45 Voluntary Sector - Social Justice Committee Inquiry, The
SB 02-44 Youth Participation
SB 02-43 University of St Andrews (Postgraduate Medical Degrees) Bill
SB 02-42 Conditions in Scottish Prisons

(This briefing has been updated by SB 06-41 posted 3 May 2006)
SB 02-41 First Report of the Housing Improvement Task Force, The
SB 02-40 Enterprise Bill, The
SB 02-39 Scottish Prison Service Estates Review
SB 02-38 Social Care Workforce Development
SB 02-37 Equal Opportunities and the Scottish Budget
SB 02-36 Equal Opportunities and the Local Government Budget
SB 02-35 The Euro - Background
SB 02-34 The Size of the Scottish Parliament
SB 02-33 Scottish Sub-Post Offices
SB 02-32 Tertiary Education in Australia
SB 02-31 Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill As Amended At Stage 2
SB 02-30 EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy

(This briefing has been superseded by SB 07-38 posted 25 July 2007)

SB02-29 Homelessness Taskforce's Final Report
SB 02-28 Labour Market Information
SB 02-27 Sexual Offences (Procedures and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill As Amended At Stage 2
SB 02-26 Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill
SB 02-25 Waste Policy - An Overview
SB 02-24 European Transport and Energy Policy - An Overview of Forthcoming Proposals
SB 02-23 European Environmental Policy - An Overview of Forthcoming Proposals
SB 02-22 Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-21 Chronic Pain
SB 02-20 Scotland's Participation in the Future of Europe Debate
SB 02-19 European Petrol Retailing (Updated)
SB 02-18 Scottish Qualifications Authority Bill
SB 02-17 Summary of Parliamentary Questions Lodged during 2001
SB 02-16 Class Sizes and Pupil Attainment
SB 02-15 Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2
SB 02-14 Musical Instrument Instructors
SB 02-13 Rail Industry - Update
SB 02-12 Young Runaways
SB 02-11 Gender in the Scottish Parliament
SB 02-10 Sewel Motion - Adoption and Children Act Register
SB 02-09 Public Health in Scotland
SB 02-08 Operation of the Right to Buy Scheme (Updated)
SB 02-07 A Scottish Service Tax (Updated)
SB 02-06 Learning and Skills Council
SB 02/05 Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill
SB 02-04 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
SB 02-03 The Impact of Devolution on the Media in Scotland
SB 02-02 Higher and Further Education Institutions
SB 02-01 Hepatitis C Virus