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Individual Learning Account (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009<br />(SSI 2009/176)
The fourth and final agenda item is consideration of a Scottish statutory instrument that is subject to negative procedure and which will revise the income threshold for eligibility for an individual learning account from £18,000—at which it was set in 2007—to £22,000. No motion to annul has been lodged and the Subordinate Legislation Committee determined that it did not need to draw the regulations to Parliament's attention. Do members have comments?
Can we ask someone—I am not sure whether it should be the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning or the Scottish Parliament information centre—for further information on the financial effects of the amendment regulations? The executive note says that the cost will be met from the available ILA budget, which I know is underspent. However, the expected uptake and cost are unclear. No figures are given for the number of individuals who will be eligible to apply for an ILA as a result of the increased threshold and who could not apply previously. I would welcome further information on the number who will now qualify, the expected uptake and the associated costs.
Is the committee content to write to the cabinet secretary to seek that information?
Members indicated agreement.
We will write to the cabinet secretary.
Members indicated agreement.
Meeting closed at 11:54.
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