Question reference: S6W-02082
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 10 August 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 31 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans to hold with COSLA regarding any increased demand on the organisation’s trading standards officers arising from the delivery of the (a) recovery from COVID-19, (b) economic recovery and (c) increased environmental safety standards for goods and services.
Answer
The Scottish Government engages regularly with COSLA, including on Covid recovery, and the well-established mechanisms in place provide an opportunity for future discussions on this matter should COSLA seek to raise this with the Scottish Government.