Welcome to the Scottish Parliament

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  App to assist disabled visitors launched

  An app which allows disabled visitors to personalise the assistance they need has been launched for use in the Scottish Parliament.

  'Welcome' , an app created by Edinburgh-based Neatebox, will complement the work the Parliament has already done to ensure that it is open and accessible to all.

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  App to assist disabled visitors launched

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  Committee seeks halt to rollout of DWP pilot

  The Social Security Committee has called on the DWP to urgently halt the launch of its latest pilot, which would see those receiving working tax credits moved on to Universal Credit and potentially subject to in-work conditionality including sanctions.

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  Committee seeks halt to rollout of DWP pilot

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  MSPs ask for views on social prescribing

  The Heath and Sport Committee are seeking views from across Scotland on the topic of 'social prescribing' as part of their latest inquiry.

  This is when GPs and other healthcare professionals prescribe sport, exercise and other recreational activities as a way to improve patients' health and wellbeing.

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  Read the news release

   

   

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  MSPs ask for views on social prescribing

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  Parliament in Recess

  The Scottish Parliament is in recess.

  Parliamentary business will resume when MSPs return on the 1st of September.

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  Parliament in Recess