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Official Report, 3 September 2024, col 26.
A key concern raised by stakeholders, was that vapes that are technically refillable and rechargeable but are sold cheaply, are difficult to refill, or are not perceived as durable may still be treated as single-use by consumers.
There can be no claims about effectiveness without evidence to back that up.vJustice Committee, Official Report, 24 September 2019 , Col 26: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?
Taken all together, the Scottish Fiscal Commission estimate that the new 40% relief will cost the Scottish Government £22 million in 2025-26, in addition to the £5 million cost of extending the Islands relief for a further year.
r=11508&c=2089273and Satwat Rehman from OPFS said—
A lot of families say that they get the school clothing grant and buy what they need to buy, but they need to keep replacing things [...]
Other sources of public funding include: Scottish Forestry (FCS) £32,000 South of Scotland Enterprise £31,300 Scottish Borders Council £1,000 S6W-09807
They also sell items at affordable prices helping those who are not in a position to go out and buynew things. Any funds generated 4 from the sale of items goes towards helping keep the charity running and enabling them to respond to calls for help and support.
Countries that have adopted the equality model have lower inflows of trafficking.iCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, Wednesday 26 November 2025 (Col 22)
She went on to state that—
Trafficking legislation is good if you want to convict your traffickers, but if we want less trafficking—and I suggest that the Parliament does want to see less sex trafficking of women and children—we will need to reduce the market for prostitution and to make it as difficult as possible for traffickers.iCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, Wednesday 26 November 2025 (Col 22)