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The current employment rate, of 75.5%, is the highest since comparable records began in 1992. While for the UK it is the the joint-highest since comparable estimates began in 1971.
The gap between those from the most and least deprived backgrounds who go on to positive destinations widened compared with the previous year. The gap in relation to those leaving school with five or more passes at Scottish credit and qualifications framework level 4 and level 6 also increased compared with both last...
(S6O-01729) Nobody underestimates the challenges that public services face, but the Scottish Government has increased local government funding by more than £1 billion this year, and the 2023-24 local government settlement will provide a further increase of more than £570 million compared with the budget in 2022-23, which includes an extra £39.4 million to s...
We also know that, in the year up to June 2021, exports of Scottish goods fell by 24 per cent compared with the figure for the equivalent period in 2019.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 December 2024
It is the responsibility of local authorities to identify contaminated land within their respective areas, and thereafter, except in the case of contaminated land designated as a special site, secure remediation for that contaminated land.
I will take decisions on the portfolio matters that the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture has recused himself from, with the exception of a single issue where I also have a conflict.
Councils have the power to make discretionary offers of free school meals to families, where they are experiencing financial hardship due to exceptional circumstances, who do not meet the regular eligibility criteria.