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We know that the joint ministerial committee sits at the top of that mosaic—if mosaics have tops—but we also know that HMRC is a non-ministerial department, so how does HMRC feed into the JMC and indeed the joint exchequer committee?
That will start on the Marine Scotland website, but it will move on to the Scotland’s Aquaculture website in due course, once we have the information technology fixed.
The poorest Scots are three times more likely to commit suicide, and are more likely to die of cancer, to suffer from a stroke and to die as a result of an alcohol-related condition than those in the most affluent parts of Scotland.
This requires a shift in ways of working so that the different forms of evidence are put on an equal weighting in terms of how they are prioritised by committees and represented in public facing outputs. Leadership from the top i.e., from the Presiding Officer and the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body was seen as vital to give focus and direction, rather t...
Consistency and clarity
Citing two examples of “border staff not having a uniform approach”, one when an artist that “missed a pivotal TV slot at Glastonbury” and another unable to play at a venue in Paris “because of issues at the border”, ATC Live said that touring in the EU “continues to be an administrative nightmare.".Official Report, 13 March 2025, Col 33
The “top ask of the UK Government” according to ATC Live was “a uniform approach to international touring for artists”.
Growing the economy is one of the Scottish Government's top priorities, and Scotland's regional economies, and Regional Economic Partnerships (REPs), are key to delivering this.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 March 2024
Scotland has a strong track record of attracting inward investment, with the latest EY Annual Attractiveness Survey showing Scotland maintaining its position as the top performing part of the UK outside of London for the eighth year.
To ask the Scottish Government what reviews have been undertaken of its menopause policy. Menopause care and support is a top priority in our Women’s Health Plan, which was published on 20 August 2021, and runs until 2024.