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The former Deputy First Minister undertook a visit in December 2022 and the Minister for Housing visited the MTIS project in July 2023 in Westerhailes to understand the scope of the works being undertaken.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what discussions it has had regarding support for children and young people from rural areas to visit the Scottish Parliament. The SPCB provides a free school engagement programme.
This includes activities such as visits to primary and secondary schools, diversionary activities for young people and joint partner visits to premises selling fireworks over the bonfire period. 62.
That the Parliament agrees, for the purposes of the pre-election campaign period from 26 March to 8 April 2026 (inclusive), the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1: 26 March to 8 April 2026 (inclusive).
To back that up, we are investing £90 million in 2025–26 in the delivery of devolved employability services across Scotland, including rural and island communities.
As David said, there are some fantastic examples of delivery at a local level. I recently visited a project in Midlothian that is working with 16 to 26-year-olds who are leaving the care system, ensuring that they have permanent housing solutions.