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Energy Action Scotland says that as many as a third of private rented sector tenants in Scotland are in fuel poverty—almost double the figure for people who have a mortgage.
S6W-39487 Alex Cole-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce noise and dust reduction screens on motorways such as the M90, in light of reports of people living near sections of the motorway experiencing issues with excessive noise and dust coverage.
Care homes do not stand alone—they are part of a greater network within provider units. 10:15 Committee members visit care homes across our patches. On recent visits in the Highlands and Islands, one of the issues that has been drawn to my attention is the increase in dementia and the effect that that has on staffin...
The only additional costing is that of writing out to all proprietors, tenants or occupiers. This estimate assumes 375,000 letters will have to be sent and a print/postage cost of 40p, equating to 17 £150,000.
Based on our engagement with and visits to various heat networks across England and Wales, and across Scotland, there is such a wide variety in their cost bases and their prices that it is quite difficult to imagine separate Scottish and rest-of-UK markets.
I can speak about the broader review that this work is going to be folded into. Officials are undertaking site visits with local authorities and community policing teams to understand how all the powers in the Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 are being used in practice and what works and what does not for the people who are on the ground using t...
We will come back with more specific details to explain what sits behind that. On staffing levels, I visited Social Security Scotland in Glasgow last week or the week before to go through where it is in relation to its head count projections, its underlying productivity numbers and its work on automation, systems and process improvement.
The auditors had no recommendations for me whatsoever this year, and that has been the case for two years in a row. Yes—you have not paid a visit to the Public Audit Committee recently, which is always a good sign.