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We also draw the Committee’s attention to a letter from the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (26 January 2022). This sets out the Commission’s concerns about the Scottish Government’s proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act and refers specifically to ‘data collection’ as an area that merits...
Purchasing Managers Index To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the latest Bank of Scotland’s purchasing managers index.
It cost Tavish Scott nothing, yet it settled that very nervous 26-year-old new entrant to the chamber and gave me confidence to ensure that I bettered myself.
Scotland could do work to identify the old problems, and also to pick up the new ones. To reflect on what John McKenzie said, the latest HSE report for 2023 has the annual costs of new work-related ill-health as £13 billion.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 October 2020
The measures currently in place are due to expire at 6 am on 26 October. In light of the clinical evidence and advice, we have judged that these measures are required for a short additional period, until a levels-based approach can be debated in Parliament and then implemented.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the details of its plans to increase access to land for food growing purposes referred to at page 26 of the SNP manifesto. The Scottish Government anticipates that, once brought into force, Part nine of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 will give communities more access to land for food gro...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment at page 26 of the SNP manifesto, what stage it has reached in taking forward the recommendations of the report, Building on Success: Deepening Collaboration, Food and Drink in Scotland.
In addition, the Native Woodland Survey being carried out by FCS will provide maps and estimates of recent losses of native and ancient woodland related to development and other causes.