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Petitioner submission of 11 August 2022 PE1938/F: Introduce compulsory microchipping of cats in Scotland We thank the Scottish Government for their submission on 26 July to our petition. The submission notes the Cats Protection survey of 2021 which suggests that the owners of around 71% of cats have accepted the recommendation in the Scottish Government’s ...
Relying on a blow to the head as a manner of killing will always pose some level of animal welfare risk, as we have previously pointed out in relation to crow killing (following trapping), for example.
Additionally, we also urge the Committee to press the Scottish Government to reconsider updating the Scotland’s Long COVID Service publication in line with the inquiry's findings and the considerable research that has emerged since 2021.
Last year, the Scottish Government commissioned an urgent review of the environmental impact of single-use vapes. The review found that up to 26 million disposable vapes were consumed and thrown away in Scotland in just one year.
The second question was about backdating payments versus paying the best start grant. When we were talking about the best start grant, I was scribbling down that the issue with it is that it is a lump sum payment and is made at certain points in a child’s life.
Progress reports were published each June, with the final report published in 2022.
Best Start Bright Futures: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2022-26 - A key focus of the plan was how to increase earnings through parental employment.
iHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 10 March 2020, Col 26
We believe the profession is perhaps underestimating the potentially disruptive effect of online pharmacies.
Last but by no means least, it has also provided vaccine storage facilities and distribution for NHS Scotland. I will pull out just one point from the debate—although there were many good points.