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A new public body was favoured as it would ensure that the new organisation was autonomous, with its own identity, staff and budget and could act as a voice for the area.
Day 1 of those proceedings is scheduled to take place at the committee’s meeting on Tuesday 26 November. The deadline for lodging stage 2 amendments to the bill will be 12 noon on Wednesday 20 November.
The Committee will know that the bus market in England operates differently to that in Scotland. In England, mayors are buying buses for specific operators in their areas operating through franchise.
There was an initial attempt at a form of ‘buy out’ around October 2023, however, for UNISON Scotland it was never likely that this was going to be a solution which would satisfy equality issues.
How can they state that when mesh manufacturers are being sued worldwide and admitting failings with mesh devices that the Scottish NHS still buy and use? We asked the Committee to take expert advice from The Shouldice Hospital.
Funding for the plugged-in communities fund to support the transition to zero-emission electric vehicles was substantially increased to £4 million in the 2025-26 budget, and eligibility was extended to include the purchase of zero-emission vehicles for new routes.
Resource planning assumptions are in place for each year up to 2025-26. I thank the minister for his answer and declare an interest—my former work with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations.