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We should record that we accept its assurance about the truncated timescale and that we expect it to hold to its commitment that this is exceptional and will not become standard.
The work that we have embarked on in Scotland is very extensive. Gordon Lindhurst may not have visited Forth Valley College—he should visit it, if he has not—which is one place where we have invested in increasing the number of apprentices who are learning building skills.
Those statistics indicate a total increase in rateable value of 7 per cent for Aberdeen city, compared to 12 per cent across the whole of Scotland.The budget delivers a reduction in the three tax rates for 2026-27 and provides support through sectoral and transitional relief schemes, including the extended support for the hospitality and self-catering secto...
In England, screening is available to people aged between 55 and 74 who have ever smoked, and 77 per cent of lung cancer cases are now diagnosed at stage 1 or 2, compared with stage 4 in Scotland. Screening saves lives and money, and I want it to happen throughout Scotland.
Infrastructure Projects (Finance) To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether, without the use of private finance to enable construction of key infrastructure projects, there is a risk that Scotland could be seen as less attractive for inward investment and as a location for business, compared with other European countries.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of an increase of 63 full-time equivalent teachers in 2025 compared with the previous year, how it will fulfil its commitment to recruit 3,500 new teachers before the end of the current parliamentary session.
In England, for instance, the combination of the rate of admissions that are paid for by insurance and the uptake rate of private healthcare accounts for 1,445 admissions per 100,000, compared with 902 per 100,000 in Scotland.
However, the current disparity in TIA thresholds—the threshold is only 200kW in Scotland, compared with the proposed threshold of 5MW in England and Wales—makes it easier and cheaper to connect projects south of the border.