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In his remarks, the minister said that he wanted to make things as straightforward as possible for people. Abolishing section 26 of the 1987 act makes that straightforward.
That will have a direct effect on our health and care system. In the last survey that I saw, 26 per cent of social care workers had come from other countries.We face challenges in finding the volume of available labour that we require in our system.
I am deeply disappointed to learn today that the latest round of the regeneration capital grant fund has been put on hold due to the announced cut in capital spending on that fund from £62 million to £45 million.
If Paul Sweeney does not want to take my word for it, paragraph 70 of the latest Audit Scotland report on mental health says: “Between 2017/18 and 2023/24, the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Directorate budget increased significantly”.
The SPCB noted the ongoing work looking into potential impacts for the Parliament following the First Minister’s latest statement. Festival of Politics 2020 report – SPCB(2021)Paper04 5.