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The latest BICS survey also indicates that Brexit has exacerbated the current labour market shortages as Scottish businesses struggle to hire workers from the EU.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available for people seeking to buy a new electric vehicle. The Scottish Government is providing over £30 million this financial year to accelerate the shift to zero emission transport.
It is not currently possible to identify the number of rostered locations in Health Boards so an indicative cost for making all Band 7 nurses non-caseload holding has been estimated.
Dear Kenneth
Thank you for your letter dated 7 September and for the Committee’s consideration of the Government’s proposals for the 2022-23 Scottish Budget.
Based on work carried out to refine cost estimates, it is presently considered that there would need to be either two or three contracts of this nature.”Any questions about the 2025 deadline were to be answered by reference to the ongoing market consultation, due to end in summer 2021.Extract from “Publishing the infrastructure investment plan 2021-22 to 2025-26”26 January 2021Extract from a briefing for the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity.
CPPs may have an important role to play in new priorities such as Community Wealth Building and the Scottish Government should ensure that they are sufficiently resourced before creating any additional statutory requirements.
There are problems with the late detection of pancreatic cancer, but it is vital that it is detected as quickly as possible. According to the latest figures, one in eight cancer patients is waiting more than 62 days for urgent treatment.