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National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/173) The purpose of the second instrument, SSI 2023/173, is to ensure that overseas visitors from certain British overseas territories will not be charged for certain treatment provided by health boards in Scotland...
Amendments withdrawn/not moved covered areas including:
proposal for regulations requiring secure accommodation segregated by sex for children who have committed an offence
mandatory training on the use of restrictive practice, de-escalation techniques, learning disabilities and complex needs
a duty on providers to ensure provision of appropriate services f...
If someone has difficulty meeting the cost of managed quarantine and is on benefits such as child tax credit, working tax credit, housing benefit, income support, pension credit, income-based jobseekers allowance or any income-related benefit, we will take their benefits into ...
There is also the impact on universal credit. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that the cuts to universal credit and other benefits will push an additional 400,000 people across the UK into poverty by 2026.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 August 2026
In 2024-25 the Scottish Government announced £40 million for acquisitions and voids, followed by a further £80 million in 2025-26, bringing the total funding commitment to £120 million.
As at 26 April 2020, from the retailer’s returns provided, around two thirds (22,000, rounded) of these individuals had placed an order for priority delivery.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24070 by Joe FitzPatrick on 26 July 2019, whether it will provide the figures for the period broken down by year.