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Some overseas visits are excluded from this requirement to register – that is when the travel and other costs of a visit are wholly met by the SPCB, or are approved by the SPCB prior to the visit, as the visit is deemed to be “parliamen...
There is a strong base there to work from, but we need to make sure that that translates into our tax revenues. The latest forecast of the net position for income tax in 2023-24 has also improved, rising from £325 million at the time of the Scottish budget to £411 million in the latest forecast.
Though both sectors are invested in their respective groups, this work will need to hold on to momentum as the new government comes into office. Cross-party buy-in will likely be a crucial factor in its success.
A duty for all geographical Health Boards and the Agency to report annually on how they have carried out their duties under section 2 and new sections 12IA, 12IB and 12ID is set out in new section 12IE.
I am not going to commit to anything without speaking to my officials on the latest situation and the discussions that they have had with Wave Energy Scotland.
That will report before the end of the parliamentary session.Local authorities spent more than £1.1 billion on additional support for learning in 2024-25, and additional funding was provided in 2025-26 to support the ASN workforce and teacher numbers.
Freedom of information data from the Scottish Government agency South of Scotland Enterprise, covering the financial years from 2021-22 to 2025-26, shows that just five loans worth £481,500 were awarded to female-led organisations, compared with 22 loans totalling more than £5.48 million to non-female-led organisations.
Pension-age Winter Heating Payment (Mid Scotland and Fife) To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Mid Scotland and Fife who are eligible for the pension-age winter heating payment have not yet received their payment for winter 2025-26. (S6O-05372) Pension-age winter heating payment will support at least 880,000 pensioners with heating bills this...
I am providing updates to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on implementation, and did so most recently on 26 September. Two Scottish statutory instruments on the regulation of child contact services were approved by Parliament earlier this month and will be implemented on 1 April 2027.