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C 5(a) th Further, UNHRC General Comment 31 of 26 May 2004 states: “The … obligation to respect and ensure the rights recognized by the Covenant has immediate effect for all States parties.”
Commenting, Rural Affairs & Islands Committee Convener, Finlay Carson MSP, said;
“The RECC recommendations of 2018 aimed to put in place measures that would maintain the reputation of Scottish salmon as an internationally recognised premium product, and so preserving the significant economic and social value this industry brings to Scotland.
Convener: Ariane Burgess (Green)
Deputy Convener: Willie Coffey (SNP)
Membership: The committee has 7 members
Committee meetingsThere were 34 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee34Meetings held wholly in private0Meetings held partly in private33Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference1Hybrid meetings17Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Miles Briggs (until 10 October 2024)Con13 (13)Ariane BurgessGreen34 (34)Stephanie Callaghan (until 18 June 2024)SNP1 (5)Willie CoffeySNP34 (34)Meghan Gallacher (from 10 October 2024)Con18 (21)Pam Gosal (until 10 October 2024)Con13 (13)Mark GriffinLab31 (34)Gordon MacDonald (until 11 September 2024)SNP9 (9)Fulton MacGregor (from 11 September 2024)SNP24 (25)Emma Roddick (from 18 June 2024)SNP23 (28)Alexander Stewart (from 10 October 2024)Con19 (21)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedColin Beattie (until 26...
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
The Scottish Government indicated that it had drawn up the draft National Outcomes and National Indicators with the aim of contributing to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The reimbursement rate for the current fiscal year (2025-26) is 52.9% of the full adult single fare for the journey being taken, with the payment cap set at £215.1 million.
That effort had widespread public support but failed, due it is believed because HIE were trying to offload responsibility for the funicular to FCS. The FCS initiative was made under the Labour/Lib Dem Scottish Executive.