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Ministerial Updates on Coronavirus Legislation and Subordinate Legislation We move on to take evidence on the latest ministerial statement on Covid-19, on the two-monthly report on the Coronavirus Acts and on subordinate legislation.
Of late, the SNP has made much noise about a range of new taxes, including a wealth tax. The witnesses at the finance committee all agreed that introducing a new tax is a long and complex process.
In the run-up to COP, the coalition sought to maximise its influence by launching a new memorandum of understanding that committed its members to reaching net zero by 2050 at the latest and to doing that as individual members earlier if that was possible.
I am happy to open up the session to members to ask questions. The latest remand figures for Scotland show that almost 30 per cent of people in prison are on remand—the figure is in the region of 1,862 of a population of 7,500.
I recall the petitioners presenting a particular case study. If we are planning a visit, it might be interesting to visit that location to see the situation on the ground.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 November 2024
Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/25/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
In his oral evidence to the Committee, the Minister for Housing said that he wanted to see landlords returning to the sector, and that evidence suggested the number of properties available for rent may not be diminishing:
The latest data shows that numbers have actually slightly increa...