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Is the cabinet secretary aware of the recent cashback grant for a young people’s chill-out area at the Dumfries multicultural centre, and would he be willing to visit the young people at the centre once the new facility is up and running?
Yes, there is clear guidance on when a break from conditionality requirements should be implemented, for a total of 26 weeks, where children are involved.
As Nicola McEwen alluded to, we have been left with a big zone of regulatory uncertainty because of the withdrawal of EU law, which has created a new need for greater co-operation between the Governments, new institutions and, to be frank, a new culture of shared governance.
New options come from innovation in testing outside our labs—notably, the new lateral flow devices—bringing us significantly greater capability to test more people, more often.
One individual responding to the detailed survey highlighted that he rarely saw his local area (Dumfries and Galloway) featured in national TV news coverage, or his veterans’ organisation mentioned in Scottish Government news releases.
Does the cabinet secretary agree with me that technology and innovative thinking must be applied to ensure that the new justice centre fully serves the needs of all those in the north?