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Scotland could do work to identify the old problems, and also to pick up the new ones. To reflect on what John McKenzie said, the latest HSE report for 2023 has the annual costs of new work-related ill-health as £13 billion.
Although, in recent years, the Mòd has begun to attract a younger audience, the ability to appeal to new generations of Gaels and to engage with its potential audience in new and different ways will be important to its continuing success.
Preparatory work is underway to establish the Review, which will be asked to report its findings to Government and Parliament by May 2026 at the latest. Additional investment is being made in community-based interventions, which ensure justice is done and which can be more effective in reducing reoffending and supporting rehabilitation.
Furthermore, over the next few months, a £26 million laboratory complex will be opened, leveraging £7 million of public sector investment, which will lead to 180 new externally funded and high-value jobs for Scotland’s life sciences sector.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
3 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues on how its internal modelling of oil and gas jobs in the north east compares with the latest industry estimates. S6O-05261
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the latest Office for National Statistics inflation statistics and any implications for its work to support low-income households.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, including the latest discussions it has had with the UK Government.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
23 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Homeless Deaths 2021 figures from the National Records of Scotland, which show that an estimated 250 homeless people died in 2021.
To ask the Scottish Government how the ambitions expressed in the first annual report to Parliament on progress in developing the Environment Strategy for Scotland coincide with the findings of the latest IPCC report. S6O-01100