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In addressing some of those questions, a variety of public sector organisations have to focus more on the collective interest than on their silo interest. Let me provide an example. I visited a new build primary school in Midlothian.
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Date answered:
7 January 2026
The visit assessed progress since inspections in 2018 and 2019 and included checks on police custody facilities, focusing on treatment, detention conditions, and safeguards.
That funding will be focused on supporting reduction in drug deaths to allow our new drug deaths task force to support innovative projects that work and to test new approaches.
Our future leaders course costs a total of £10,000 a year for 10 people, but it lasted 26 weeks and it really changed people, because it invested in them.
We would suggest it is pushed back to 2030, and if there are any delays in introducing the new EPCs or HEETSAs then this date should be pushed back further to ensure a full two years for landlords to obtain a new EPC and HEETSA and select/plan/install improvements before MEES comes into force.