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The Scottish Government regularly reviews this information together with any new emerging evidence. Any change to guidance would consider the epidemiological context and the latest scientific evidence and is continually under review.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 November 2021
That is why the Scottish Government has declared a national mission to tackle child poverty and committed to ambitious new action through the COVID Recovery Strategy.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 August 2021
This approach is in line with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Sub-group on Education and Children’s issues and is kept under regular review in light of emerging scientific evidence and advice.
Commencement regulations are not subject to any parliamentary procedure. Section 26 - Short title 123. This section provides the short title of the Act.
Actions: • The Scottish Government should initiate the review of EESSH2 as soon as possible to align the objectives of the Heat in Buildings Strategy and the Fuel Poverty Strategy while taking account of the current energy crisis. • The Scottish Government should ensure there is adequate investment to accelerate social housing retrofit programmes to help minimise energy costs and ensure the require upgrades do not compromise rent affordability. • The UK Government should reconsider its decision to exclude battery storage solutions from the 0% VAT rate announced during the Spring statement given that 12 https://www.sfha.co.uk/news...
UK Economy
After a tumultuous time economically in the Autumn, the latest set of official forecasts for the UK were finally published by the OBREconomic and fiscal outlook - November 2022 - Office for Budget Responsibility (obr.uk) alongside the Autumn StatementAutumn Statement 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) on 17 November 2022.
We have emphasised our commitment to that process on several occasions, most recently on 26 January, when the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills responded to Mr Whitfield’s question about our latest discussions with the UK Government.
9 December 2025 Dear Convener, Thank you again for the opportunity to give evidence to the Committee on 26 November. I am grateful for the careful scrutiny that Members have undertaken throughout Stage 1.
—Official Report, Justice Committee, 23 October 2018; c 26. The idea that you will go forward with capacity creation hardly fills the SPF with confidence.