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In 2023, we opened a station at Inverness airport as part of our £42 million Scottish Government investment to increase capacity and strengthen resilience on the network. As well as providing a new, green means of accessing the airport for passengers and staff, the new station serves the Inverness airport business park and the growing new town of Tornagrain.
There were huge audiences for the news shows that you mentioned. “Reporting Scotland” and “STV News at Six” both had record viewing shares throughout 2020 and into 2021.
Throughout engagement with COSLA, councils and opposition parties ahead of the 2025-26 Scottish Budget, there was a clear consensus that councils should have full flexibility for decisions on Council Tax rates.
The policy intention of this amendment, as apparent from the debate on the amendment on 26 November was related to the use of the power in Part 2 of the Bill as introduced (the power to amend Environmental Impact Assessment legislation and the Habitats Regulations), not to constrain the use of delegated powers in Part 1 of the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 November 2022
The Parliament agreed the remit change at its meeting on 26 June 2019. The SPPA Committee subsequently agreed, at its meeting on 12 September 2019, to make a proposal for a Committee Bill along the lines suggested to it by the SPCB.
You have also talked about children’s rights-based budgets. As it stands, the budget for 2025-26 is £1.78 million, which has increased by 20 per cent since 2022-23.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 November 2025
The Scottish Social Services Council publishes data annually on vacancies in social care services. The latest report, published on 10 March 2025, showed that as of 31 December 2023, 32% of Day Care of Children services reported a vacancy.
The service provided by the Government Car Service (GCS) is one which is governed by the ministerial code. The latest version can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2024-edition/.