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I will also share with the chamber the latest information that we have on the new strain of Covid that is causing us such concern, and I will reflect on the on-going impact of the closure of the United Kingdom-France border to accompanied freight.
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Date answered:
30 January 2025
That is why we do not have devolution up and running; it links to promises that were made—or which were alleged to have been made—when ministers last came back, in January 2020, following the “New Decade, New Approach” agreement.
Similarly, the then Minister of State for the Armed Forces stated in his submission of November 2016, that:
…our Armed Forces never visit schools for recruitment purposes and would only ever visit a school after being invited by a teacher to support school activities.
To use them, a prison officer would simply escort a prisoner from their residential area to the visits area, where the videolink facilities are situated.
As part of the capital budget for 2025-26, we have allocated an amount to resolve the RAAC issues in our council homes; that is more than £2 million at the moment.
United Kingdom Government Budget To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government budget announced on 26 November. (S6O-05246) The UK budget process has been chaotic and failed to deliver for Scotland.
We are investing £768 million in affordable housing in 2025-26. Local authorities are responsible for assessing local housing need and demand, as well as setting out how that will be met through local housing strategies and strategic housing investment plans.