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Members indicated agreement.New Petitions New PetitionsInheritance Law (Estranged Spouses) (PE1904) Inheritance Law (Estranged Spouses) (PE1904) Agenda item 2 is consideration of new petitions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 November 2012
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What started with the Feeley review of adult social care—arguably an area in need of funding, reform and new thinking—is fast becoming just the latest in a long line of SNP power grabs.
However, having reflected on the stage 2 discussions, I have lodged amendments 1 to 3, which will make clearer the description that section 26 provides. Amendment 8 is consequential on the new description that will be in section 26(4), which is more inclusive than the specific...
Scotland is now linking with 52 higher education institutions in China, 47 in India, 26 in the United States, 15 in Canada, 14 in Pakistan and 13 in Russia.
They might be more labour intensive than some of the highly skilled jobs, but they are good jobs and they are the sort of new jobs that we need. A new workforce is being created in those areas.
The SFC notes that the capital budget is flat in nominal terms between the latest position for 2022-23 (at December 2022) and the 2023-24 Budget, reflecting a real terms cut of £185 million.
For completeness, would Mr Brown observe and confirm the fact that the Scottish Government has had its capital budget cut by 26 per cent by the United Kingdom Government?
(S5O-00531) Tourism, as one of our key growth sectors, is vital to all of Scotland’s economy. The latest Scottish Government statistics for the Highlands and Islands show an increase in tourism employment and gross value added, together with an increase in visitor numbers and spend.