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SLARC’s former Chair, COSLA and I have all agreed that Senior Councillors and Civic Heads should get the full percentage increase they are entitled to, even if this results in a minor variance above 75% of the Leader’s salary.
See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot There is now less than 6 months of parliamentary time left until Session 6 comes to an end and still a significant volume of business to get through before the end of March, including legislation and other elements of key parliamentary business.
This is a devolved social security benefit which enables people on low incomes to get help with funeral costs. The accompanying letter from the Cabinet Secretary on the draft regulations notes they contain, “an element of future proofing.”
During the evidence session, the Chair of the Board stated that ‘getting in place the right skills took too long and we ended up with a technical financial issue.”
I would like to see the Bill echo the terms and language used for getting a GRC in order to reverse it. I am worried that this will get forgotten about and neglected.
If the Scottish Government wants to protect our children, why does he not simply bring those two amendments to the chamber today and get cross-party support to get the bill passed, instead of spending time debating things that he knows cannot happen under law?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the current restrictions on non-essential construction works inside people’s homes will be eased before the week beginning 26 April 2021, and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.