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Can the minister provide any update regarding the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the United Kingdom Government regarding the funding available to deliver its project gigabit commitment?
The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 remains only partially implemented, the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020 has not been implemented, and now the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 has been quietly paused. That is only the latest example of the Government talking tough when passin...
The Local Government and Communities Committee recommended the introduction of compulsory sale orders in 2019. Despite being included in the latest Scottish National Party manifesto, there appears to be little movement on that issue.
Would that not follow automatically if there was a review every five years of a licence and regular local authority visits? Apart from anything else, if all the parks have to apply for a new licence within 24 months, the workload for councils will probably be substantial if they have not visited the parks for many years.
Registration opened on 15 June 2017, and delivery of Baby Boxes nationwide began on 15 August 2017 for all babies born and resident in Scotland. Up to 26 February 2021, we have distributed 166,813 Baby Boxes to families across Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how many times its COVID-19 advisory has met and what it has discussed. The group was first convened on 26 March 2020 and has met every Monday and Thursday since then.