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(S6F-01940) This Government’s commitment is to substantially eliminate the poverty-related attainment gap in this parliamentary session, and good progress is being made on that. The latest achievement of curriculum for excellence levels data demonstrated the biggest single-year decrease in the poverty-related gap in primary numeracy and literacy levels s...
However, we are working closely with the organisations that oversee screening in Scotland to ensure that the programme remains on track against its agreed recovery road map. The latest uptake data for the cervical screening programme, for 2021-22, is due to be published later this year.
Household Waste Statistics (Recycling) To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the latest household waste statistics from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which reportedly show a small reduction in household recycling in 2020 compared with 2019.
Immediately after I was sworn in, the first thing that I did was meet that group to discuss a range of priority issues. I also discussed the latest restrictions with those organisations yesterday.
That happened even though the Parliament sat last Thursday. That was only the latest occasion on which the First Minister has chosen to speak to TV cameras rather than to come to the chamber to make a statement and to take questions from the members of this Parliament.
We move into private session. 11:16 Meeting continued in private until 11:26.Decision on Taking Business in Private Decision on Taking Business in Private Good morning.
This fourth briefing covers how COVID-19 has led to a disruption in the negotiations, the plans for resuming the negotiations through meetings held by videoconference and the latest discussions between the UK and EU chief negotiators.
The minister mentioned the reduction in waiting times to 26 weeks, but for the person who requires access to the services, particularly if they are young, 26 weeks might as well be a lifetime, because that is what it will feel like.