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Interpretation legislation, which governs what expressions mean when they are used in primary and secondary legislation, defines “civil 2 partnership” by reference to section 1 of the 2004 Act.
It promised to increase the number of GPs by 800 by 2027, but, so far, GP numbers have decreased by 26. In rural areas, getting an in-person GP appointment can now be a nightmare.
A powerful quote that came from one of our focus groups expressed the view that the worst thing that you can do to a police officer is accuse him of being corrupt.
I would be critical if a prison was too draconian with visitors. That goes back to our previous conversation about encouraging visitors, including children, to come.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 November 2020
The level of funding applied is 80% of the total eligible costs or 100% if the applicant; any person who is dependent on the applicant or any person who resides with the applicant is in receipt of universal credit or pension credit (guarantee element).
In relation to triaging and the cases that the member references, I will not comment on individual cases, other than to express my deepest sympathy to people and their families who have been affected by long waits.
Obviously, we hugely value the Scottish Ambulance Service’s contribution at the front line of the response to the pandemic, including in Dumfries and Galloway. Staff at symptomatic test sites are regularly in the vicinity of people who have Covid, so we have taken the decision to include the symptomatic test site st...
Rolls-Royce (Inchinnan Site) Plans by Rolls-Royce to slash 9,000 jobs globally will have a severe impact on its site at Inchinnan, which employs more than 1,000 people and supports much of Scotland’s aerospace sector.