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I am interested in the views of the judiciary on what the Scottish Government is proposing for how the new court might operate and what it would look like, given that it is not being proposed as a new division of the High Court.
Evelyn Tweed’s speech brought to mind something that I have raised before in the Parliament, in motions and in the chamber: the similar story of young Kieran McDade, who died on 26 August 2016—which was not long after the election in that year—while training with Dunbeth Football Club in Coatbridge.
Our fleet vehicle: The SPCB has one fleet vehicle used for visiting constituency offices. This vehicle has been identified as not compliant with the LEZ, so will be replaced with an electric van.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 January 2024
The first figure of sites sampled from 2013-14 to 2019-20 is from a published assessment, and the second figure is from the number of sites visited within the raw data that has been published to date (2013-14 to 2021-22).
We were very encouraged by what we saw in our last visit to the west of Scotland and we have a visit to St John’s hospital in Livingston coming up early next year.
Given how long children have been out of school, some local authorities may opt for a phased return over the first few days, but we expect all pupils to be at school full time from 18 August at the latest. I realise that earlier confirmation of that would have provided more certainty for schools and for parents to get ready for the new term, but we had to be very sure that the latest evidence supported the decision.
I also recognise and acknowledge the two new members. I am pleased to be making my first appearance at the committee as a minister following my appointment to the new role in June.
Latest published information from New Ways shows that for the quarter ending March 2011, there were 33,525 missed first outpatient appointments at a consultant-led clinic, a DNA rate of 9.5%.