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This paragraph modifies section 53(2) of the 1988 Act in consequence of subsections (6) and (7) of new section 20A of that Act (inserted by section 26(2) of the Bill).
That argument is complete mythology. The good news is that there will be a large group of men who, if they fear criminalisation, their partners finding out or their work finding out, will probably stop buying sex.
Local Delivery Service
Ensuring access to our services is another key feature of the new system. On 26 July, we launched our local delivery service alongside Child Disability Payment pilot in three areas; Perth and Kinross, Western Isles and Dundee.
There are tariffs—bizarrely—of 32 per cent on synthetic women’s coats and 26 per cent on slippers. The savings of 26 per cent could be huge to the business of Scottish slipper makers, if there are any.
In 2015-16, Scottish Government support for new build through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme is estimated to have leveraged over £0.5bn of investment to build 4,418 new homes, supporting over 6,000 construction and related jobs in Scotland.
As the 2023-24 BGAs for the Fully Devolved Taxes and Social Security benefits have been updated to reflect the latest forecasts of corresponding tax receipts and social security expenditure in the rest of the UK, we have calculated the in-year reconciliations required to the 2023-24 Scottish Budget, as outlined at Table B in the Annex.
However, the River Spey supports at least seven local Angling Associations, where the people who live and work in the valley can buy a season ticket on excellent stretches of the river for a few hundred pounds.
To add to what I said earlier in relation to the new initial teacher education providers, yesterday, I visited Edinburgh Napier University and, some weeks ago, I visited the new principal and vice-chancellor at Queen Margaret University—our former clerk, Paul Grice—to see the new initial teacher education courses.