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I have heard the concerns of disabled people very clearly. In the 2025-26 budget, we have invested an additional £2 million to support the disability equality plan, to deliver essential support and to grow the independent living fund.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 August 2011
The attending members from that committee had to be considered as ‘visiting members’ which meant that they were unable to attend the private part of the meeting.iSocial Justice and Social Security Committee. (2025).
The existing Housing to 2040 strategy should also be a key component in tackling the emergency, but currently lacks an implementation strategy which the Committee recommends is required.
Members of the Committee visited Argyll & Bute Council in November 2024 to explore their response to the housing emergency.
This work was undertaken with the aim to inform the forthcoming review of the TCA and the future relationship between the UK and the EU; the focus of the first part of the work being on trade in goods between the UK and EU.
The Committee visited Brussels on 4-5 November to discuss the findings of the report at meetings in the European Parliament and the Eur...
The Committee undertook a fact-finding visit to the Marine Directorate science laboratories in Aberdeen on 2 September 2024 and took evidence from marine stakeholders in a roundtable discussion on 4 September 2024.
General uncertainty or limited awareness about the National Centre and its purpose was echoed during the Committee's informal engagement, as well as during its external visit to the Isle of Skye, amongst healthcare professionals, stakeholders and patients alike.
Bills and laws
Draft proposal date:
22 September 2021
Consultation summary (including a link to the published responses)
Gaelic, British Sign Language (BSL) and Easy Read versions of the summary have been produced by Liam McArthur and can be accessed by visiting assisteddying.scot.
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
SWA explained some abusive ex-partners had not returned their children after a contact visit, as they claimed someone in the household had developed symptoms of COVID-19 and therefore the child needed to isolate with them.