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Current funding of £30.8 million is allocated for NHS Pharmacy First Scotland. This includes £10 million of new funding which was invested between 2020-21 and 2022-23.
Two candidates subsequently withdrew their interest and pre-appointment checks are being completed for the remaining candidate. A new recruitment exercise will be announced shortly to fill the remaining non-executive Director position on the Board.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to introduce legislation relating to pet-friendly residential tenancy agreements. Our ‘New Deal for Tenants’ consultation sought views on proposals to strengthen the rights of tenants including greater rights to have a pet.
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants have worked on the fourth publication of the Building a New Scotland series, given as a (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff figure.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Delivery Plan will include a commitment to ensure that Social Security Scotland is a fully trauma-informed organisation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to introduce new restrictions on the advertising and marketing of alcohol products.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any new staff will be recruited in 2023 to support the delivery of climate change initiatives, and, if so, at what grades, and in what numbers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 January 2023
On 16 Dec we published the costs associated with the third paper in the Building a New Scotland series. These costs do not yet include final Easy Read costs as the work to finalise and publish the document in this format is still underway.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 December 2022
As set out in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET), published in March 2022, the ESSB has been restructured to become the new NSET Delivery Board which was announced in May 2022: https://www.gov.scot/groups/national-strategy-for-economic-transformation-delivery- board/ .