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It is essential that social security data is collected and made publicly available in a way that allows for robust scrutiny. Without access to necessary, comparable data it would be difficult for this Committee to scrutinise social security in Scotland effectively.
Students who will commence their studies in the 2022/23 academic year that fall into the above category should not be disadvantaged compared to UK nationals domiciled in Scotland.
Both the net position and reconciliation compare favourably with the most recent forecasts available prior to publication, set out in the Medium Term Financial Strategy [May 2022].
One way of doing this in Scotland may be to construct a control group from across the border in England. Whilst this is not a perfect comparator, children and families there face a similar economic environment.
Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government how many community asset transfers there have been since the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 came into force, and how this compares with previous numbers. (S5O-01879) 4.
S5W-21564 Mark Ruskell: To ask the Scottish Government how the level of protection for Ramsar sites in Scotland has compared with that in England since the publication of the guidance note, Implementation of Scottish Government policy on protecting Ramsar sites.
S6W-23501 Pam Duncan-Glancy: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported gap between the number of available speech and language therapists in Scotland compared with the demand, and what plans it has to address this issue.