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What impact does the cabinet secretary think the UK Government’s new immigration plan will have on the tourism industry in Scotland—and the Highlands and Islands?
The commencement of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 was a great event in the Scottish Parliament and marks a new era in Scotland in tackling domestic abuse.
Three weeks ago, I raised with the First Minister a new Scottish Trades Union Congress report entitled “Broken Promises and Offshored Jobs”, which concludes that fewer than a third of the jobs that were promised in Scotland’s renewable energy sector have been delivered.
It was certainly the view of the Faculty of Advocates, the IOC and the SHRC that there is no sound legal basis for bringing in the new technology. So it could be brought in without breaching the law, but it would be very inadvisable to do so.
At the same time, the courts have an expectation of what a contact centre should provide. Yes, and with the new legislation on domestic abuse and coercion, contact centres will be even more important, so we need that to be looked at.
That money should be going into our police service and our fire service; it should not be going into the Treasury’s pockets. In the light of a news report this week that had the headline “IT system ...