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In today's budget statement, the Minister for Finance and Local Government announced an additional £28 million, on top of £100 million last year, to tackle drugs issues.
He dreamt: a ladder was there, standing on the ground with its top reaching to heaven, and there were angels of God going up it and coming down".The story of Jacob's pillow has a particular resonance for Scots.
For example, in relation to the right-to-buy policy, a report had to be written before the changes in the right-to-buy process could be properly evaluated.
(S2O-11366) The Scottish Executive supports the waste aware Scotland campaign, which provides a range of tips through its website—www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk—for a greener Christmas.
Detailed guidance will follow the consultation period and the necessary legislative process. We have set up a website to hold the up-to-date information, which can be found via the Scottish Executive website.
While the Committee usually hears from senior Scottish Government officials, we also did not shy away from holding those at the very top of elected Government to account, hearing from the First Minister, Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers on the most significant issues of the day.
This is intended in due course to replace the Scottish Child Payment, a weekly top-up payment of £25 per week to certain reserved benefits for people with children.