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Monica Lennon: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and (S5O- Sport last met the chief executive and chair of NHS Lanarkshire, and what was discussed. 02633) 6.
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 October, the Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Higher Education and Research Bill, and consider its work programme.
Screen Scotland has advised that the visual effects industry tax credit increases could be positive and significant, as they will allow the United Kingdom to keep more work in the United Kingdom.
Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Our next agenda item is the final part of our budget scrutiny of the culture spending portfolio for 2025-26, and it follows the committee’s pre-budget scrutiny last year and the publication of the budget in December.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what recent estimate it has made of any impact on tax revenue of alcohol purchases made by Scotland residents (a) online from businesses registered in England and Wales and (b) in person when travelling to England, in cases where such purchases are not subject to minimum unit pricing.
It also plans to “integrate progress on public service reform into the forthcoming FSDP”.1Scottish Government. (2024). Scottish Budget 2025-26. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/corporate-report/2024/12/scottish-budget-2025-2026/documents/scottish-budget-2025-26/scottish-budget-2025-26/govscot%3Adocument/scottish-budget-2025-26.pdf Further information on the aims of the £30m Invest to Save fund are provided in the Scottish Government’s December update report to the Committee.
Maurice Golden: To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated from its Budget 2025-26 to support local authorities to improve waste management services, in line with its plan for a transition to a circular economy.