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There would certainly be no diminution of service if a pensions centre were to transfer to the SPPA in Galashiels. Rather, I imagine that there would be every chance of service and value enhancement.
At the very least, we need to find a way of ensuring that there is consistent recording of participation and attainment and that there is consistent transfer of records, both within the SPS and between prisons and outside agencies.
It would be good to reduce the discards element of that equation. Fish could be transferred directly from the category of discards to that of landings.
If my understanding is correct, the £1.21 million baseline cost is based on a 60 per cent turnout and a cost of £2.60 per single transferable vote. It would be difficult to have a read-across on that from south of the border, where STV is not used.
The difficulty for women is that if they have what is potentially a good pension scheme that is linked to a salary that does not reflect the value of the work that they do, their poverty in employment is transferred to poverty in old age. Does that mean that it is possible that—off the top of my head—20 years down the line there could be further claims for ...
So the reason for using a Sewel motion is simply that it is more convenient; it is not a result of consideration of whether the Scottish Parliament should have the right to debate the issues and vote on whether those bodies should have access to our young people's educational data. We are seeking to transfer data back from HMRC or the DWP to our Scottish an...
In fact, the 41 to 50 age range peak almost matched the peak of recorded incidents of those in the 26 to 30 age range. I think that all those statistics understate the actual position, but the position may be understated more in the older age groups.