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These visits included a visit to Dundee, hosted by the Dundee Climate Partnership and Dundee City Council (see: Climate Conversation: Delivering a Net Zero, Climate Resilient UK).
As with the days of supply, an additional period has been included to cover the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, and the dates provided for in the Bill are in line with the ten day period fireworks are also available to be used over Chinese New Year and Diwali. The Bill sets out the following dates where fireworks can be used:
7 April to 16 April
27 October to 12 November
26 December to 2 January
The 3 days immediately preceding the first day of the Chinese New Year to the seventh day after the first day of the Chinese New Year
The first 3 days immediately preceding the first day of Diwali to the seventh day after the first day of Diwali
It should be noted that the permitted days for use extend slightly beyond when fireworks can be supplied.
S cottish Commission for Public Audit Stephen Boyle Auditor General for Scotland Audit Scotland 19 December 2024 Dear Stephen 2025/26 Budget Proposal Many thanks to you and your colleagues for giving evidence to the Scottish Commission for Public Audit (SCPA) in relation to Audit Scotland’s budget proposal for 2025/26 at our meeting on 18 December 2024.
Following an unannounced HIS inspection in June 2025, NHS Lothian’s maternity service has been escalated to level 3, requiring Government oversight after failing to meet 26 basic standards of care. Only two health board maternity services have been inspected.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 November 2022
Phased work in the remaining 19 priority catchments began in October with initial visits by SEPA in two new catchments – Wick and Thurso - and as of 1 November initial farm visits have commenced in the River Leven catchment.
Data from the Scottish Government showed that deaths in Scotland are 11% above the average for this time of year and have been above the average for the last 26 weeks.
What is unclear, is the extent to which this is being caused by the COVID-19 caseload, or the indirect health effects of the pandemic.