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To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024–2030 on 27 November 2024, how it will increase public grant support to levels that will meet its ambition to regenerate native woodland landscapes, particularly to reduce the browsing impacts from deer and sheep The Scottish Government is proposing to increase the budget for the Forestry Grant Scheme in 2025-26...
Social security spending
The MTFS highlights the SFC’s June 2025 forecasts showing overall expenditure on social security increasing significantly from £6.8 billion in 2025-26 to £8.8 billion by 2029-30. Total additional spend reflecting policy choices in Scotland (over and above equivalent policies in England) rises from just over £1 billion in 2025-26 to £1.8 billion in 2029-30 according to the MTFS.1Scottish Government. (2025, June).
In addition, it noted at paragraph 58 that “… the duties imposed by sections 23(2), 26(1) and 26(3) in respect of sensitive data, and the power conferred by section 26(8) in respect of data of all kinds, cannot be taken at face value.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 November 2019
Given the evidence on very low confidence levels in technology and engineering, the Committee recommends that Education Scotland ensures, in balancing the allocation of future Enhancing Professional Learning grants, that there is sufficient emphasis on improving confidence in technology and engineering.
Instruments Drawn to the Attention of the Lead Committee
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/17)
Purpose
This instrument amends schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1989.
The report makes several recommendations; there are some recommendations that will be implemented in 2025/26 and some that will require longer term consideration.
The report makes several recommendations; there are some recommendations that will be implemented in 2025/26 and some that will require longer term consideration.