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The person registering the birth would be obliged to name both parents. (Exceptions to compulsory registration might relate to, for example, situations where there had been rape or domestic abuse).
I encourage the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust to continue its engagement with Museums Galleries Scotland in taking forward the trust’s plans.I would be delighted to visit Ellisland farm to see at first hand the plans that are being taken forward and to give my active support.
I asked the question—to ascertain when Gillian Martin agreed to visit Japan—52 working days ago. Will the minister prove me wrong by providing an answer?
Will the minister join me in welcoming those significant investments to the sports sector in Dumfries and Galloway, and will she consider joining me to visit both sites to see the marked improvement that they will make for local people?
However, based on the proportion of Scottish heat networks as a whole compared to the UK, this could be in the region 25 of around 95 operators in total, potentially operating multiple sites.
Regulation 1(2) provides that the regulations have effect from 8 April 2019, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (3). However, exceptions are also specified in paragraph (4).
Data comparability issues and presenting the figures
Making comparable, year-on-year calculations of local government's share of the overall Scottish Government budget, and the change in real terms over time, is complicated by the regular changes made to the responsibilities and funding of local government and the...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 February 2024
The Scottish Government does not compare or analyse outcomes data from the National Standardised Assessments for Scotland against Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels data, as these each have a distinct purpose and should not be compared directly.
Can you account for why that might be the case? We are a unique service, when compared with other bodies in the NHS. We have a distributed workforce that is mobile and which works in communities 24/7.
I suspect that a significant additional investment is already being made in Scotland, compared with England. It would be helpful if we could get some figures and pound signs on that so that, when we do our budget scrutiny, we can see the inputs for childcare provision in Scotland compared with those in the rest of th...