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When I appeared before the committee in October, I said that we were in a different position from the one that we were in after the previous recession. We have strong foundations in place to support young people, such as the developing the young workforce programme; strong partnerships with local government; a well-established skills agency in Skills Develo...
We want to stick to our timetable and present our report to the Parliament before the recess. That will put an extra burden on the political nominees on the commission, who will be engaged in other things that I will not be engaged in.
One of the significant problems that the UK economy has—and many other economies have—is that tax revenues have done very badly since the 2008 global recession. It is not just a question of what the Government has done on tax; it is the fact that the recovery has been pretty weak and has not been very tax rich.
The Scottish Parliament and the Houses of Parliament in London rise for summer recess on different dates, so would it not create complexities if we followed Tavish Scott’s suggestion that purdah should begin with recess?
That was partly to do with economic activity and the recession, but it suggests that we are starting to bear down on the historical trend of rising emissions.
As we say in the submission, a full four years after the start of the recession the output in the economy is 3 to 4 per cent below pre-recession levels and some 12 per cent below the 2007 trend.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 March 2013
Significantly, the planned strategy for pharmacy and medicines will align with the aims of the Bill to integrate adult health and social care which we plan to introduce before the summer recess this year. It is our intention that the publication of Dr Wilson’s Report and our strategy for the future of pharmacy and medicines in Scotland will synchronise with...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 August 2011
Since then, we have experienced the worst recession of modern times. Despite this, performance since 2005 (the baseline year) has held up, outperforming some of our main competitors in recent years.
Proposed change
The Committee proposes that the 2002 Act be amended to remove the admissibility requirement (at section 6(5)(e), set out below) that a complaint be made within one year from the date when the complainer could reasonably have become aware of the conduct complained about.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 April 2018