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The employment rate for ethnic minorities in Scotland increased by 6.4 percentage points over the year to September 2014, from 56.4 per cent to 62.8 per cent. This is a return to pre-recession levels. Work continues to ensure that we see similar improvements for other groups disadvantaged in the labour market.
If we are serious about inclusive growth, the 2021 date for the roll-out of R100 should be seen as the very last date, and rural communities should not be expected to fall behind cities.
Theoretically, as the bill stands, the minister could lay the plan at the beginning of, say, the summer recess, in which case Parliament would not be able to address it fully until it came back from recess.
Gross domestic product per head is up 2.2 per cent in Scotland since before the recession; the figure in the rest of the UK is much lower than that—I think that it is 1.5 per cent there.
As part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to testing, all the homes will have been fully tested by this coming Monday 25 May. To date, my understanding is that three staff have tested positive.
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Date answered:
26 November 2020
None of the physical construction work has therefore commenced. The total cost to date in progressing the HMP Highland project is £5,516,864, which includes costs associated with the purchase of the land.