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The chief economist has published a report that says that if there is a no-deal Brexit—which most of us agree is increasingly likely because of the actions of the Prime Minister and her red lines—the Conservatives will be taking this country towards a recession with their eyes wide open. What does a recession mean fo...
More than that, there is the price of the union, if we think about the huge recession that we went through, which was caused by failures of the banking and financial system under the UK.
I am happy to ask the minister whether the Government would support a public awareness campaign ahead of the date for the bill to go live. That brings us to the end of our questions.
As the CCC’s independent progress reports are annual but are not tied to a fixed date in the year, that will ensure that the CCC is requested to set out its views on each new draft plan promptly.
The much-needed new Edinburgh children’s hospital now has a completion date of July, but that comes seven years after the original scheduled date and with a £16 million bill over and above the £150 million budget to complete it.
The briefing discusses the various changes to Government policy in this area dating back to 2005 and the Scottish Executive’s national framework for service change in the NHS.
The Improvement Service’s report does not include up-to-date data—it is now a couple of months out of date—but we are hearing anecdotally around the country that the numbers are dropping.
There are opportunities for looking more strategically at the issues with partners. To date, we have looked internally at Scottish Water’s own investment planning.
It is fair to say that Prestwick airport has been receiving a substantial amount of loan funding from the public purse for nearly five years. Why, to date, has no one done any analysis of the cost of running the passenger operation?