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Does the cabinet secretary accept that the shortfall of £43 million undermines the ability of Police Scotland to effectively manage the police estate and to ensure that effective information technology facilities are in place and that fleet management is modern and up to date? I agree with James Kelly that the capital budget is hugely important.
The intention was for him to work with clinical services in a complementary fashion, and to provide treatment, expert advice and training. Since that date, there has been little or no progress.
(S5O-03421) Social Security Scotland was established on 1 September 2018 and the majority of its workforce have been recruited since that date. The data that was used to determine the median disability gap is from December 2018 and is based on voluntary self-declaration.
Many of them are still contributing today, as unpaid carers, yet too many of them are forced to choose between heating and eating. The First Minister’s target date for ending fuel poverty was 2016; now, it is 2040.
In her most recent submission, which is dated 3 June, the petitioner provides further historical context, referring to trials, chief medical officer circulars, published papers and MMR working group minutes over the period from 1987 to 1989.
(S5O-03110) The opening budget deficit dating from the establishment of the integration joint board in 2016-17 is now reduced to just under £9 million.
The first progress report on child poverty, which will be published in the summer, will set out the progress that we have made on the agenda to date. I know that social landlords understand the importance of keeping rents affordable and meeting the needs of the people they serve.
I am very happy to keep individual members up to date on the relevant propositions that come from boards in their area and which are approved by the operating board that I mentioned.
I reiterate that, in the absence of the digital Scotland superfast broadband programme, the islands would have zero superfast broadband coverage, so we have achieved a lot to date.