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It seems to me that one of the most constructive initiatives has been MECOPP’s programme of awareness training for service providers, which has vastly improved providers’ understanding of the particular and individual characteristics of Gypsy Traveller communities and seems to have gone a long way towards reassuring Gypsy Travellers that not everyone is hostile towards them and giving them the confidence to understand that there is a significant body of opinion that wants to help. Given the programme’s success to date...
I was interested to hear Professor Boyd say that it was unachievable in most species, when the west coast haddock fisheries have achieved it two years before the given date and are now looking at an increase in the stocks of anywhere between 25 and 420 per cent.
The minister will be aware that the Federation of Small Businesses said that, at the peak of the recession, one in six small businesses would have gone bust without the small business bonus scheme.
Again, I commend the work of the committee in bringing this report to the Parliament. 16:19 I begin by thanking all members of the Welfare Reform Committee for their work on the report. We all know that the recession has had a devastating effect on Scotland and the whole of the UK, but it has particularly affected certain groups—the young, disabled people ...
In fact, as the plan that we are debating today states, student numbers in FE life sciences are now at pre-recession levels. That does not sound like the big priority growth sector that it really ought to be.
As King reminds us,“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”The banking crisis and the recession alert us to the limits of the market and the state to bring about the Christian vision of God’s reign of justice, peace and integrity of creation that is universal and inclusive.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-28719 by Shona Robison on 10 December 2015, on what dates the new IT system for NHS 24 was tested prior to going live and what the results were.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates it received responses to the invitation to tender for the 2016-24 Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2013
To ask the Scottish Government from what date it has advertised private sector jobs on the NHS jobs portal and who made the decision to introduce this practice.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on deciding on the location of the proposed national performance centre for sport. The closing date for submission of stage 2 bids is 5 July 2013.