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The Scottish Government, on the 13 July 2016, announced our commitment to supporting the recruitment and training of 1000 paramedics over the next 5 years to deliver care in the community.
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Date answered:
14 September 2016
The final report of Lord Bonomy’s Post Corroboration Additional Safeguards review also refers to analysis of 1000 interviews by Police Scotland in October and November 2014 which showed 71% of those in custody did not seek a consultation with a solicitor.
I mentioned the companies on the list that the UN deems complicit in illegal Israeli settlements in the west bank. The First Minister might have been moving on to answer in relation to arms companies that are provided with grants and other forms of financial support by the Scottish Government.
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed, 22 December 2022 Following an Order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 made by the Secretary of State for Scotland, this Bill cannot be submitted for Royal Assent in its current form.
Benefits (Standard of Living) The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the food bank network the Trussell Trust have stated that inadequate benefits are the main reason for a sharp increase in destitution and food bank use in recent months.
Like most organisations, health boards make limited use of paid overtime to help to manage unplanned absences. Alongside the NHS staff bank, paid overtime can be used to ensure that care for patients is delivered.
I have argued before that our position on making the day a national holiday is consistent and clear. We have always been supportive of the desire to have St Andrew’s day as a bankholiday, but in exchange for another day, not in addition to existing days.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 20 April 2022 Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 20 April 2022Interests Interests Good morning and welcome to the sixth meeting in 2022 of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee.
Children as young as eight or nine—largely from Protestant families, as the women have pointed out—were taken to a remote area with the promise of a summer holiday and respite for their parents.