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To ask the Scottish Government for what reason, despite an increase in the number of businesses pledging to pay the real Living Wage, the percentage of people actually being paid the real Living Wage or more has been decreasing for three consecutive years.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage businesses to implement the real Living Wage, in light of reports that Scotland's level of real Living Wage employers is, proportionately, five times that of the UK as a whole.
The lady who contacted me said that she had been absolutely flabbergasted, because people who have lived in Inverness all their lives do not necessarily know that particular route, which must have taken so much time off the journey.
Is an attempt made to put the person close to where their family live? Yes. Would you say that the person’s needs are being met, by and large, where they have been placed to carry out their sentence?
(S6O-05004) I reassure members that the Scottish Government, through the Scottish rare disease implementation board and through wider engagement, is continuing our commitment to improving the lives of people living with rare conditions and enabling resources to support clinicians.
Accommodation (Standards) To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure everyone living and working in Scotland lives in accommodation that meets an adequate standard.