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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.
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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.
(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.
I heard from the members of the board of the Glasgow Disability Alliance and from Tressa Burke, who very powerfully, over the years, has articulated the concerns of disabled people living in Scotland. That is why my programme for government committed to reopening the independent living fund, which was an ask from di...
What further projects does the Government foresee to better connect communities and improve the lives of those who live in them? I agree that connectivity between communities is crucial and that the new bridge connecting Govan and Partick is a very exciting project.
The “Learning/Intellectual Disability and Autism: Towards Transformation” plan sets out to shape supports, services and attitudes to ensure that the human rights of autistic people and people with learning and intellectual disabilities are respected and protected and that they are empowered to live their lives, the s...
The “Learning/Intellectual Disability and Autism: Towards Transformation” plan sets out to shape supports, services and attitudes to ensure that the human rights of autistic people and people with learning and intellectual disabilities are respected and protected and that they are empowered to live their lives, the s...