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For the record, I point out that the £100 million was a product of this Government's decision; the contribution of £7 million to the Scottish centre for regenerative medicine was the previous Administration's decision, of which we are entirely supportive.
Maurice Golden MSP provided a written response to the Stage 1 report on 4 August 20252Golden, M. (2025, August 4). Stage 1 Report on the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill.
The report does not take sufficient account of this. The report at Annex M confirms that BIT contacted the Allowances Office on the 6th of February 2023 ‘seeking advice on meeting cost from within the Reimbursement of Members Expenses Scheme.
Neil Gray MSP
Convener, Social Justice and Social Security Committee
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
28th July 2021
Scottish Government Session 6 priorities
I’m writing in response to your letter of 8 July asking that I set out my priorities for the new parliamentary session.
However, targets are not always guaranteed to be entirely beneficial. Like the medicines that are dispensed in the health service, they can sometimes have unpleasant side effects.
I welcome Dr Hal Thompson, who I understand has just recently retired from the school of veterinary medicine at the University of Glasgow and who is representing the British Veterinary Association today; Professor Colin Reid, professor of environmental law at the University of Dundee; and Patrick Stirling-Aird from the Scottish Raptor Study Groups.To make b...
Another point is that using minimum pricing as a lever was first proposed, I think, by the royal colleges of medicine. We have already commented that we think both things could be done in parallel.
Perhaps we could focus a little more and say, for example, "Go to Glasgow if you want to do law," or, "Edinburgh is the centre of excellence for medicine." There might be productivity gains from concentrating courses on certain establishments.
It is a big challenge for universities to make that difference.Recently, I spoke to the University of Glasgow about what it is doing to widen participation in subjects such as medicine and veterinary studies, which have been particularly difficult in the past for those from more deprived areas to access.