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To ask the Scottish Government what financial support has been given to credit unions, broken down by (a) provider and (b) the credit union in receipt of the support, in each of the last three years.
Yes, but you have said: “The balance is held to fund any changes in demand led schemes and devolved tax receipts”. It seems to me that there is almost a contingency beyond that contingency.
What might the effects be on employment if someone is in receipt of an additional payment? Does the payment have a material impact on behavioural response?
Thirdly, we will have additional money from the charitable bonds receipts. Taking all of that together, the gap will be reduced to a very small figure, if anything at all. 09:45 Actually, the main problem is inflation.
In the case of the Christmas bonus, many people will receive it anyway, because they are in receipt of multiple benefits that give rise to the Christmas bonus.
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Date answered:
22 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) discussions it has had with and (b) support it has provided to (i) CodeClan and (ii) other coding or digital-skills academies regarding (A) increasing the number of skilled computer coders and (B) improving digital skills.