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Given the acute and unrelenting staff shortages across Scotland’s NHS, what assessment has the cabinet secretary made of the possibility of redeploying those workers to other parts of our health service?
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Date answered:
14 January 2022
This is a complicated matter involving an SI in relation to the Scotland Act 1998. I believe, as do some in the UK Parliament, that the SI is far too narrowly drawn and does not clarify which sections prevent the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill from be...
It was considered in the Parliament as emergency legislation and accordingly the Committee did not have time to undertake scrutiny of the Bill. It did, however, take evidence from stakeholders and the Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights (‘the Minister’) on the issues raised by the pr...
I move amendment S6M-07455.1, after “NHS Winter Pressures”, to delete “followed by Scottish Government Debate: People’s Right to Choose - Respecting Scotland’s Democratic Mandate” and insert “followed by Scottish Government Debate: A New NHS Recovery Plan”. 14:09 I wish ...
That is why Labour has set out the actions that both Governments should take: a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to reduce bills by £600; the £200 as a grant, not a loan; and, here in Scotland, a £400 support payment for struggling families; a £100 rebate on water bills; and...
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 The second agenda item is our third evidence session on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.