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S6W-37921 Willie Rennie: To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many staff are currently employed in local authority planning services, and how many staff were employed in 2015.
S6W-35394 Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has raised human rights concerns, including individual cases, with representatives of international governments since January 2023.
S5W-12962 Monica Lennon: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03905 by Humza Yousaf on 28 October 2016, how many smartcards a person would need to travel by bus, rail, ferry, subway and tram.
Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Government how many carers are in receipt of the Carers Allowance Supplement in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency.
Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible. Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed on the committee hub page. http://www.parliament.scot/business/committees/index.htm Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee 20 April 2017 10...
By incorporating the Charter into domestic law, the Bill reinforces in many areas, and strengthens in other areas, the status, powers and competencies of local government.
If we consider the example of Tayside, which was the first investigation, we can see that many of the recommendations that were made in relation to the services there have now been implemented, and that will be the position in Forth Valley.
Independence (Living Standards and Energy Bills) As we have heard, this week, the Scottish Government published “A Fresh Start with Independence”. At a time when many of my constituents are struggling to heat their homes and pay for their food shopping due to Westminster inaction—and bearing in mind that the promise to reduce energy bills by £300 has turne...
That is welcome, as the experience of many of my constituents has been far from positive, with some making appointments, only to have the engineers not turn up or to have the appointments cancelled at short notice.
There is inflation in the costs of construction right now, which is impacting on the cost of many capital projects. However, we have a strong capital programme in the NHS and more generally, and we are committed to delivering it.