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In 2021, we enacted legislation placing a duty on councils to nurture children’s relationships with their siblings when they cannot live at home, including when one sibling is in prison.
As the cabinet secretary is aware, there are more than 1 million Scottish residents aged over 65, and that number is increasing. Living longer can be a plus, but with age, regrettably, come more demands, as well as specific demands on the NHS.
It is characterised by low growth, high inequality and poor productivity, which are the key drivers of living standards. No one is saying that an independent Scotland could achieve transformation overnight.
Since then, the number of people losing their lives to alcohol has tragically increased while, since 2016-17, the number of people with alcohol problems who are accessing treatment has fallen dramatically.
I think that the people of East Kilbride will draw their own conclusions when they hear the Tories laughing about the loss of 1,000 jobs. I know that many FCDO staff who live and work in East Kilbride will be shocked and concerned by the decision to close the office at Abercrombie house, and by the disappointing way in which the UK Government chose to annou...
We know that our actions are making a difference, because 90,000 fewer children are expected to live in relative and absolute poverty this year as a result of Scottish Government policies.
Creating a new written constitution would establish Scotland as an independent, modern, democratic state and shift where power lies by replacing Westminster sovereignty with the sovereignty of the people who live in Scotland. A written constitution for an independent Scotland would protect the fundamental elements of Scotland’s democracy and the rights of ...
That is very much in line with our planning policies, which aim to encourage more people to live well locally, as well as our funding programmes, which help local people to improve their places.
I welcome the efforts that have been made to maximise the take-up of social security benefits in Scotland, which is vital, given the impact that the Westminster-imposed cost of living crisis is having on many people.
It is important and crucial for our economy and our planet to make sure that we unleash the potential of the green economy. We have to make sure that we live up to our climate obligations—both domestic targets and international obligations.