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Job outcomes are encouraging, and service users are positive about their experience. Our programmes do not penalise people through sanctioning benefits, which is a real divergence from the UK Government’s work programme.
As ministers already have the power to give financial assistance to any person, including small businesses and microbusinesses, for any scheme or programme with the purpose of preventing or reducing waste, I do not believe that amendment 29 is necessary.
The Bureau also noted that, under motion S5M-21926, the Parliamentary Bureau met on 29 June, 6, 13, 20 and 27 July, and 3 August, to programme business for that week. Future business programme 2 .
The minutes of 19 May 2020 were agreed. Future business programme 2. The Bureau discussed a programme of business for the weeks commencing 25 May 2020, 1 June 2020 and 8 June 2020. 3.
When I attended the committee on 9 December, I reported that the early learning and childcare programme joint delivery board had recommended a new 1,140 hours delivery date of August 2021.
People with disabilities may rely on assistance dogs. Under the 1953 Act, the offence of allowing a dog to be “at large” in a field or enclosure in which there are sheep (s.1(2)(c)) does not apply if the dog is a “guide dog” but this is likely to be interpreted only to include guide dogs for the blind and to exclude other assistance dogs such as those trained to assist the deaf or people with epilepsy.