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You described the “cumbersome” process of having to prepare business plans and all the rest of it, which is rather out of date. Obviously, peer-to-peer lending is right up to date, and the risks are identified by peers rather than by a third party.
We had planned a stakeholder event for the Easter recess, to go through in detail what our assessment process will look like, and that would have provided much hope for people.
The Conservatives have tried to accuse me of lack of transparency on Parliament’s first day back after the summer recess. I have given a statement, I am answering members’ questions and I am making myself available to the Finance and Constitution Committee.
Usually, annual reports from the BBC are produced in July, when the Scottish Parliament is likely to be in recess, so the next available sitting day would be much later in the year, in September.
(S6O-03335) The United Kingdom-wide practice of recording non-crime hate incidents dates back to recommendations in the 1999 Stephen Lawrence inquiry report.
(S6O-05675) I was first informed in a submission from Transport Scotland officials dated 13 March that the decision-making advice for me as minister regarding the proposed Sheriffhall junction scheme will not be provided ahead of the dissolution of this session of Parliament in advance of the election.I am both disappointed and frustrated by that but have b...
By 2030, the cost will hit £10 billion, with 1 million Scots receiving benefits by that date. Should the Scottish Government not have some ambition to help our country get back to work by planning to reduce the benefits bill and to help people get back to work?
That shows the damage that has been caused by years of underfunding, which a delayed uplift will not reverse. By what date will the minister end legal aid advice deserts and guarantee access to a solicitor in every part of Scotland?
As I said, we are supporting them with a major affordable homes delivery programme for the coming four years, which builds on the success that we have had to date, whereby 141,000 affordable homes have been delivered.