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Secondly, because the Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme means that quite a large stock of our gilts is now held by the bank and essentially remunerated at bank rates, our sensitivity to short-term interest rates has also increased quite significantly.
I have consistently raised my concerns about, for example, the breast screening programme in Scotland not being fully recovered, and I have spoken out about the fact that women over 70 still cannot self-refer into the breast cancer screening programme.
Although the post-pandemic court recovery programme is doing its job in clearing the backlog, there has been an unanticipated increase in the remand population, which has now reached a historic high, particularly with women.
That includes our guidance on engaging communities in decisions relating to land and the Scottish Land Commission’s good practice programme, which comprises a series of land rights and responsibilities protocols.
Measures are in place on our commitment to have an additional 3,500 teachers and 500 classroom assistants by the end of this parliamentary session, to ensure that that work is sustained.
To ask the Scottish Government what sub-contracting opportunities are contained in the Small Vessel Replacement Programme, as defined by section 24 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Date answered:
23 August 2024