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Will the minister say what further activity is planned in the Scottish Government’s work programme with regard to the Scottish diaspora in North America?
Comparatively speaking, I think that, in world terms, our programme is very ambitious. I always get very worried when civil servants tell me that a programme is very ambitious—it is always a moment to be nervous about what we are doing.
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Date answered:
25 March 2026
This funding supports the Forum to deliver immediate assistance to affected communities and to provide wider preparedness, response and recovery support.
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Date answered:
18 March 2026
The Scottish Government reports its calendar-year official development assistance (ODA) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) through the UK Government.
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Date answered:
10 December 2021
It is anticipated that around 1,500 employees will work on this project at its peak— Forgive me, cabinet secretary, but there is a point of order from Mr Findlay.
(S4O-04154) As Jackie Baillie will know by now, the Scottish Government has taken considerable measures in respect of its own pay policy, and Government employees are now all paid the living wage.
In addition, the first allocations are being made from the reducing reoffending change fund to support mentoring programmes for women offenders across Scotland.
In response to the limitations of the scope and efficacy of regulation due to non-professional persons carrying out the role, the petitioner questioned whether the definition of “services” under any legislation could be outlined to cover paid employees or volunteer staff of organisations that offer such services.