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The reason that it would give for that is that even running a surplus at the level that is planned for 2019 every year through to the mid-2030s would bring debt down only to where it was just pre-recession, and that is if there are no further recessions.
We have committed to setting out options for the income supplement prior to the summer recess, and that is what we will do. We look forward to working with members across the chamber to design and implement an income supplement that helps the maximum number of children and families who need it most.
Our GDP per head is 2.1 per cent above its pre-recession peak, although that is not good enough and we would like it to be higher, but the figure for the UK is only 1.2 per cent.
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Date answered:
31 January 2018
These records go back to start of PCS in 2008: Contract Name Contracting Authority Award Date End Date Estimated Value on Completion Bridge Maintenance; emphasis on Joints, Bearings, Parapets etc.
The convener of the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee has asked me to ensure that a fiscal framework agreement is available by the end of this week so that the committee can properly consider its contents before taking evidence from me during the week after next week’s parliamentary recess. I have now written to Mr Crawford to ask the committee to ident...
That is important, given that young people are always affected the hardest in times of recession. We have prioritised young people, but it is wrong to say that that has been at the exclusion of others.
It is fair to say that the action being taken in Europe, combined with the measures that I have just outlined that are being taken here in Scotland to improve the transparency and accountability of land ownership, will shine a light into the darkest recesses of land ownership, which will be great for the future of democratising land and how it is used and m...
With Scotland’s economy now back above pre-recession levels, more women are choosing to enter the workforce and are beginning to look for employment, and are moving from economic inactivity and, therefore, appearing in the numbers.
Does the cabinet secretary share my sympathy for authorities such as Scottish Borders Council in this continuing recession, particularly given that the situation is compounded by their efforts to ameliorate the Tories’ bedroom tax?