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Covid-19 Recovery (Staff Shortages) To ask the Scottish Government how its Covid-19 recovery policies across Government are helping to address any Covid-19-related staff shortages across Scottish public sector bodies, including in Aberdeen Donside.
However, it will weaken our ability to prevent new variants from entering the country, which could still pose a serious risk to Scotland’s Covid recovery. Last week, I asked the First Minister to provide MSPs with the scientific evidence underpinning any such decision.
Independent Report on the Consultation on the Scottish Languages Bill Douglas Ansdell, Scottish Government spoke on the topic of the Independent Report on the Consultation on the Scottish Languages Bill.
Recommendations in the report included:
Children and families must understand their rights and how to access them. Advocacy support must be offered at the point of referral, and children must be told about their right to legal representation.
I also thank the clerks for accommodating me remotely. Close the Gap is Scotland’s policy advocacy organisation working on women’s labour market equality.
The Scottish Government published its Heat in Buildings Strategy in October 2021, which set out our vision for decarbonising Scotland’s buildings by 2045. We remain committed to that vision and continue to lay the foundations to support the growth of clean heating and energy efficiency in Scotland.