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Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Good morning, and welcome to the 17th meeting in 2024 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Post-legislative Scrutiny) Good morning, and welcome to the eighth meeting in 2024 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee.
In the survey of local authorities that was conducted for the recently published research report, “The Homelessness Monitor: Scotland 2024”, one of the key findings was that councils are concerned about a steep rise in evictions from the private rented sector when the 2022 act’s provisions cease to apply at the end of March.
The scheme was extended to 30,000 workers in 2021, and to 40,000 in 2022. For 2023 and 2024, the scheme has been extended to 55,000 workers, depending on the demand.
Fares are set in advance of a period, so the idea is to produce the report by the end of the year so that implementation of recommendations can start—but not be completed—from 2024-25. What engagement have Transport Scotland officials had with their UK counterparts to hear about and learn lessons from the £2 bus fare cap that was introduced in January?
I welcome the extension of the rent cap to the end of March 2024, plans to implement rent controls and plans to invest to reduce the reliance on temporary accommodation for those experiencing homelessness.
The SNP promised to provide free school meals for all primary school children by August 2022, but the reality is that it has moved that back to 2024. Once again, we hear big talk with no results.
We should not be going through that in 2022, 2023, 2024 or going forward. We can tackle rural loneliness with better public transport and better ways in which people can get around.