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That includes more than £500 million in improved bus infrastructure, a commitment to provide £2 billion over 10 years to capitalise the Scottish national investment bank, and a £130 million investment this year to support the establishment of the bank and early financing activities.
There have been highly visible failings in banking over the past few years. We will all have read the articles that suggest that most banks still have a deficit to make up in the robustness and resilience of their IT systems, which we all depend on daily.
One common mistake is for someone to put the day’s date as their date of birth. Putting in the “19” emphasises that the elector has to enter their date of birth not the day’s date.
I should first point out that, as the annual report covers the period 2024-25, the earliest date that it covers was 22 months ago, and it finishes in April 2025.
In saying that, I have mentioned that we refreshed the guidance in 2022. I am content to keep that under review, should the committee recommend that we look at it again with our local authority partners—I would seek their views on it.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2022
Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Non-executive Directors of the Scottish National Investment Bank plc as Specified Authorities) Order 2020 [Draft]
The APHA has received 22 complaints of fish welfare abuses since 2022, but has never issued a formal warning, care notice or referred a case to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.