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The Presiding Officer: Chair of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Date on which this policy was approved by governing body: 29 October 2020 Policy review procedure: The Art Collection Development Policy will be published and reviewed at least once every five years.
Low wages that force families to go to food banks have to be eliminated. Hungry children should be prioritised over bonuses and tax breaks for wealthy individuals.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
20 February 2019
We will take forward the manifesto on which we were elected.Trussell Trust (50th Food Bank in Scotland) Trussell Trust (50th Food Bank in Scotland) To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Trussell Trust opening its 50th food bank in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the costs of developing and implementing the proposed National Care Service, including the money spent to date on the proposals.
Additional costs have arisen since the 2023-24 Budget was published in December 2022. I have had to take difficult decisions in-year to balance the Scottish Government budget, and am writing to you now to set those out.
Rather than asking people to come to see a lawyer, for example, you would ensure that advice providers are in places such as libraries, schools, or food banks. Food banks have unfortunately proliferated and that is where people go who experience clustered problems.