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Economy and Fair Work Committee 25 May 2022 Economy and Fair Work Committee 25 May 2022Decision on Taking Business in Private Decision on Taking Business in Private Good morning, and welcome to the 15th meeting in 2022 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee.
However, the smaller organisations provide vital support, and they have stood up during the pandemic and done things that one would not imagine. Some of them became food banks or delivered medication, and some helped people to get money or just maintained contact with them.
The unilateral decision would be the revoking of article 50, through Westminster, before the date of exit. That means that there would need to be a clear decision by the Houses of Parliament not to leave the European Union.
The former Ramsar protection policy dated 22 January 2019 will be archived when the updated web-pages, including information relating to Ramsar sites and the updated Ramsar policy protection statement dated 9th July 2025, is published in March 2026.
As I indicated to Gillian Mackay, based on conversations that I have had through the cross-party group, there is a lot of positivity around it from an industry perspective. To date, I have not had any indication from local authorities that run crematoria that they may want to go down that route.
The Scottish Government remains committed to reducing the use of and spend on agency staff, and has taken action to address this, with further development of the Staff Bank Network including establishing Regional Staff Banks.