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S6W-11163 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of reports of locum pharmacists in Scotland being offered work elsewhere in the UK by a large pharmacy chain at the same time that the company was closing branches in Scotland due to a shortage of staff.
Do you think that it is possible to have that debate in Scotland or the UK, Professor Bell? You will recall that we had a citizens assembly way back in pre-Covid times.
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Date answered:
18 April 2023
Along with the £2 million Affordable Credit Fund, backed by funding of £1 million from the Scottish Government and £1 million from Carnegie UK Trust, to enable low income families to access affordable credit.
That gap needs to be filled. Every time I have met Ms Forbes—and we have a good relationship—I have offered to make a joint submission to the UK Government and to stand shoulder to shoulder in that respect.
The Harland & Wolff case, however, went on for a long time. There was a lot of engagement with the UK Government, because the company had assets in Belfast and the south-west of England.
This short animation, taken from SPICe's analysis of the social security budget for 2024-25, shows the extent of the changes to social security administration in Scotland.
A fuller discussion of how courts reach decisions under the 1995 Act can be found in the SPICe briefing, Parental Responsibilities and Rights.3Harvie-Clark, S. (2024, September 3).