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The Scottish Government is currently working with Public Health Scotland to develop an online platform for members of the public to access information on the average waiting times for a range of treatments within their health board area.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2022
I realise that it is not easy, because something that is online can be from any source. Also, what impact do you think that the growth of online platforms might have, or is having, on commercial radio?
You spoke about dramas, and “EastEnders” had that kind of storyline. That is important. In the online age, short pieces can also be helpful, which is why the Terrence Higgins Trust film really cut through.
Two sets of amendments were identified by the Scottish Government as triggering the original Legislative Consent Memorandum ("LCM") process and prompted the need for a supplementary LCM. These related to:
online advertising of unlawful weapons: civil penalties; and
powers of the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police.
The Citizens’ Panel will meet for two full weekends at the Scottish Parliament and three shorter evening sessions online.
Earlier this year, the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee launched an inquiry into Public Participation, looking at how people’s voices are heard in the work of the Parliament.
This view was exemplified in a comment posted in the Committee’s online engagement platform:
“A main challenge is how to get out to people in general that there is such a thing as regional marine plans.
The SAA explained with regards to the crash of the voter registration system in 2016 that they have been “assured that the UK Government has taken steps to replatform and boost the resilience of the online service.”5Official Report, Finance and Constitution Committee, 18 September 2019, Col. 17.