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The question that we have to ask is: have we really become a society that says that the best answer that we can provide and the best that we can do for those in suffering in end-of-life situations is to help them to kill themselves?
SWIA can check all the social work actions that decided that the care home was the best place for that older person, but it cannot check the quality of service that the care home delivers—that key question is for the care commission.
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To answer this question, the Committee considered three themes:
Structure
The current structure of committees, the best size of membership and the number of committees.
As a result the Minister concluded that in her view the best approach would be to further refine proposals and publish draft Bill provisions instead, further explaining that stakeholders would have extra time to provide their views on the draft provisions.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Freight
The draft Plan includes policies and proposals on:
Investing in replacement of HGV vehicles and the deployment of charging infrastructureiDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 3, pg 90 - it says Scottish Ministers will "continue to press the UK Government to set meaningful and ambitious dates for phasing out the sale of new diesel HGVs" adding that a "unified UK action on a common regulatory pathway" would be the best...