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It is one of the great hallmarks of Scottish criminal law.We are all privileged to live in a just society in Scotland, the reason for which is that our criminal justice system is rooted in the idea of fairness.
That would benefit 30,000 children and save their families more than £2,000 a year in childcare costs—the figure was calculated using the same methods that the Scottish Government uses for its claims—and would be action to help with the cost of living and take children out of poverty.
Looking to the longer term I—like many Scots who live and work in Scotland and have children who are developing through education—am concerned about whether there will be real opportunity for my children to live in a prosperous and thriving Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive which minister has lead responsibility for the living wage. The Minister for Public Health has lead responsibility for the living wage.
The committee is aware of the differences between someone who lives in Hoy and someone who lives in the Scottish Borders and has reasonable access to the Borders general hospital, for example.