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The Scottish Government is committed to the expansion of the free school meal programme and the next phase will support those in receipt of Scottish Child Payment in Primaries 6 and 7 from February 2025.
The capital budget allocations to SFRS for each year since its establishment are as follows (in £ millions): 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 Capital 15.3 22.3 25.3 10.8* 32.5 32.5 32.5 36.85** 32.5 32.5 32.5 *Capital Receipts in 2016*17 brought the equivalent capital expenditure up to £25.3m ** As ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 December 2022
This will continue to fund the next phase of our expansion, which will be targeted to Primary 6 and 7 pupils in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment, helping children most in need first.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 March 2022
This information will be used to update the Education, Children and Young People’s Committee in due course, subject to receipt of local authority returns.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 February 2022
The increase in discount from 25% to 35%, again from 2021, means that customers in receipt of the WCRS will be protected from price increases over the regulatory period.
Time spent on Other Matters
Other MattersType of businessNumber of meetings or parts of meetingsHrsMinDecision Time1061030Points of order61235Committee announcement4013Time for Reflection36213Motion without notice44030Election of First Minister1058Elections/ Appointment of Ministers and Junior Ministers3117Oaths and Affirmations1001Complaint1016Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator1001Motion of Condolence1110Motion of No Confidence2029Anniversary of the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II1004Environmental Standards Scotland (Appointment of Board Members)1001Poverty and Inequality Commission (Chair)2001Appointment of Scottish Information Commissioner1002Appointment of Scottish Land Commissioners1029Standards Commission for Scotland (Appointment of Member)1002His Majesty the King1001Total time spent on other matters2053
Conclusion
A finding of a breach of the 2006 Act and the Code of Conduct is a serious matter. Acknowledging the efforts made by Jackson Carlaw MSP to act with propriety, the Committee is of the view that its agreement with the Commissioner on the finding of a breach is sanction enough.
This valuable work will help to inform the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s future statutory code of practice for the use of technologies in policing which collect biometric data.