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I think that co-design refers only to the relationship between the Government and the minority party that is propping it up, because senior NFU Scotland figures describe the proposed agriculture bill as reading more like a Green Party manifesto than a true agriculture bill.
On the point about continuing to look at all of this, the Deputy First Minister continues to consider all the issues on an on-going basis with the partners in the education recovery group to ensure that we are striking the best balance and the right balance overall.
It is currently looking to modernise the service that it provides, to ensure that the right assets are available at the right time and in the right place to deal with the current and future risks that our communities face.
On 28 May 2020 the focus of the session was on women, domestic violence, older people and human rights issues, where the Committee heard from Shakti Women's Aid, Scottish Women’s Aid, Engender, Age Scotland and the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
Given Scotland’s huge energy potential, and further to Christine Grahame’s question on the issue, does the First Minister agree that people in Scotland should have lower bills for the energy that we generate?
The question is, that motion S6M-14485, in the name of Siobhian Brown, on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill.
As a public body, the Scottish Prison Service is required to comply with all relevant legislation including the Equality Act 2010; legislation that relates to the management of people in custody, such as the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 and the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011; and the Human Rights Act 1998.
NPF4 requires planning authorities to consider the need to safeguard access rights when developing LDPs. However, under the Land Reform (Scotland Act) 2003, local authorities and national park authorities have a legal duty to protect routes for responsible public access to land in the countryside, and the Scottish outdoor access code stipulates that access rights extend to horse riding.
We are investing heavily in our railways and we will continue to do so to ensure that they provide a service that the people of Scotland need and deserve, and have a right to expect.