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She described the horrific experience of the 26 dead girls—it is shocking to think of them being just teenagers of 14 to 18—and it is hard to imagine the horror of the exploitation that they had experienced and how cheap a girl’s life is, particularly given that the incident happened off the coast of Italy, where many of us go on holiday. It was a very powe...
You will recall that the Carloway report outlined concerns about the length of time for which some suspects are held in custody, particularly during bankholidays and long weekends. During our evidence sessions, a number of witnesses raised concerns about whether we could continue to comply with article 5 of the Euro...
The first Family Pandemic Payment will be made around summer 2021, with the second payment made around Christmas 2021. The date for each round of payments will be confirmed following further discussion with COSLA and will be published on mygov.scot in due course.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 March 2021
Crown Estate Scotland will publish the Supply Chain Development Statement commitments made by developers at a later date to be confirmed in due course, given the extension to the application process resulting from the current review.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 March 2021
The Strategic Framework Update set out a plan for easing of restrictions based on data rather than dates. The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 require that driving lessons (unless all occupants are members of the same household) and driving tests cease in an area under protection leve...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33980 by Jeanne Freeman on 14 January 2021, whether it will confirm by what date all people entitled to the £500 bonus for health and social care staff will have received their payment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 December 2020
The Scottish Government has provided CalMac Ferries Ltd with additional funding of £17,587,000 to date in this financial year, which has enabled them to respond to the financial pressures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.