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I dare say that we will be in touch at a later date. 11:13 Meeting suspended. 11:15 On resuming—Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Agenda item 4 concerns consideration of the delegated powers in the Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill.
We will expect a paper back on the issue, and we can take a further decision on actions at a later date, which I hope will be sooner rather than later.
We expressed concern “that the focus of the Scottish Government’s public service reform programme has, since May 2022, changed multiple times, as have the timescales for publishing further detail on what the programme will entail” and asked for a clear vision and strategic purpose for the public service reform programme.
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30 September 2025
To help redress this, the Scottish Government decided to increase the weekly payment rates at levels above the GDP Deflator for 2021/22 and 2022/23. This resulted in increases of 7.5% for 2021/22 and 10% for 2022/23.
A review by Zero Waste Scotland estimated that between 21 and 26 million single-use vapes were consumed and discarded in Scotland between April 2022 and April 2023. SEPA and Zero Waste Scotland pointed out that the cost of managing this waste typically falls on Local Authorities.
Inactivity accounted for 54% of NEET young people in the UK in 2021, up from 41% in 2011; the increase was driven by a rise in sickness and disability 3Windett, S. (2022, July 19). The Power of Potential: Supporting the Future of 'NEET' Young People in the Labour Market.
Some argued that statutory duties are unnecessary as they would be ineffective unless it is backed up with sufficient resources.
Scottish Government and COSLA. (2022). Prevention of Homelessness Duties A Joint Scottish Government and COSLA Consultation Analysis of Consultation Responses: Final Report.