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That standard is just one part of Scotland’s programme to meet our legal climate change targets, which every single party in this Parliament voted for.
That is exactly why we are investing in the Scottish child payment, for example. The member is quite right to point to the fact that the Westminster welfare reforms have severely impacted on families right across Scotland.
Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2021 (SSI 2021/446) An issue has been raised on this instrument, which amends the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011.
Yet, currently, we are witnessing the horrors of genocide continuing in Gaza, and fascism has reappeared, threatening democracy and human rights as the far right rises around the world.
In its reportLegislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill of 16 November on the LCM, the DPLR Committee said the Bill conferred "regulation-making powers on UK Ministers that are exercisable within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament" and notes there is "no requirement in the Bill that UK Ministers obtain or seek the consent of the Scottish Parliament or Scottish Government before exercising any of the powers in the Bill in devolved areas."
Joanna Barrett, Children 1st/Barnardo’s/NSPCC, said—
The idea that the bill would not let parents stop children running in front of a car, touching a hot iron or touching a plug is often used, so it is incumbent on us to be absolutely clear about what the bill seeks to do.