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I think that we can close the petition, given that—whether by coincidence or design—it has been successful to date. It was absolutely by design. I am pleased that the Government is taking these issues on board.
Ministers are however aware that progress is being made with evidence taking at the oral hearings, and that the latest public hearing date that the inquiry has published is 22 February 2018.
Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/168) The purpose of the regulations is to amend five instruments that the committee drew to the Parliament’s attention in reports that were dated 26 April and 3 May 2017. Our legal advisers have identified an issue in relation to an amendment that the regulatio...
Avian Flu To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the incidence of avian flu, and what advice and support it is giving to commercial and domestic poultry keepers. (S5O-00674) To date, there has been only one confirmed finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in Scotland this winter, in a wild peregrine falcon found in t...
The minister has provided very welcome and up-to-date information. Disclosure Scotland plays an important part in ensuring that vulnerable groups are protected.
In short, the scheme allows people to prepare to become foster carers and to take time off work without losing holidays or money, but it has very little impact on a business.
In the strategy, we set out the steps that the Government will take to ensure financial security for low-income families, including rolling out the Scottish child payment to children under 16 by the end of next year and doubling it to £20 per week per child as quickly as possible during this parliamentary session; expanding funded early learning and childcare for children aged one and two; designing a wraparound childcare system to provide care before and after school and in the holidays...
Her response is as follows: Table 1 provides a breakdown of all PPE items and quantities ordered by SPS, by date. Table 2 provides a breakdown of all PPE items and quantities received by SPS, by date.