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Letters inviting farmers and crofters to apply for loans were issued dated 27 September, and everyone who is eligible to apply for a loan should receive their letter this week.
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2021 were also laid in draft at the same time to provide for the extension of the Acts to this date.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 October 2020
I also engaged with political parties on the Information Sharing Bill over a range of dates, however we do not hold a list of dates on which such routine, informal conversations took place.
Following further strikes on Thursday 23 June, Saturday 25 June and Sunday 26 June the remaining dates are Sundays 3, 10 and 17 July with additional action short of strike action on a number of dates through June and July.
That is great, and it is very good in terms of the principles, but if we do not reassure ourselves at every level that those principles have translated into somebody getting their assistance in their bank account when they need it, they are empty words.
That can be seen through increased reliance on food banks and the proportion of people who are living in fuel poverty, which remains well above acceptable levels.