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That is why it is important to embed the sustainable housing on release for everyone—SHORE—standards across all areas, via local authorities’ rapid rehousing transition plans. The report also highlights the importance of specific financial and emotional support for families of people in prison.
To protect women when they are here, they need accessible, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, women-only services with access to interpreting; clear referral pathways to access support; and their medium and long-term needs met through rapid access to childcare and children’s education.
I look forward to backing such legislation if Maurice Golden or, indeed, the Government decide to introduce it. 17:48 I congratulate Maurice Golden on securing the debate and bringing this important matter to the chamber. I share his concern about the rapid increase in dog theft, which has been caused by the high demand for dogs during the pandemic and the...
As a consequence of this outbreak, I am advised that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde put a range of actions in place and ordered a deep clean of affected ward areas, implemented its rapid response team and put additional resources into surveillance.
In my region, we have some of the finest food and drink producers in the world: Baxters, Walkers Shortbread and enough distilleries to keep the world in drams in Moray.
I am pleased to speak in the debate to reaffirm the need for people all over Scotland to have the means to live a healthy and active life—in particular, by ensuring access to our country’s finest and freshest produce. I agree with the motion.
I think that CalMac has realised that that was not its finest hour. The episode demonstrated what happens when a larger vessel—or two of them, in that case—is out of action at a busy time.
Are you satisfied with your powers at present, or are you looking for anything further? Are you quite happy with your liaison with HMICS? Yes, there is adequate liaison with HMICS.
I know that because—as Alison McInnes understands—Government ministers were faced with the reports that they were faced with, there was no reasonable alternative to the action that was taken with Hamilton school.Alison McInnes has my assurance that we will continue to work closely with Aberdeen City Council to ensure minimum disruption. A rapid and effectiv...