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To ask the Scottish Government on what dates ministers have met in the last 12 months to discuss extending the presumption against short sentences of three months, and whether it will publish the minutes of these.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the £3.5 million for refurbishment of Inverclyde Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary referred to in the 2016-17 Programme for Government will be made available.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2016
We expect boards to ensure that prevention and management of venous thromboembolism in their board follows all current relevant professional and clinical guidance and take appropriate action to ensure that this practice remains up-to-date. S5W-00263
Our report will be debated this afternoon, which I am sure will be of interest not just here but throughout the banking and financial sector. We have received several responses to our report and responses from Standard Life and the Royal Bank of Scotland have been provided today; we also have a response from Lloyds Banking Group.
It will be harder for Scots to live and work in the European Union, and visas are now required for prolonged stays overseas. Even a simple holiday—something that we have taken for granted for so long—will mean longer queues at borders and paying more for health insurance.
The imaginative reaction to its survey results includes financing pilot station engagement workers; increasing the employability and wellbeing of RAF employees’ partners; funding respite holiday breaks for families; and addressing mental wellbeing through accessing mindfulness apps.
When someone is too busy to deal with a person’s issue, that sends a clear message to them, as does someone being on holiday or having left the organisation.
She stresses that there is no specific threat to Scotland, but what advice and reassurance can be given to the many people who will be looking to travel across the UK this holiday weekend? Operation temperer is an established process that deals with military support for the police after terrorist attacks.