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The Scottish Government consultation “A New Deal for Tenants”, carried out in April 2022, did not ask a specific question regarding those on benefits or with children being excluded from some Private Rented Sector properties.
Review of published decisions by the Tribunal indicates that there was a small number of delays to enforcement in eviction cases pre-dating the emergency measures under the 2022 Act.
First Minister’s Questions: Questions were answered by the First Minister (John Swinney). 3. Regretting Bank Closures: The Parliament debated S6M-19202 in the name of Craig Hoy—That the Parliament regrets the latest round of bank closure announcements from Bank of Scotland and other operators across Scotland and the UK; further regrets what it sees as the failure to properly consult with customers and local businesses before closure decisions are taken; notes the calls for all high street bank operators to consider adopting a “branch promise” to halt future closures and to prevent banking deserts developing; expresses concern regarding what it sees as the fragile future of rural banking, including in the South Scotland region, and notes the calls for Link and Cash Access UK to do all they can to fully maintain access to cash and banking services when high street banks close branches. 4.
Tourism Sector (Summer Holidays) To ask the Scottish Government what criteria the tourism sector must meet to ensure that people’s summer holiday bookings will be honoured.
In June 2018, Benny Higgins was appointed as Strategic Adviser to the First Minister on the Scottish National Investment Bank.
The Scottish Government ran a further public consultation on the Scottish National Investment Bank during September and October 2018 to help shape the Bill.
I am conscious of the SFC’s forecast on inflation, which it thinks will average 8 per cent across 2022-23 before falling back in line with the Bank of England’s 2 per cent forecast from 2024-25.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 October 2022
The Culture Collective programme was awarded £5,891,553 in March 2021 and £4,241,918 in March 2022. This is supporting 26 projects in communities across Scotland and has, to date, created over 320 opportunities for creative practitioners.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 October 2022
I jointly agreed with the Finance and Public Administration Committee that the 2023-24 Scottish Budget will be published on 15 December 2022. The draft Budget (Scotland) Bill 2023-24 will be introduced in the Scottish Parliament within 7 days of that date.
To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been registered for home schooling in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022 to date, broken down by month. I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-01935 on 24 June 2022.