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There is also free advice and support for businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises across Scotland because of the programmes. I hope that members can unite in recognising how critical the funds have been not only to their own constituents, but across Scotland.
We have received responses from the Refugee Sanctuary Scotland, which was formerly known as the Refugee Survival Trust, Transport Scotland and the Scottish Refugee Council, which are included in the papers for today’s meeting.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 February 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the circle of care proposal in Melting the Iceberg of Scotland’s Drug and Alcohol Problem: Report of the Independent Enquiry.
Through the strategic use of European funding, we are providing 24 additional advisers across Scotland for the PACE redundancy service, which is ensuring that individuals have immediate access to the right advice and the right training.
Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 We turn to the principal business of the morning, which is consideration of the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Bill.
It is important to look at good and other practice where we can, but it is also really key for Mr Eckton’s aspirations that we have a rail service in Scotland that is properly staffed. If committee members are not aware of it, I point them to the document, “A Vision for Scotland’s Railways”, which was prepared by Scotland’s four rail unions and published in October 2021.