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To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders will be responsible for compiling the equality impact assessments for the consultation on its proposed Gender Recognition Bill, and what the basis is for their selection.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders will be responsible for compiling the evidence base for the consultation on its proposed Gender Recognition Bill, and what the basis is for their selection.
Local authorities can already run their own services in some limited circumstances, as some do. The Transport Bill, which has just been introduced to parliament, extends these powers.
We have on many occasions warned that the UK Government’s approach and the pace of implementation of austerity are undermining the recovery, and evidence has become ever clearer to support that view.Shortly, I will write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of his budget statement later this month and will urge him to deliver a budget that boosts real i...
(S6O-04504) The Scottish Government continues to work with key partners, including Historic Environment Scotland, to enable the best solutions to transition Scotland’s traditional buildings to be more energy efficient and to use clean heating systems while being sympathetic to their character and features.
“HMICS Strategic review of the Scottish Police Authority” To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland’s “HMICS Strategic review of the Scottish Police Authority”, which was published earlier this month and sets out the progress made by the Scottish Police Authority in providing oversight and scrutiny of policing in Scotland.