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Since last year, under provisions delivered through the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, which this Government brought forward, communities in urban Scotland have been able to access that right.
The right of people from other EU countries to continue to live and work in Scotland is not only a moral imperative that is born of our commitment to solidarity but an economic necessity for rural Scotland.
It is worth putting on the record that the committee was determined to do an in-depth inquiry into palliative care irrespective of the decision on Patrick Harvie’s Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill last week. The inquiry stands in its own right and it is the right thing to do irrespective of the decision on that bill.
Scottish ParliamentEducation, Lifelong Learning and Culture CommitteeWednesday 13 May 2009 Scottish ParliamentEducation, Lifelong Learning and Culture CommitteeWednesday 13 May 2009 The Convener opened the meeting at 10:00Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 I open the 14th meeting of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee in 2009.
The review also recommended that the MWC should have the power to initiate legal proceedings to protect the human rights of any person or group that is covered by mental health and capacity law.
I welcome the direct award to CalMac, which was the right thing to do. Yesterday, we debated how we can empower our island communities, and part of that is ensuring that they are better represented in the organisations that deliver the services that they rely on.
We have been working to support areas with high levels of delay, including in Highland, to understand their challenges and to support them to deliver the changes that will improve people’s journey from hospital to home or to the care setting that is right for them. Our planned budget for 2025-26 includes investment of a further £200 million to reduce waiti...
The Scottish Government’s pilot to abolish peak rail fares, which was championed by the Scottish Greens in Government, ends this week, which will hike up the prices of train fares for many workers and students who do not have any choice about when they travel. Is that the right message for the Scottish Government to send in climate week?