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In that regard, the Fife regional group will soon hold a session for new employers to hear from existing employers about the benefits of engaging with young people and to share best practice. I encourage Ms Ewing to ask businesses in her area to sign up and take part.
The best location for constituents to seek advice on what they should do during periods of adverse weather is the Scottish Government’s Ready Scotland website at ready.scot.
What guidance would the Scottish Government offer to local authorities to ensure that consultations get the responses that best reflect communities’ needs? I agree that the diversity of the needs of Scotland’s communities is an important aspect to consider when carrying out consultations, which is why councils are best placed to determine the local needs in each consultation.
The Scottish Government argues that the Scottish child payment, alongside the best start grant and best start foods, could provide more than £5,300 of financial support to families by the time that their first child turns six.
Despite that, however, and thanks to the efforts of incredible paramedics, agenda for change staff and doctors up and down the country, we continue to have the best-performing accident and emergency service, and the best-paid staff, in the UK.
Are you able to give any indication of the scale of the impact of the pandemic on the budget, with regard to the complexity? I will do my best. Mr Beattie is right, as “complexity” is undoubtedly the best word to describe the circumstances that we are in.