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17 January 2023
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Supported by: Jenni Minto*, Sandesh Gulhane*, Emma Harper*, Siobhian Brown*, Bill Kidd*, Jeremy Balfour*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Natalie Don*, David Torrance*, Alasdair Allan*, Foysol Choudhury* R, Annabelle Ewing*, Donald Cameron*, Murdo Fraser*, Pam Duncan-Glancy* *S6M-07516 Jenni Minto: No. 26 By The Sea Named One of the Top 25 New Hotels in the World—That the Parliament congratulates No. 26 By The Sea in Oban on being named one of the top 25 new hotels in the world to visit by TripAdvisor in its annual Travellers’ Choice Best...
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2 February 2022
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Fiona Hyslop: To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to review and assess the pilots conducted as part of the strategy, The best start: five-year plan for maternity and neonatal care.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 August 2024
S6W-28932
No consulting firm has been hired or paid to oversee the implementation of the Best Start programme for maternity and neonatal care.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 February 2026
Social Justice and Social Security Committee 19 February 2026 [Draft]
In the future, we will look to change the footing of the best start foods payment to allow that to happen by statute.
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 March 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee 17 March 2021
We have always tried to make sure that we get the best result for the people who have come before us and whose issues we deal with. 09:09 Meeting continued in private until 09:57.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 June 2018
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 07 June 2018
Potentially, that is the case. We are exploring how best to do that. It seems to be a single-issue policy group, as opposed to a general interest group.
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 September 2023
Meeting of the Parliament 27 September 2023
We will, of course, continue to do our best to break down trade barriers. That is why we oppose Brexit.
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 March 2020
Social Security Committee 19 March 2020
I think that I speak on behalf of the whole committee when I say that the cabinet secretary has our best wishes and that we will do what it takes to keep business functioning as normal, as best we can.
Official Report
Meeting date:
23 October 2018
Health and Sport Committee 23 October 2018
You had to write to the Scottish Government, and what we got back from it in the letter of 28 September is just its best guess as to what the Department of Health and Social Care is going to do.
Last updated:
27 March 2026
CPG on WIE 16 March 2026
A (Corinne Goble): • Around 17% of WBC clients are startups; the majority are already in business and typically stuck at a particular growth hurdle • WBCs work with businesses across all stages, from sole traders to multi- million dollar companies 4 • The core process is the same: identify strategy and goals, address barriers through education and networking, determine the right type of capital, and connect the business owner with appropriate providers Speaker 2 – Jill McAlpine, Director, Highland Businesswomen / Founder, In Purpose Background: • Many growth-ready women-led businesses in the Highlands are excluded from public funding regimes because they do not fit designated growth-prime sectors • The Highlands has a £100 billion renewable energy opportunity, yet women- led and community-anchored businesses are largely absent from conversations about how to access and benefit from this investment • The Summit was established with the ambition of creating the most supported ecosystem for women-led businesses in the UK • A powerful framing: 54% of businesses are started by women, yet only 16% become employer businesses Key themes from the Summit: • Mentorship: A need for sustained mentorship beyond cyclical programmes, available to businesses at all stages including those trading for over ten years • Investment knowledge: Many women running successful, bootstrapped businesses had limited knowledge of angel investment and the wider investment landscape; infrastructure-level solutions are needed • Funding regimes: The overriding message was a need for permanent infrastructure support rather than time-limited programmes • The Women's Business Centre model was identified as closely aligned with all of these needs Speaker 3 – Ailsa Clark, Founder and Executive Director, Inspire Alba Context: • The Women in Social Enterprise Collective has been meeting informally for around six years • Research was commissioned with £5,000 of equalities, diversity and inclusion funding and conducted by Dr Liz Gardner and Cassandra Bryant over 18 months 5 • The social and community-led enterprise sector in Scotland is 61% led by women (previously above 70%), compared to approximately 20% in the wider economy • The research sought to understand why women's leadership thrives in this sector, what the blocks and barriers are, and how support can be improved Key findings: • Many women had not initially identified their activity as social or community-led enterprise; once they did, they often found existing support ecosystems did not recognise their leadership style • Women leaders frequently define value beyond profit — including care, wellbeing, and community benefit — not always reflected in mainstream support frameworks • Governance structures often evolved to reflect collective leadership approaches • A significant personal cost of care was identified, with some founders absorbing financial and personal risk to address unmet community need • Policy in this area was at best...
