There are 37,663 results relating to "compar de forma an"
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Date answered:
26 August 2025
S6W-39628
The Scottish Government statistics are not directly comparable to the COPFS figures and the Scottish Government statistics should be preferred for statistical purposes.COPFS operates a live, operational database to manage reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies throughout Scotland.
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Date answered:
11 August 2025
S6W-39186
Based on the latest Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts, the Scottish Government anticipates to spend around £8.8 billion on Social Security Assistance by 2029-30.The additional investment in social security compared to England and Wales represents just over 3 per cent of the Scottish Government’s resource budget by 2029-30.
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Date answered:
24 July 2025
S6W-39069
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a full carbon lifecycle assessment comparing the environmental impact of domestically extracted coal with that of imported coal, particularly for small-scale and specialist users such as the heritage and manufacturing sectors, in light of the publication of its Coal extraction: policy position on 19 ...
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Date answered:
14 July 2025
S6W-39009
To ask the Scottish Government what work it plans to undertake following its report, Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: January to March 2025, published on 10 June 2025, which found that there were 76 more suspected drug deaths compared with the previous quarter. Every death is a tragedy and through our National Mission we are determined to continue our ef...
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Date answered:
10 June 2025
S6W-37878
The analysis which the Scottish Government published in June 2022 as part of the first Building a New Scotland paper shows that independent, small Northern European countries are better comparators for Scotland. The evidence in our paper suggests that decision-making at Westminster and a UK economy which does not suit Scotland’s distinct circumstances...
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Date answered:
10 June 2025
S6W-37946
Scotland has a lower gender pay gap across full and part-time earners compared to the UK and has been so since 2003.We continue to closely monitor the impacts of our tax policy decisions on taxpayers, businesses, and the economy using a range of evidence such as real time economic data, formal evaluations and engagement with stakeholders, including the busi...
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Date answered:
10 June 2025
S6W-38075
To ask the Scottish Government what cost-benefit analysis it has undertaken to compare the £80 million investment in carbon capture and storage technology with nature-based solutions such as peatland restoration, native woodland regeneration and coastal habitat restoration, including kelp forests and seagrass.
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Date answered:
20 May 2025
S6W-37347
No one should have to compromise on food or other essentials.Mid-year statistics published by Trussell on 20 November 2024 highlighted a 6% decrease in the food parcels distributed in Scotland compared to the same period the previous year (1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023) and a 5% drop in the number of parcels distributed for children.Our “Cash-Firs...
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Date answered:
7 May 2025
S6W-37113
Although there has been increases in homelessness applications and non-compliance with statutory duties in some areas, 12 local authorities reduced the number of households in temporary accommodation in 2023-24 compared to 2022-23 and 20 councils reduced the number of children in temporary accommodation.Increasing housing supply is key to reducing levels of...
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Date answered:
24 April 2025
S6W-36393
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the Marine Conservation Society 2024 report, State of our Beaches, which records that, compared with 2023, there had been an increase of 7.2% in items of litter found on the beaches surveyed.
