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On 23 November 2016, in her annual session with the Education and Skills Committee, Dr Janet Brown, the previous chief executive of the SQA, admitted that there had been some errors in SQA marking.
We will move straight to questions. The first question is from Keith Brown. The written evidence that our witnesses have provided shows that they both have real concerns about the freeze on local housing allowance rates.
The project involves a substantial investment by the Government of approximately £850 million, which will lead to improved services between Edinburgh and Glasgow; an increase in the number of passenger spaces available; and improvements with regard to the environmental cost that rail travel incurs. Keith Brown has corrected this contribution.
The vote will not be so close on this occasion, but I think that we have a duty to ensure that we take the appropriate action at this time. I call on Keith Brown to respond.17:15 I thank you, Presiding Officer, for the chance to speak on the order, which I believe offers benefits for Scotland and the local area by providing for the development of modern por...
There is a great deal of published opinion that supports the Scottish Government’s position, from Sir David Edward, Graham Avery, former Taoiseach John Bruton and Lord Malloch Brown to name just a few.However, at the heart of the issue is a political consideration.
Can he give some comfort to associations such as that? The member has written to Keith Brown, the Minister for Housing and Transport, on that point and will receive a detailed reply in the next few days.We are looking at any unintended consequences of the legislation with a view to making any necessary amendments in the housing bill that is planned for intr...
It is thanks to Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown, George Osborne and the current United Kingdom Government that we do not have the money for the project.
This week, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: “at this point, the government’s planned £20 a week cut to universal credit in October seems more economically illogical, socially divisive and morally indefensible than anything I have witnessed in this country’s politics.”
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-23789 by Keith Brown on 14 January 2015, when each contract (a) was taken out and (b) will expire, and how much each is worth.