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Official Report
Meeting date:
10 February 2026
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 10 February 2026 [Draft]
I know that very often it all comes down to funding, but in the case of access to work, more funding is most definitely required.
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 September 2020
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 29 September 2020
That is why, in June 2020, we agreed with the Scottish Childminding Association to jointly fund the childminding workforce support fund.
Last updated:
6 September 2023
Chamber_Minutes_20230906
Equality within the 2023-24 Programme for Government: The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Shirley-Anne Somerville) moved S6M-10343—That the Parliament notes the actions set out in the Programme for Government 2023-24 to build stronger communities, improve social justice, reduce inequalities, including in health and social care, and tackle child poverty; welcomes the investment of £5.3 billion in Scottish Government benefits in 2023-24, supporting over 1.2 million people, including £405 million for the Scottish Child Payment, which is currently helping to improve the lives of over 316,000 children; further welcomes the continued use of the Scottish Government’s fixed budget and limited powers to tackle inequality and poverty and protect people, as far as possible, from the harm inflicted by UK Government cuts and austerity, as well as the ongoing cost of living crisis; notes the continued action to tackle child poverty in key areas including parental employability, early learning and childcare, mental health, transport, and affordable housing; welcomes that 90,000 fewer children will live in relative and absolute poverty in 2023 as a result of Scottish Government policies; notes that reprehensible UK Government welfare policies, including the two-child limit and benefit cap, inflict hardship on families on the lowest incomes, with the two-child limit affecting 80,000 children in Scotland and removing £341.3 million from families in Scotland since 2017, and commends successful pay deals with NHS staff and unions that have ensured there have been no strikes in Scotland, thereby protecting patients and helping the workforce...
Committee reports
Date published:
29 May 2018
Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Crown Estate Bill
However, the Committee is also mindful that in transferring funds in this way there could be consequences for managers who are planning based on an assumption of a certain level of funding being available to support and develop an asset.
Official Report
Meeting date:
3 December 2024
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 03 December 2024
As you say, we put in £4 million of funding to meet that need, and we asked boards to develop and deliver on that national direction.
Official Report
Meeting date:
18 November 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 18 November 2025
Will the Deputy First Minister commit to engaging with the workforce who are losing their livelihoods?
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 November 2018
Social Security Committee 22 November 2018
The Scottish Government’s approach involves upskilling through, for example, the flexible workforce development fund and an attempt to encourage better awareness of the opportunities that are out there.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 November 2023
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 30 November 2023
And we must face all of this within a difficult funding environment”. I would like you to expand on the impact of the funding environment on the numbers of assets that you are able to protect, but I also want to try to understand whether there is a framework or a matrix around that decision-making process and how it develops.
Committees
Last updated:
12 March 2026
Inquiry into the Scottish Government's Public Service Reform programme
Reform and pre-pandemic workforce levels
The Scottish Government has also said it wants to "return the public sector workforce broadly to pre-Covid-19 levels".
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 28 January 2020
The policy proposals for a Scottish visa are designed to be inherently flexible, to meet Scotland’s varied labour needs, and we want to consult the industry and employers in developing the Scottish visa to meet those needs.
