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Local authorities are just picking up the detritus of a linear economy at the best of times, anyway. As soon as there are incentives to take stuff back, why would people fly-tip?
You asked about the timescale for the review that will indicate what the options are, what the best way to do this is and how to make sure that the improvements that are made are the best improvements and the safety issues are addressed.
Graeme leaves Government with many achievements of which to be proud. He also leaves with my very best wishes and, I am sure, the best wishes of everyone in the chamber.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
8 September 2025
To ask the First Minister, in light of reports of the rising rate of poverty for families with a baby under one and new evidence from Save the Children that increasing Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods payments could significantly reduce the child poverty rate for this priority group, whether the Scottish Govern...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2024
For reasons that we all understand, Richard is now keen to spend more time with his wife Fiona and his young sons, but he leaves Government with my best wishes, the best wishes of the whole Government and, I hope, the best wishes of the entire chamber.
Tax Credits form a route for establishing eligibility and child responsibility in relation to Best Start Foods, Best Start Grant, Scottish Child Payment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 January 2025
It is for local health bodies to plan and provide services that best meet the needs of their resident populations, including those that live in rural communities, consistent with clinical best practice, national policies and frameworks.