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To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with local authorities regarding the reported impending closure of library facilities across Scotland. S6F-03621
A presentation to council leaders last week said that cuts have “already fallen disproportionately on other council services—libraries, culture and leisure, sports facilities, youth work, waste, roads, parks.”
We provide councils with annual allocations of £8 million of rapid rehousing transition plan funding to support people into settled accommodation and £30.5 million for their work to prevent homelessness, with Dumfries and Galloway Council receiving over £950,000 in 2023-24.
We have also introduced six urology hubs in Scotland, which provide rapid access to diagnostic procedures to enable earlier cancer diagnosis and treatment.
(S6O-01281) Scotland has the most comprehensive public charging network in the United Kingdom outside London, with close to 3,000 public charge points, of which at least 740 are rapid chargers. Our focus is on growing that network so that it works seamlessly wherever you live or need to get to.
Glasgow School of Art The report on the first Glasgow School of Art fire in 2014 noted that the legacy ventilation system was a major contributor to the rapid spread of the fire. The report that was released this week on the 2018 fire notes that “The construction, layout, and high fire loading allowed the fire to spread unchecked ... in all directions”, ...
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what support it can provide to communities to establish and operate community-owned libraries. S6O-02290
Cochrane Review of amalgam vs composite resin fillings The Cochrane Library, which conducts systematic reviews of research published a review, considering a comparison of direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings in molars in August 2021.
The article described the First Minister as “an aficionado of books, festivals, music and movies”, but decisions by her Government have resulted in one in eight Scottish libraries being permanently closed since 2010; Scotland’s winter festival fund being cancelled; live music venues being under real pressure; and the Edinburgh International Film Festival,...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by Scottish Borders Council on the future of Live Borders, regarding any impact on cultural services, community engagement and libraries across the Borders. S6O-04641