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Could you give us an assessment of where you think the report card was pre-Covid? Some of the challenges and gaps were pre-Covid issues: how many of them are Covid-related issues now?
Our pre-budget report was issued on 3 October, and it set out some recurring themes and issues that we identified in relation to the Scottish Government’s plans.
Some of the challenge is that the ports were designed pre-road equivalent tariff, and we are facing significant capacity problems in managing normal timetabled services.
We will take a short break. 10:19 Meeting suspended. 10:23 On resuming—Pre-budget Scrutiny 2017-18 (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council) Pre-budget Scrutiny 2017-18 (Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council) The third item of business is the second of four pre-budget scrutiny sessions.
Section 1 in the Bill as drafted amends the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, which pre-dates devolution. This means the provisions do not fall within the scope of the compatibility duty of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.Amendment 92 brings the aftercare provisions in the Bill into scope of UNCRC.
In the wake of these growing concern the Committee has examined funding and investment deficiencies as part of its pre-budget scrutiny of the 2026/27 budget.