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I would like to make a statement on the response in Scotland to the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Surrey. I understand that there may have been a delay in some of the other parties receiving copies of the statement.
Legal opinion has been sought and it may be that, under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003, a monopoly in such circumstances is illegal.Across Scotland, residents are calling for regulation.
On Airdrie health centre, I say that the reason why I have set a tight and, some may say, challenging timescale for the final decision to be made is that I want to minimise the delay to and uncertainty around other developments.
The 2023-24 report states that the Secretariat’s Head was appointed in May 2023 but that the Secretariat was “still gearing up and was not fully staffed over the course of this reporting period”.5UK Government. (2025).
The Committees agreed to write to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
Official Report
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committees agreed to take item 3 in private.
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The Committees agreed to write to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
Official Report
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committees agreed to take item 3 in private.
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The Committees agreed to write to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
Official Report
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committees agreed to take item 3 in private.
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Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
The Cabinet Secretary provided further information about section 2(6) and (7) on 30 May 2025. She confirmed that the affirmative procedure would be used for “any regulations which make substantial changes to the legislation”.
Ministers will have a duty to make the regulations and Section 9(2) provides a list of the types of provision these regulations may contain; Section 9(3) provides a list of the types of provision that the regulations must contain.
The SFC anticipates that the proposed mitigation payments would not generate large behavioural responses over and above the ways that families may already have adapted to the Scottish child payment.