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Official Report
Meeting date:
11 January 2022
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 11 January 2022
In Scotland, the number of employees per head of population has grown by just 0.6 percent compared with growth of 2.3 per cent in the rest of the UK.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 October 2021
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 05 October 2021
There are acute labour market shortages in the economy and, at this stage, comparatively low levels of unemployment.
Last updated:
12 November 2020
Revised FMPeriod Products Free Provision Scotland Bill
. • To provide best estimates of the potential costs in 2021/22 and 1 over the five years from 2022/23 onwards , assuming that there are certain year-on-year increases in uptake and that there is no change to the way in which administrative funding is calculated compared to existing non-statutory provision. • To provide an indication of the significant marg...
Last updated:
4 September 2023
BB20230904
Supported by: Clare Haughey*, Stuart McMillan*, David Torrance*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Colin Beattie*, Emma Harper*, Kenneth Gibson*, Miles Briggs*, Sue Webber*, Pam Duncan-Glancy*, Audrey Nicoll* Miles Briggs: The Work of Professor Des Smith—That the Parliament *S6M-10267 acknowledges the sad passing of Edinburgh Biosciences founder, Professor Des Smith, who, it understands, died suddenly on 1 August 2023; understands that Professor Smith had a very long and distinguished career both in academia and in industry, elected as a fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1973 and the Royal Society in 1976; notes that he was the first professor of physics on Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University Riccarton Campus; understands that he has contributed to advances in optical coatings, magneto-optics of semiconductors, satellite meteorology, infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence technology and their applications; commends that his work has contributed to the tuneable spin-flip Raman laser, which gives the highest resolution molecular gas spectra, and the invention of the carbon dioxide Selective Chopper Radiometer, which flew on the Nimbus 4 satellite in 1970; celebrates that, in 2011, Professor Smith was presented with a prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Medal by the Duke of Edinburgh in recognition of his eminent work in physics research, especially in optoelectronics, spectroscopy and laser technology; understands that in 2013, following the sale of his first company, Edinburgh Instruments, Professor Smith founded his second company, Edinburgh Biosciences Ltd, again on the Research Park, aiming to apply his knowledge of fluorescence and light based technologies to diagnose and treat cataracts, and further understands that devices based on Professor Smith's work are currently in clinical trials producing encouraging results, and that Edinburgh Biosciences continues to advance his work.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 November 2016
Meeting of the Parliament 30 November 2016
There is 2.1 per cent growth in the UK economy compared with SNP growth of just 0.7 per cent in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 February 2021
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 25 February 2021
The second Scottish Covid-19 mental health tracker study revealed that suicidal thinking had been reported by 13.3 per cent of respondents, compared to 9.6 per cent in the initial report in October.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 February 2021
Meeting of the Parliament (Virtual) 11 February 2021
That includes an extra £29.8 million to support vital day-to-day services, which is equivalent to an increase of 2.2 per cent compared with last year. That funding for day-to-day services also includes £9.7 million to compensate the council should it choose to freeze council tax levels to protect households.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 March 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 05 March 2020
(S5O-04214) For 2020-21, we anticipate utilising £168 million in total from the Scotland reserve, which comprises £30 million of resource, £5 million of capital and £32 million of financial transactions from the existing reserve balance; and £101 million of resource underspend from 2019-20. That total compares with the £143 million originally stated in the ...
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 June 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 06 June 2019
The Deputy First Minister sat on the Smith commission, which signed up to tax devolution; he also signed up to the fiscal framework, which determines the block grant adjustment and which already protects the Scottish budget from slower population growth here compared with the United Kingdom as a whole.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 March 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 28 March 2019
We are working individually with areas that have particular difficulties, including South Ayrshire, where there is a requirement for significant redesign and improvement of care at home and social care packages to bring them to a comparable footing with their colleagues elsewhere in Ayrshire and Scotland.
