CALLS FOR SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MADE FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY
Local MSP for Dumbarton, Vale of Leven and Helensburgh has called for sector specific financial assistance…
Jackie Baillie MSP
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Covid-19 (Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
The tourism industry accounts for a significant part of the local and Scottish economies. Many of my constituents who work in the Loch Lomond area are worried that they will not see a proper...
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Return to School
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I welcome the additional mitigation measures for teachers and other school staff. I have been contacted by a parent who is concerned about face coverings. She has two children, aged 14 and 17,...
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Rest and Be Thankful (Closure)
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The First Minister will be aware that the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful is closed again as a result of a major land slip last week. I am sure that she will want to join me in thanking those who...
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Examination Results
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I welcome the cabinet secretary’s U-turn. It is important that we put individual students above an algorithm that simply ignored their hard work and the professional judgment of teachers....
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Coronavirus Legislation
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The cabinet secretary will be aware that debt is increasing because people are losing their jobs as a result of coronavirus. I hope, therefore, that the provisions on bankruptcy and debt in the...
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Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Economic Update
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I welcome the package of measures from the UK Government, but it can be viewed only as a first step in tackling the economic crisis. On the scale of the economic stimulus, given that France has a...
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Covid-19 (Next Steps)
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I am sure that the First Minister will agree that hospices have done a tremendous job during the pandemic, as they do all year round. They were promised additional resources—£19...
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Economic Recovery
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I join others in thanking Benny Higgins for his report. There is much that can be welcomed, but the report must be only the first step in tackling the recession to come. We are facing a truly...
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Local Government Finance (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 [Draft]
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Sit down, then.
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Covid-19: Next Steps
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The First Minister will be aware that Scotland’s gross domestic product fell by 18.9 per cent during April, which is the largest monthly fall ever in Scotland. Andrew Wilson, author of the...
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Provisional Outturn 2019-20
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I echo the cabinet secretary’s thanks to all key workers during this pandemic. I have three questions for her. First, the overall cash underspend is £258 million, which is carried...
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Covid-19 Fiscal Implications
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I welcome the job furlough scheme, but does Maurice Golden agree that it needs to carry on beyond October, because our reliance on tourism and hospitality will extend right into March? Will he...
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Covid-19 Fiscal Implications
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I confirmed in my speech that I think that flexibilities are required in the short term and, therefore, now.
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Covid-19 Fiscal Implications
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It is fair to say that the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic will be far reaching. We have seen extraordinary pressures placed on our health and social care system and personal challenges...
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Covid-19 (Tourism)
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I thank the cabinet secretary for our very helpful discussions with tourism and hospitality businesses in my constituency. Sadly, as many as 1,200 permanent jobs and 800 seasonal jobs may be lost...
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Tax Revenues (Estimated Shortfall)
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What estimates has the minister made of the loss of income from land and buildings transaction tax? That needs to be accounted for in the current financial year. Current reserves amount to...
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Economic Recovery
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The Government needs to deal with the 16,000 outstanding applications first, in order to provide the confidence to do that. Secondly, I believe that the Government needs to reach sector-specific...
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Economic Recovery
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Coronavirus is not just a public health crisis; it is also an economic crisis. Poverty and the impact of austerity can be just as deadly a killer as Covid-19—it is simply that the effect...
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Covid-19 Tests
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I thank the cabinet secretary for her further response. However, I am surprised at her defence, because I am sure that she would agree that there is absolutely no point in having capacity unless...
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Covid-19 Tests
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That figure falls well short of Nicola Sturgeon’s promise that we would have 10,000 tests per day by the end of April, which was subsequently revised to 15,000 tests per day by 26 May....
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