FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROMISED EARLY YEARS EDUCATION HOURS ‘ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH’ – BAILLIE
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has said that it is unacceptable that the Scottish…
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Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Economic Update
Scottish Parliament debates
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)
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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]
Scottish Parliament debates
Sit down, then.
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Covid-19: Next Steps
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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)
Scottish Parliament debates
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)
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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
Scottish Parliament debates
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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Covid-19 Tests
Scottish Parliament debates
1. To ask the Scottish Government what the daily average number of Covid-19 tests carried out last week was. (S5T-02218)
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Covid-19 (Testing Facilities)
Scottish Parliament debates
I thank the cabinet secretary for that very helpful response. She will, of course, be aware that West Dunbartonshire has the second highest incidence by head of population of deaths from...
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Covid-19 (Testing Facilities)
Scottish Parliament debates
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide testing facilities in the areas with the highest incidence of Covid-19. (S5O-04349)
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Care Homes Review
Scottish Parliament debates
Transferring older people from hospitals to care homes without testing, the lack of personal protective equipment and the slow provision of testing for staff have contributed to care homes being...
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Care Homes Review
Scottish Parliament debates
7. To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government will commence its review of care homes. (S5F-04165)
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