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Extracts from Scottish Parliament proceedings: Deposit Return Scheme - Jun 1

Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it plans to provide to tourism, hospitality and leisure operators in the South Scotland region...

Friday, 2 June 2023 06:32

Extracts from Scottish Parliament debate on Women and Girls in STEM - Jun 1

Audrey Nicoll (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)...Shell’s girls in energy partnership is a one-year course delivered with NESCol and Fife College to showcase the energy industry’s career opportunities to girls in the senior phase...

Friday, 2 June 2023 06:26

Extract from Scottish Parliament questions: Depopulation in Rural and Island Communities - Jun 1

Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP): The organisation Uist Beò recently shared a story about a global alliance manager for Hewlett Packard...

Friday, 2 June 2023 06:23

Financial watchdog bans referral fees for debt packagers to help struggling consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is banning certain providers of debt advice from receiving referral fees from debt solution providers...

Friday, 2 June 2023 00:01

Labour: 420,000 more patients waiting too long for cancer appointments after 13 years of Tory failure on cancer

Compared to when Labour left office in 2010, almost 35,000 more people a month now have to wait longer than 2 weeks to see a hospital doctor after their GP says they might have cancer...

Thursday, 1 June 2023 22:30

Policy paper: Economic regulation policy

This policy paper sets out the government’s vision for modernising the economic regulation of the utilities sectors...

Thursday, 1 June 2023 19:28

Government must act to tackle child labour in supply chains, say MPs

The Government’s Modern Slavery Strategy must be urgently updated to require companies to report specifically on child labour prevention...

Thursday, 1 June 2023 16:35

Scottish Government: Further support for drugs services

More than £15 million has been awarded to a range of projects supporting people affected by problem substance use...

Thursday, 1 June 2023 16:11

Law Officers tour unit dedicated to tackling drug related violence

A pioneering unit which aims to help tackle gang-related violence in the West Midlands is helping community safety as the Attorney General Victoria Prentis KC MP discovered visiting Birmingham this week...

Thursday, 1 June 2023 14:04

Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: June 2023

Official statistics on a range of topics including infection control measures, coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations and testing for COVID-19 in adult social care settings...

Thursday, 1 June 2023 14:03