Graham Simpson: ...Property Federation, an estimated £700 million in residential investment has been paused or lost due to the rent freeze. Patrick Harvie is no longer in the Government, but the Housing (Scotland) Bill proposes a system of long-term rent controls that has those who might want to invest here scared stiff. The minister has set up a housing investment task force, and those who are...
..., Fairlie, Jim, FitzPatrick, Joe, Forbes, Kate, Gibson, Kenneth, Gilruth, Jenny, Gougeon, Mairi, Grahame, Christine, Gray, Neil, Harper, Emma, Haughey, Clare, Hepburn, Jamie, Hyslop, Fiona, Kidd, Bill, Lochhead, Richard, MacDonald, Gordon, MacGregor, Fulton, Mackay, Rona, Macpherson, Ben, Maguire, Ruth, Martin, Gillian, Mason, John, Matheson, Michael, McAllan, Màiri, McKee, Ivan,...
Naomi Long: ...effectiveness and operation of the justice system is a priority for me. I thank all the Members for their mainly constructive, positive and always lively engagements in the Chamber today. As the Bill moves through its stages in the Assembly, I hope that we can continue in that spirit in order to ensure that this important legislation reaches the statute book as soon as possible and starts...
Annabelle Ewing: ...Golden, Maurice (North East Scotland) (Con) Gougeon, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP) Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) Gray, Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP) Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con) Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green) ...
Jamie Halcro Johnston: As other members have, I thank all those who were involved in providing evidence on and aiding our scrutiny of the bill, and I thank the two ministers for their efforts and engagement. They have helped us to get to where we are today, eight years after this power was originally devolved. I recognise the broad support for the principle of the levy and the desire for consistency...
Paul McLennan: ...COSLA has agreed and will inform local authorities of their allocations as soon as possible. In the past year, the number of homelessness applications in Glasgow from those who have been granted refugee status or leave to remain has nearly doubled, from 1,384 to 2,709. Last week, Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to say that Glasgow...
Joanne Bunting: ...to speak in the debate and declare that I have an immediate family member who works in the legal profession. I state from the outset that the Committee and I look forward to scrutinising the Bill and working with key stakeholders and departmental officials in so doing, should it pass Second Stage today. There is little point in my repeating what the Minister just said in outlining the...
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Gillian Martin: ...a global climate emergency, and we are already more than halfway to net zero. I am proud to say that, in Scotland, nearly half of the population can now benefit from free bus travel, we provide grants and loans to support households and businesses to move to clean heating, and we have ensured that the public electric vehicle charging network is on track to include 6,000 charging points in...
Lord Livermore: The Apprenticeship Levy (AL) is currently paid by large employers, charged at a rate of 0.5% on an employer’s annual pay bill of over £3 million. HMT then sets the Apprenticeship Budget at each Spending Review, which funds all apprenticeship training in England – both existing and new apprenticeships – across all employers. In FY22-23, £2,554 million was allocated to the...
...Carson, Finlay, Choudhury, Foysol, Clark, Katy, Cole-Hamilton, Alex, Dowey, Sharon, Duncan-Glancy, Pam, Eagle, Tim, Findlay, Russell, Fraser, Murdo, Gallacher, Meghan, Golden, Maurice, Gosal, Pam, Grant, Rhoda, Greene, Jamie, Griffin, Mark, Gulhane, Sandesh, Hamilton, Rachael, Hoy, Craig, Johnson, Daniel, Halcro Johnston, Jamie, Kerr, Liam, Kerr, Stephen, Lennon, Monica, Leonard, Richard,...
..., James, Dunbar, Jackie, Duncan-Glancy, Pam, Ewing, Annabelle, Ewing, Fergus, Fairlie, Jim, FitzPatrick, Joe, Forbes, Kate, Gibson, Kenneth, Gilruth, Jenny, Gougeon, Mairi, Grahame, Christine, Grant, Rhoda, Gray, Neil, Greer, Ross, Griffin, Mark, Harper, Emma, Harvie, Patrick, Haughey, Clare, Hepburn, Jamie, Hyslop, Fiona, Johnson, Daniel, Kidd, Bill, Lennon, Monica, Leonard, Richard,...
Pam Duncan-Glancy: ...Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, which we are particularly proud of, was passed, and we need legislation that reflects that change. Therefore, although Scottish Labour members will vote for the bill that is before us today, it is our belief—and many others have agreed—that it does not do enough to protect the future of the Gaelic language or of Gaelic communities. The...
Emma Reynolds: ...Plan which pensioners will benefit from. This will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading millions of homes over this Parliament. Our long-term plan will protect billpayers permanently, reduce fuel poverty, and get the UK back on track to meet our climate goals. The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1 October 2024...
John O'Dowd: I put it this way to the Member: we have all contributed to it. We have all taken the lough for granted for far too long, and we are now seeing the consequences of that. What is NI Water doing? NI Water needs the resources and support to upgrade its waste water treatment works, where required. I am working with NI Water to ensure that every penny that we spend is used as efficiently and...
Emma Reynolds: ..., the responsibility of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the devolved governments. The Warm Home Discount is available to eligible low-income households, who pay their electricity bill directly to a participating domestic supplier. A specific scheme is available to support eligible park homes residents, under the industry initiatives element of the Warm Home Discount...
..., James, Dunbar, Jackie, Duncan-Glancy, Pam, Ewing, Annabelle, Ewing, Fergus, Fairlie, Jim, FitzPatrick, Joe, Forbes, Kate, Gibson, Kenneth, Gilruth, Jenny, Gougeon, Mairi, Grahame, Christine, Grant, Rhoda, Gray, Neil, Greer, Ross, Griffin, Mark, Harper, Emma, Harvie, Patrick, Haughey, Clare, Hepburn, Jamie, Hyslop, Fiona, Johnson, Daniel, Kidd, Bill, Lennon, Monica, Leonard, Richard,...
A Bill to restrict the use of biocides (substances with antimicrobial properties) in consumer products; add biocides to the list of substances which cosmetic products, personal care products, and treated articles must not contain except subject to restrictions; require the Secretary of State to monitor the impact of biocides in these products on antibiotic resistance; grant the Secretary of...
..., Fairlie, Jim, FitzPatrick, Joe, Forbes, Kate, Gibson, Kenneth, Gilruth, Jenny, Gougeon, Mairi, Grahame, Christine, Gray, Neil, Harper, Emma, Haughey, Clare, Hepburn, Jamie, Hyslop, Fiona, Kidd, Bill, Lochhead, Richard, MacDonald, Gordon, MacGregor, Fulton, Mackay, Rona, Macpherson, Ben, Maguire, Ruth, Martin, Gillian, Mason, John, Matheson, Michael, McAllan, Màiri, McKee, Ivan,...
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