This update from the Scottish Government directs businesses to the most up to date information on COVID-19 as we move forward with our economic response. The Find Business Support website continues to provide details on the assistance available as well as information and advice on how businesses can restart safely through and out of lockdown. —— The […]
ADVICE FROM THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT COVID-19 ADVISORY GROUP 2 July 2020 Advice Commissioned by the First Minister and Chief Medical Officer on Physical Distancing The Group discussed this paper at its meeting of 25 June and concluded that: The fundamental science around distance and transmission remains unchanged. Risk increases with proximity to an infected individual. […]
During portfolio questions in the Scottish Parliament, I asked the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations what engagement and discussions the Scottish Government has had with the United Kingdom Government in relation to the forming of new trade agreements. See the question and response below: Link to transcript
The Scottish Parliament has passed two bills of emergency legislation in relation to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Both these bills contain temporary measures that will be in place until such a time as no longer required. They both have time limits and will cease to have legal effect unless parliament votes to extend the application […]
Huge subsidies from UK taxpayers, expensive energy bills, and now more work going abroad for Scottish offshore renewables projects – we are being taken for a ride. We need a proper green industrial strategy that sees work going to Scottish yards for Scottish projects I asked the First Minister about this in Parliament given that […]
There needs to be a massive expansion of health and safety representatives in workplaces across the country as part of the measures needed to address concerns about returning to work during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, I challenged the government to set out how the law would be enforced to ensure […]
Registration of Marriages and Civil Partnerships – Update from the Scottish Government A marriage or civil partnership ceremony may not proceed in Scotland without the preparation of a marriage or civil partnership Schedule by a local registrar once they have processed notices of intention to marry/enter a civil partnership. Where a religious or belief marriage […]
Please see the below info from the Federation of Small Businesses: FSB resources and events to support Scottish small businesses As the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) latest business confidence survey shows, the coronavirus crisis has put an unprecedented level of pressure on Scotland’s small business community. FSB has therefore launched a new series of […]
Overview Shielding is for people, including children, who are at very high risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19). Shielding measures should be used when an extremely vulnerable person is living in their own home, with or without additional support. This includes extremely vulnerable people living in long-term care facilities. On 24 March the Scottish […]