Scottish National Party MSP for Cunninghame North
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented Glasgow
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential impact on population trends, what its response is to National Records of Scotland data showing that 2023 had the lowest number of recorded births since records began in 1855. (S6O-04021)
Scotland’s total fertility rate is now one of the world’s lowest, reaching a historic low of 1.28 last year, in comparison with 1.9 in Sweden, for example. It is now only 61 per cent of replacement level, which should worry us all. We have no powers over migration in Scotland, so without more children, public services and the economy will struggle as fewer working-age people support...
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the United Kingdom Government’s reported allocation of between £295 million and £330 million to cover the increase in employer national insurance contributions for the public sector in Scotland. (S6F-03592)
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