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Kate Forbes: Despite the uncertainty in our budget position, I announced a package of measures on 10 February to deliver £290 million of support to 1.85 million Scottish households. That is in addition to the measures in the Scottish budget to provide a range of support for households, including £197 million to double the Scottish child payment from April and extend it to all under-16s. The cost of...
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Alison Johnstone: ...Covid-related measures that are in place. Face coverings should be worn when moving around the chamber and across the Holyrood campus. The next item is a debate on motion S6M-03081, in the name of Kate Forbes, on the Budget (Scotland) Bill. As members will be aware, at this point in the proceedings, I am required under the standing orders to decide whether, in my view, any provision of the...
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Julia Lopez: I thank the hon. Member for raising the important connectivity needs of Scotland. This is a Union issue and the Government are keen to help. I recently had a productive meeting with Kate Forbes—incidentally, I congratulate her on her pregnancy—who is an excellent Minister. Ensuring connectivity across the Union is very much part of our levelling up plans, and I am happy to continue...
Shona Robison: ...housing payments of £80 million, which are also helping people who need support with housing costs. As a Government, we are looking at what more we can do around the cost-of-living crisis. Kate Forbes will make further announcements about support for families tomorrow. We will continue to look at what more we can do across portfolios to support people through the coming weeks and months,...
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Rishi Sunak: ...hon. Gentleman that the Barnett consequentials for Scotland will be around £290 million, which I hope he will welcome. My right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury will be speaking to Kate Forbes later today to go over the details, and I very much hope that the Scottish Government will choose to do something very similar to what we are doing, to the benefit of Scottish...
Alison Thewliss: ...crisis, which is making life so very difficult for so many people right now, soaring inflation and energy prices that are spiralling out of control. Contrast that with the opportunity presented by Kate Forbes in the Scottish Parliament last week. With the limited powers that we have over the Scottish Budget, that Budget offers great hope to the people of Scotland. We look enviously at the...
Annabelle Ewing: ...that are in place, and that face coverings should be worn when moving around the chamber and across the Holyrood campus. The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-03019, in the name of Kate Forbes, on the Scottish income tax rate resolution 2022-23. Members should note that the question on the motion will be put immediately following the conclusion of the debate. I invite members...
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Alison Johnstone: The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-02949, in the name of Kate Forbes, on the Budget (Scotland) Bill.
Alison Johnstone: ...are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-02949.1, in the name of Liz Smith, which seeks to amend motion S6M-02949, in the name of Kate Forbes, on the Budget (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Kate Forbes: The member will know that, on 17 December, the First Minister announced that funding will be made available to food and drink wholesalers who were affected by hospitality cancellations in December. We have been working with the Scottish Wholesale Association to finalise funding criteria and we will ensure that that information is publicised widely as soon as we can, so that nobody misses the...
Kate Forbes: The Scottish Government has made available funding of £375 million to support businesses affected by the necessary public health restrictions to control omicron. That funding has been targeted at the sectors most affected by those measures, including hospitality, leisure, culture, sport, tourism and industries that support them. Payments to businesses are now under way.
Kate Forbes: Thank you, Presiding Officer—I think that I was one of the guilty ones who did not press their button. The debate marks a welcome return to the full Parliament scrutiny process for the Scottish budget, and I thank all the committees for their consideration of and engagement on the budget and for the inquiries and questions that they posed to me in their scrutiny sessions. Across the...
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