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Scottish Parliament: Care-experienced People (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: Keeping the Promise is an absolute top priority for this Government. When I met Fiona Duncan, the independent strategic adviser for the Promise, late last year, she confirmed her view that the Promise can be met by 2030. I am determined that we will do exactly that. Over the past year, we have made substantial progress on a range of aspects of the Promise, including the Scottish recommended...

Scottish Parliament: Mental Health (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: There is no question that, for many people, recent times have been extremely challenging, exacerbated by Covid and the cost of living crisis. We are committed to supporting people’s mental health and wellbeing, just as we are to supporting their physical health. Our recently published mental health and wellbeing strategy delivery plan and workforce action plan recognise that an effective...

Scottish Parliament: Matrix International (Jobs) (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: I visited Brechin after storm Babet, and we have been able to dispense thousands of pounds in business recovery grants—I can provide Tess White with the exact details of that. We are stepping up to help the people and businesses of Brechin through the funding that we have made available. We were quick not just to visit but to act. More broadly, the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy,...

Scottish Parliament: Children and Young People with Additional Support Needs (Support) (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: We have invested significantly in ASN support for our young people. I say to Pam Duncan-Glancy that there are a number of reasons why the Government did not feel that it could support her bill, but we are always open to working with her or with any member across the chamber to see what further work we can do—what more we can do—to support our young people when it comes to the ASN support...

Scottish Parliament: XL Bully Dogs (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: I t is probably worth saying, first and foremost, that what is happening in England and Wales cannot be described as a ban on XL bully dogs. Owners can still keep an XL bully dog, but they must make sure that it is registered on the exemption index and must fulfil the other criteria of the legislation. When the UK Government’s action on XL bully dogs was first announced, which was done...

Scottish Parliament: A96 (Dualling) (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: What does not help when it comes to our capital infrastructure projects is a 10 per cent cut to our capital budget over the next five years. Conservative members cannot come to the chamber and demand that we continue to invest in roads while simultaneously cutting our budget time and time and time again. [ Interruption .]

Scottish Parliament: Renfrewshire Council (Dargavel Schools) (11 Jan 2024)

Humza Yousaf: Neil Bibby is right to raise—as he has been doing for a number of months—the serious concerns that parents in Renfrewshire have about that situation. The council will have to reflect very hard on how it will rebuild trust with parents in that regard. The Scottish Government has a good record of investing in new schools and refurbishments across local authorities, including in...

Scottish Parliament: Public Service Values (11 Jan 2024)

Sandesh Gulhane: ...party has created a “legacy of successful public service reform ... that has improved outcomes for people and communities”, including in health and social care. Really? That is as delusional as Humza Yousaf’s fantasy economics and his calculation that independence would lead to Scottish households being £10,000 a year better off.

Scottish Parliament: Police Scotland (Budget 2024-25) (10 Jan 2024)

Russell Findlay: Every police officer in the UK has body-worn cameras, apart from in Scotland. They protect police officers and the public, support victims and witnesses and save time and money. Humza Yousaf has repeatedly promised them, but, due entirely to Scottish National Party budget choices, Scotland has been left behind. Three weeks ago, the day after the budget, I asked the new chief constable whether...

Antisemitic Offences — [Valerie Vaz in the Chair] ( 9 Jan 2024)

Kirsten Oswald: ...Alliance definition of anti-semitism, as did my own party, and the continued dialogue and solidarity is particularly important at the moment. I was privileged to speak alongside our First Minister, Humza Yousaf, at a moving and profound service at the Giffnock Newton Mearns synagogue in October, and the mutual sorrow, concern and respect between the Muslim First Minister of Scotland and...

Scottish Parliament: Post Office Employees (Potential Wrongful Convictions) ( 9 Jan 2024)

Russell Findlay: It appears that, during his three years as justice secretary, Humza Yousaf did not hold a single meeting about the Post Office Horizon scandal. That scandal is now firmly on the agenda because of a television drama. Former police officer Mary Philp was not convicted but went to her grave wrongly accused of theft. Her daughter Myra, who has campaigned doggedly for years, wants to know when all...

Scottish Parliament: Budget (Taxation) (21 Dec 2023)

Douglas Ross: ...earns more than £28,850 paying more tax than workers south of the border. In total, 1.5 million Scots will pay more than people doing exactly the same jobs elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Does Humza Yousaf think that it is fair that a majority of Scots will pay more tax than people south of the border who earn the same wage?

Scottish Parliament: National Health Service (Waiting Lists) (21 Dec 2023)

Anas Sarwar: ...hard work throughout the year and to wish the Presiding Officer, all members of the Parliament, all staff and, of course, all the people of Scotland a very merry Christmas. This year started with Humza Yousaf as health secretary and, throughout the year, things in our NHS have got worse, not better. This year, more than 425,000 patients waited more than four hours at accident and...

Scottish Parliament: Budget (Climate Action) (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: Tackling the climate emergency is key to my Government’s three defining missions, and it lies at the very heart of our draft budget. In our capital resource programmes, we have committed a total of £4.7 billion to climate-positive activities. That includes £2.5 billion of investment in public transport; almost £360 million for warmer, greener homes; a record £220 million for active...

Scottish Parliament: Creative Scotland (Funding) (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government is committed to its continued support for the arts. As announced in the budget this week, we will reinstate £6.6 million to Creative Scotland for its national lottery shortfall funding for 2023-24, along with a further £6.6 million for 2024-25. All Creative Scotland’s funds, whether from Scottish Government grant in aid or United Kingdom national lottery budgets,...

Scottish Parliament: Loneliness, Isolation and Self-harm (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: A s we all know, Christmas can be an exceptionally difficult time. Money worries, loneliness and grief are just a few of the issues that people are confronted with during the festive season, which is why we have launched new content on our mental wellbeing website, Mind to Mind, to support people who may well be struggling at this time of year. That will be supported by a public campaign over...

Scottish Parliament: Spiking (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: I thank Pauline McNeill for her important question and recognise that she has regularly raised issues in that regard, particularly around violence against women and girls. Spiking is an abhorrent act of violence. In the run-up to Christmas, Police Scotland is working with partners to ensure that licensed premises are safe spaces for all, including through introducing a spiking toolkit and by...

Scottish Parliament: Best Start Foods (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government would be more than happy to meet Bob Doris and the Scottish Pantry Network, because his points are incredibly important. I am very pleased that we are expanding eligibility for best start foods in February so that a further 20,000 people will benefit. I was pleased to make that announcement earlier this year. Although estimated take-up for 2022-23 is 92 per cent, some...

Scottish Parliament: Rail Fares (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: This is the Government that has abolished and scrapped peak rail fares through our current pilot. This is the Government that froze fares for a number of years. We again get to the contradiction at the heart of all Conservative contributions, which is that they demand that we spend more money—in this case, on rail services—but oppose every single revenue-raising option. In fact, they go...

Scottish Parliament: New Year’s Day (Day Off for Retail Staff) (21 Dec 2023)

Humza Yousaf: We are not. That is a mischaracterisation of our position. We believe in fair work. We are proud of the work that our party has done on fair work principles, which we expect everybody—including the Government—to abide by. I will examine what more we can do in relation to the 2007 act. I am more than happy to work with USDAW, for which we have the utmost respect, and retail staff. It is...


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