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Finance and Local Government

– in the Scottish Parliament on 3 September 2025.

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  • Working-age Economic Inactivity (8 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on the public finances of working-age economic inactivity. (S6O-04874)

  • Ethical Divestment (Support for Public Bodies) (4 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support local authorities and other public bodies to apply ethical criteria when deciding whether to divest from sectors such as fossil...

  • Public Bodies that Incur Substantial Legal Costs (4 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what role the finance secretary has in authorising any continued expenditure of public bodies that incur substantial legal costs, including those covered by the...

  • Local Authorities (Transformation Programmes) (8 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with local authorities to deliver transformation programmes and accelerate any reforms needed to achieve financial sustainability and ensure that...

  • Council Services (In-person Access) (4 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to local authorities to help ensure that all residents across the north-east can access local council services, including help when...

  • Social Care Services (East Dunbartonshire) (6 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to East Dunbartonshire Council to help meet any additional costs of providing social care services for an ageing population....

  • Public Services (Empowering Local Communities) (7 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage and support local authorities to empower and enable people and communities to have a greater say over the delivery of local...

  • Agency Staff (Scottish Government Expenditure) (5 speeches)

    To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is reportedly spending over £1 million every week on agency staff, in light of its having announced plans to reduce corporate costs....