Found: : [T]o return the economy to the path of sustainable growth, reduce inflation, unemployment and poverty
Formal Minutes May. 28 2024
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)Found: Housing (SVC0029) Anonymised (SVC0030) Miss Linda Francis (SVC0033) Anonymised (SVC0035) Child Poverty
Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: left to civil society organisations, including the systematic study undertaken by the Child Poverty
Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: Panopticon – Big Brother Watch, July 2021: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Poverty
Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: government departments (two from the Cabinet Office itself). 6.The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty
Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: Future demand: Prevention and Inequalities 5.1One in four UK children live in poverty with the health
Mentions:
1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) are promoted in appropriate ways across Scotland, with no unintended consequences with regard to fuel poverty - Speech Link
2: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) I am glad that Emma Roddick has raised the issue of rural fuel poverty. - Speech Link
Asked by: Regan, Ash (Alba Party - Edinburgh Eastern)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its long-term labour market strategy.
Answered by Arthur, Tom - Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
Helping people into fair, sustainable jobs is central to delivering on the ambitions set out in Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation.
We are taking action to address labour and skills shortages, including better aligning the education and skills system with the needs of employers and the economy.
Our No One Left Behind approach to employability support is an all-age, place-based, person-centred model to support people further removed from the labour market to move towards, into and to remain in work.
While employment law is reserved, through our Fair Work Action Plan we are helping to create fairer workplaces, address structural inequalities, and enhance workers’ rights, so that Scotland’s labour market offers good quality and rewarding jobs for everyone.
All of this supports the interconnected priorities this government is working towards - of growing a fair, green economy, to invest in sustainable public services, tackle the climate emergency and eradicate child poverty.
Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason wellbeing economy has been removed from the title of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic.
Answered by Forbes, Kate
The appointment of a new ministerial team has presented an opportunity to simplify portfolio titles across all parts of government. This in no way changes our commitment to the principles of a Wellbeing Economy, as set out in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation.
A growing economy that is fair and green supports delivery of our other priorities to work towards eradicating child poverty, delivering sustainable public services and tackling the climate emergency. These are and will continue to be the key focus for the Scottish Government.
Mentions:
1: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) Those include people living in poverty, experiencing homelessness, or living with addiction; people having - Speech Link
2: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) to tackle poverty in this environment. - Speech Link