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"I would say we require this to be legislative." - Ellie Twist, @UKELA_LAW on proposals to use legislation to promote consideration by public bodies of sustainable development and the wellbeing of future generations. Watch the meeting: https://t.co/MjwcK51QOE
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This morning’s meeting has started. Watch live: https://t.co/jF1CknjfF3
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At 9.00am tomorrow we'll take further evidence on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill. We'll hear from @RTPIPlanners, @SocEntScot, @UKELA_LAW and @CYPCS.
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At 9.00am tomorrow we'll take further evidence on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill. We'll hear from @RTPIPlanners, @SocEntScot, @UKELA_LAW and @CYPCS.
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Earlier today, we held a debate in @ScotParl on the findings of our inquiry into the financial implications of domestic abuse. Watch the debate in full: https://t.co/4lrUvMjC3f
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How do we make links between wellbeing and sustainable development, and the planet? We asked Skye Allan MSYP and Kristers Lukins MSYP of @OfficialSYP. Catch up with yesterday's evidence session on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill: https://t.co/xCTZfO0Skc
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Today's meeting on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill is just starting. Watch live:
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What do @CarnegieUKTrust, @IntDevAlliance, @ScotLINK and @officialSYP MSYPs think of legislature that aims to ensure sustainable development and the wellbeing of future generations? Watch our evidence session on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill from 9am tomorrow.
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What do @CarnegieUKTrust, @IntDevAlliance, @ScotLINK and @officialSYP MSYPs think of legislature that aims to ensure sustainable development and the wellbeing of future generations? Watch our evidence session on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Bill from 9am tomorrow.
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We held our first evidence session on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill yesterday. Professor Colin Reid spoke to us about the place of sustainable development and the impact legislating for it could have. Watch back: https://t.co/1UyqiwEHjh
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We're scrutinising a Bill which will promote consideration by public bodies of sustainable development and the wellbeing of future generations. Watch our first evidence session:
scottishparliament.tv
At approximately 10am tomorrow we'll hold our first evidence session on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill. We will hear from Professor Calvin Jones and Professor Colin Reid. Find out more about the Bill: https://t.co/oA28NIbXLp
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At approximately 10am tomorrow we'll hold our first evidence session on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill. We will hear from Professor Calvin Jones and Professor Colin Reid. Find out more about the Bill: https://t.co/oA28NIbXLp
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"It takes a significant period of time to build trusting relationships and we know that that's a vehicle for change" -Kelda Gaffney, @GCHSCP We held a session with @SP_Justice and @SP_HSCS on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use: https://t.co/FeyqTZgjs0
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On Thursday we'll join @SP_SJSS and @SP_HSCS to take evidence on the safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, and take evidence from @MareeToddMSP. The evidence is part of our cross-committee scrutiny of drug deaths and drug harms. Watch live @9am: https://t.co/7wGPO8CT1o
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This morning's evidence session on future social security spending has just started. Watch live:
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We'll continue our scrutiny over the future of social security spending at 9am tomorrow. We'll hear from @S_A_Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
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We'll continue our scrutiny over the future of social security spending at 9am tomorrow. We'll hear from @S_A_Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
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"We increasingly have found that caring is a social determinant of, of health but so much of that is linked to poverty..." - Fiona Collie, @CarersScotland Watch last week's meeting where we considered future social security spending in Scotland: https://t.co/7PZU7sPiqx
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"Something which the Scottish Government should do in regard to social security is look more at how it can work with ... the UK Government on how it might increase the uptake of things like pension credit." - Adam Stachura, @agescotland Watch back: https://t.co/zzZ0aM30R9
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This morning’s meeting has started ⬇️ Watch live: https://t.co/SDuLh7cH9m
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At 9am tomorrow we'll look at proposed amendments to pension age winter heating assistance and social security with @S_A_Somerville tomorrow morning. We'll then consider future social security spending with @OPFS, @agescotland, @CarersScotland and @ALLIANCEScot.
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At 9am tomorrow we'll look at proposed amendments to pension age winter heating assistance and social security with @S_A_Somerville tomorrow morning. We'll then consider future social security spending with @OPFS, @agescotland, @CarersScotland and @ALLIANCEScot.
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"I think that disabled people and people who are ill continue to experience some of the worst stigma and shame piled upon them for needing to access payments." - Emma Jackson, @CitAdviceScot Watch our evidence session on future social security spending: https://t.co/szqwyfESG4
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"[The Scottish Child Payment] will and is making a difference, but we do have to go further." - Chris Birt, @jrf_uk Watch this week's evidence as we consider future social security spending in Scotland: https://t.co/vbnr1X9UNX
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