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FM: coronavirus update
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew’s House, on Tuesday 9 June: Good afternoon. I’ll start – as I always do – with an update on some of the key...
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BAME community and coronavirus: we need answers
A recent publication released by the government states that BAME communities – including the Bangladeshi community – are disproportionality impacted by COVID-19 (writes Foysol Choudhury). My community...
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Drilling down the data: community funding maps
Interactive breakdown of emergency funding A new collection of digital maps is to display the funding being given to support communities across Scotland affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). The online...
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First Test and Protect data published
Breaking the chain of virus transmission The first set of data from week one of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Test and Protect system has been published. The data, which will be published weekly, shows:...
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Summer support for students
Earlier financial help for those facing hardship Students facing hardship this summer due to COVID-19 can now receive financial support within a package of new measures. The Scottish Government has...
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Help To Buy homes scheme extended
Continued support for house-building industry and buyers More than 2,000 households will be able to buy a new build home as the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme is extended by a year to March 2022....
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First Minister focuses on return to education
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew’s House, yesterday (Tuesday 15 June): Good afternoon, and thank you very much for joining us again today. I’ll...
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Marcus Rashford forces holiday hunger rethink
Following a successful campaign by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford, the UK government yesterday announced a “Covid summer school fund” is being set up to help feed children during the...
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Phase 2: ‘We must still exercise care and caution’
Further changes to lockdown restrictions in Scotland have been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The easing of some lockdown measures are the latest steps on the road to the ‘new normal’ –...
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First Minister: ‘virus in Scotland is firmly in retreat’
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the media briefing in St Andrew’s House on Friday 19 June: Everyone, thank you very much for joining us. I am joined today by the Economy...
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More health services to restart
Patients will be able to access more health care in the coming weeks and months as NHS Scotland prepares to safely, carefully and in a series of stages, resume some services that had to be paused to...
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Test and Protect advice leaflet to be sent to Scottish households
Households are to be sent information explaining how the Test and Protect system works and setting out what to do if someone develops coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. NHS Test and Protect is being...
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First Minister focuses on return to education
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew’s House, yesterday (Tuesday 15 June): Good afternoon, and thank you very much for joining us again today. I’ll...
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Marcus Rashford forces holiday hunger rethink
Following a successful campaign by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford, the UK government yesterday announced a “Covid summer school fund” is being set up to help feed children during the...
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Phase 2: ‘We must still exercise care and caution’
Further changes to lockdown restrictions in Scotland have been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The easing of some lockdown measures are the latest steps on the road to the ‘new normal’ –...
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First Minister: ‘virus in Scotland is firmly in retreat’
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the media briefing in St Andrew’s House on Friday 19 June: Everyone, thank you very much for joining us. I am joined today by the Economy...
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More health services to restart
Patients will be able to access more health care in the coming weeks and months as NHS Scotland prepares to safely, carefully and in a series of stages, resume some services that had to be paused to...
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Test and Protect advice leaflet to be sent to Scottish households
Households are to be sent information explaining how the Test and Protect system works and setting out what to do if someone develops coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. NHS Test and Protect is being...
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Working towards economic recovery
Advisory Group report published Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has welcomed the recommendations of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery. The group, led by Benny Higgins, was tasked with recommending...
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Swinney rethink: schools now to open full-time in August
Deputy First Minister John Swinney yesterday updated Parliament on plans to reopen schools: When I spoke in this chamber on the 19th March, I said that the decision to close schools was one of the very...
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