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Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
We are talking about £5 million across the whole of Scotland, out of a Scottish Government budget of, I think, over £40 billion.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
You are fine—the microphone comes on automatically.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
We could compare personal reflections on that. Will you meet your manifesto commitment of renewing every play park across Scotland in this parliamentary session?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Have you asked the Welsh Government, at ministerial level or official level, how it is able to provide universal coverage when only 15 of the 32 of our local authorities are signed up to the EVOLVEvisits system?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
It is on those figures.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
For absolute clarity, the buildings have not not been touched since that time—they have had upgrades. They maybe need more, but I do not think that we can say on the record that they have not been touched since 1939.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Are you finished, Mr Adam?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Before we bring in Ms Kearns, how do you think that your Government is doing? You made a manifesto commitment to renew all play parks in Scotland in this session of Parliament. How are you doing?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Aberdeenshire Council’s spend on play parks reduced by 86 per cent from 2018-19 to 2022-23, and Glasgow City Council reduced its spend by 68 per cent over the same period. Is that the way that you renew all play parks?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 27 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Has Disclosure Scotland done projections on how many additional people that could involve? If the Government does not have those figures, do you have those figures?