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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 12 August 2025
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Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Budget Savings and Reductions 2022-23

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

If I can push on that a wee bit, Deputy First Minister, I am not sure that I understand yet what that 拢82 million was going to be used for. I appreciate that the money goes into a big pot, and you described how that pot is spent. However, it is hard for the committee and the Parliament to know the intended purpose if we do not know how the 拢82 million was going to be spent. For example, was it for social security or education? Presumably, you had allocated 拢82 million to a particular Government department or budget. Where is that money coming from?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

I will push on that a wee bit. I think that what you suggest is all very sensible but it is only the best medium-term solution. My question is鈥攇iven that I do not think that using a boat is a solution for anything except for an extremely short period of time鈥攄o you think that there is a short-term answer to the problem?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Budget Savings and Reductions 2022-23

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

Thank you for making the time to speak to us this morning. To follow on from Pam Duncan-Glancy鈥檚 questions, what will be the practical effects with regard to the employability budget reduction? You said that there is an increase in the budget and that the changes will not affect services that are being provided. I am trying to work out what the extra 拢56 million was planned to do, if its absence is not going to affect direct services.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

Good morning, gentlemen. I will go back to Pam Duncan-Glancy鈥檚 previous questions about the legislation that will be introduced next week. I appreciate that we do not yet know the details of the legislation鈥攚e will see it, I think, an hour before the committee sits. Obviously, there might be more issues in Edinburgh and Lothian, but I have a number of constituents who have buy-to-let properties, so their mortgages are being paid by the rent payments that they receive. With mortgage payments possibly now going up because of inflation and interest rates, are you concerned that those people will have to withdraw their properties from the market? One of the other unforeseen circumstances could be that there is less housing available for rent, because people cannot meet their mortgage payments.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

It is a quick question for Gordon MacRae. On Monday, I met with a fairly large homelessness charity in Edinburgh and heard about the impact of the people coming from Ukraine on the demand that already exists. Obviously, we all welcome the Ukrainians coming to Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland, but how do we deal with the other people who are still on the list? Practically, do you see the way forward as being to keep people in the central belt, or should there be a different policy? The committee has discussed previously whether it is better to distribute people throughout Scotland. Obviously, the issue will go on for a number of months, if not years. What is the longer-term approach?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Budget Savings and Reductions 2022-23

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

Maybe I will try just one more time. On a practical level, will it mean that a particular service is affected? It is a reasonable amount of money, so does it mean that a third sector charity will not be getting funding or that a particular project will not now be run? I appreciate that this is happening at a high level, but what consequence will it have for individuals in Scotland for the next six months?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Budget Savings and Reductions 2022-23

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

Can you give us a list of those programmes?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Budget Savings and Reductions 2022-23

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

Okay. I am a bit confused, but I am sure that others will pick that up.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Pre-budget Scrutiny

Meeting date: 29 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

Thank you, both, for coming. I appreciate the situation that you are in, but today we are trying to look forward to next year鈥檚 budget. We must remember that we are here to scrutinise the Scottish Government鈥檚 budget, not the UK Government鈥檚 budget. This is the Scottish Parliament and we are responsible for the decisions that are made here by our Parliament and our Government.

With regard to the budget for next year鈥攚e are considering next year鈥檚 budget, not the current position鈥攚hat priorities do you want the Scottish Government to have?

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 27 September 2022

Jeremy Balfour

It does. That is very helpful. Thank you.