Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 10 February 2016
10 Feb 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Local Government Finance Settlement
Finance, Constitution and Economy
The Scottish Government has added to the Tory cuts and has squeezed local councils further. Glasgow City Council is facing a real-terms cut of £64 million. I have already had several elderly minority ethnic constituents and minority ethnic organisations raise concerns about the tripling of the cost of their day centres. Subsequent job losses are also expected in the area.
Does the cabinet secretary agree with me that as resources are cut for specialist services, the Government should assess the impact of those cuts on minority ethnic staff and services and make sure that an equality impact assessment is carried out before any further jobs or services are lost in that field?
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