Scottish Government revealed to have spent six figure sum on bill

Nov 5, 2021

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Six-figure sum spent by Scottish Government on children's rights bill defence
Nine in ten GP practices say staff facing abuse from patients
Scotland owed carbon capture by UK after 'decades of Westminster reliance on North Sea oil'
Hydrogen train's Glasgow trip for rail chief's will be electric powered
‘Abusive’ tweets sent to a SNP MP have been handed to House of Commons security

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	Six-figure sum spent by Scottish Government on children's rights bill defence

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