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Our separate Fiscal Update sets out the latest position for the 2021-22 Scottish Budget in light of changes since August, including additional COVID- 19 funding, the UK Budget and new OBR forecasts, and revised Scottish Government borrowing plans.
Following discussions between Scottish Parliament officials and Scottish Government officials, the instrument was withdrawn on 26 August 2025 and re-laid on 28 August 2025.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
However, the other half of the emissions reduction involves a roughly 26 per cent reduction in livestock numbers by 2035 and a 36 per cent reduction by 2045.
She said2Education, Children and Young People Committee. Official Report, 26 February 2025, Col 41. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?
This could lead to reducing spend becoming the focus of local authority action in response, which could mean "the quality that we seek through the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill would be lost or would be deincentivised".iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 8 October 2024, Col 26
Clare Wharmby provided a further example:
"Catering is...
The Cabinet Secretary undertook to write to the Committee with more detail on this issue.ivNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 17 September 2024, Col 41 A letter on the development of the climate change plan was received on 26 September.xiiLetter from the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy to the Committee on development of the climate change plan - 26 September 2024
In its conclusions the FPA Committee said:
"...the costs of adapting to a changing environment and taking action to meet Scotland’s statutory emissions targets to reach net-zero by 2045 will be significant.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 September 2024
A review by Zero Waste Scotland estimated that between 21 and 26 million single-use vapes were consumed and discarded in Scotland between April 2022 and April 2023.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
The introduction of additional charging for single-use carrier bags in 2014 was viewed as illustrative of how behaviour change can be managed through financial incentives.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 26 September 2023, cols 20 and 21 and written submissions including SEPA, Glasgow City Council and Fareshare Scotland.
They spoke about the work currently being undertaken to analyse the data to evaluate effectiveness and how to move forward.Local Government and Communities Committee Official Report 18 December 2019 Col 26 They told the Committee that initially their work was to ensure women and girls did not miss out on educational opportunities, but they had extended prov...