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As the flowing table shows, for the 5-years 2016-2020 (latest data available), the estimates of direct jobs in renewable electricity increased from 5,000 to 6,800, an increase of 36% over the period.
The updated plan includes over 100 new policies and provides a clear and credible pathway to meeting our emissions reductions targets over the period to 2032.
These locations will transfer to Qualifications Scotland and so there will be no relocation cost.The transition from the Scottish Qualifications Authority to Qualifications Scotland through our Education Reform Programme in 2025-26 is forecast to cost approximately £0.3m for rebranding and £0.436m for restructuring, to meet the Bill requirements...
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31971 by Gillian Martin on 12 December 2024, and the publication of its Programme for Government 2025-26, for what reason it no longer plans to introduce new primary legislation on drinking water and wastewater in the current parliamentary session...
The Scottish Government set out the 2024-25 public sector pay metrics today in a new Framework for a multi-year Pay Policy covering 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 December 2021
The £50 million Ending Homelessness Together Fund announced in 2017 is for five years (2018-23) and the new £50 million announced in Programme for Government 2021 to end homelessness is for this parliamentary term (2021-26).
SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee
Established: 5 December 2024
Remit:
To consider, review and report on the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) supported bodies landscape in accordance with the Parliament’s resolution of 31 October 2024 and develop a clear strategic framework to underpin and provide coherence and structure to the SPCB supported bodies landscape by the end of June 2025, including—
(a) creating effective accountability and scrutiny mechanisms;
(b) formalising strengthened criteria for creating new...
Increasing the diversity of committee witnesses is one part of a much wider strategy to create a Parliament which is welcoming to people from all walks of life as a place to work, visit and engage with. We look forward to working in partnership with you and hope that this guidance is a starting point to encourage and support you to make progre...
While their purchase of Langholm Moor was a "good news story" they highlighted the huge effort involved and identified community registration of interest as an area where improvement was needed.
The Order
The accompanying Policy Note states that the purpose of the Order is to—
amend the definition of “commercial consideration” to make clear that provision of a service is no longer included in that definition.
exclude temporary placements for foster children where the accommodation is not their main residence.
provide clarity that licensing authorities can approve part of an application for a single licence for multiple premises on the same site.
exclude guest rooms within certain residential accommodation that are available for visiting...