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This Scottish Government Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, Angela Constance MSP, on 26 June 2018. The Lead Committee is the Local Government and Communities Committee.
It is clear that the UK Government wants to achieve the best deal for my constituents in the Borders, the best deal for Scotland and the best deal for the United Kingdom, recognising that there were 17 million votes to leave the EU.
“Building a New Scotland” (Island Communities) To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to “support the constitutional protection of the specific interests and needs of island communities”, as outlined in its latest “Building a New Scotland” paper.
For example we are close to concluding work on new updated biodiversity guidance and support for planning authorities handling applications for battery energy storage."
The income tax reconciliation outlook is looking more gloomy for subsequent years. Latest SFC forecasts and Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) BGA forecasts (from March 2019) for 2018-19 point to a negative reconciliation of £555 million to be made to the 2021-22 Budget and a reduction of £211 million in the 2022-23 Budget from latest 2019-20 outturn forecast.
Access arrangements - update 2. Following the First Minister’s latest statement, the SPCB noted that Scotland was still in Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s roadmap, with working from home, where possible, still the default position.
The First Minister visited mainland China and Hong Kong from 26 to 31 July 2015 to promote Scottish innovation and deliver a programme covering education, culture, trade and investment, including oil and gas.