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The Bill seeks to repeal the Forestry Act 1967 in Scotland.
Part 2 of the Bill seeks to transfer and update the powers and duties of the Forestry Commissioners, in so far as they relate to Scotland, to Scottish Ministers, as set out below.
SEPA will have a duty to grant or transfer an authorisation for a regulated activity only where it is satisfied that the proposed person is a fit and proper person to carry on the activity.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 February 2026
However, I can confirm that in 2025-26 the Scottish Government contributed £1,640,000 to the service.The current contract ends in March 2027 and we will be considering service delivery and expenditure based on future requirement.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the First Minister and the President of the European Commission on 26 July 2025. The First Minister met President Von der Leyen in Scotland on 26 July.They discussed transatlantic trade talks, the current s...
Scottish Income Tax is forecast to raise a record £20.5 billion in 2025-26 with the latest SFC forecast showing a positive contribution to the 2025-26 Scottish Budget of £616 million.
Our Operational Improvement Plan is clear that the Scottish Government will support an additional 10,000 National Treatment Centre (NTC) procedures in 2025-26.In 2024-25 cataracts represented 36.5% of the total NTC capacity allocated.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to distribute the additional £4.5 million in its draft Budget 2025-26 for long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and other similar conditions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposal in the draft Budget 2025-26 to reduce spending at Ferguson Marine by one quarter will have on employment at the yard.
It to pieces of legislation that have been passed in 25 2 MARCH 2022 26 puts climate and nature, along with the whole autonomy, when compared to the EU single concept of a wellbeing economy, at the heart of market.