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Further information on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill and accompanying documents
The Bill provides a framework that Scottish Ministers ‘will use to develop the support that farming and rural communities need in order to adapt to new opportunities and new challenges, and to prosper in a ch...
The Committee’s inquiry concluded that the planning system needs to be strengthened to ensure no new developments unfairly compete with town centre provision.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 September 2022
The organisations suggested the costs for NatureScot to administer a licensing scheme would be higher than those detailed in the FM on account of the possible need for training of new staff to keep pace with the demand for licences and the potential need for site visits by NatureScot staff to remote areas to assess t...
Regulation of healthcare and associated professions 26. Clause 123 of the Bill provides the Secretary of State powers to enable reform of the overarching system of healthcare professional regulation.
Despite allocating £20 million to preparations for a second independence referendum, the SNP will slash council budgets by 6.3 per cent in real terms, which means a cut of £11 million in East Lothian by 2025-26.Why does the SNP-Green Government not just give it a rest and commit that £20 million to council services rather than waste it on its constitutional...