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Subject to parliamentary approval, councils in the Highlands and Islands will receive more than £8 million from the fund and they will have flexibility in determining how best to use the funding to support local businesses and low-income households.
Significant growth in renewables, storage, hydrogen and carbon capture is the best way to secure Scotland’s future energy needs and meet our net zero objectives.
The plan focuses on the inequalities within groups of people who smoke, the prevention and reduction of the uptake of smoking among young people, and providing the best possible support for those people who want to give up.
That is why it is vital that the UK Government involves the Scottish Government—and other devolved Administrations—in trade discussions to ensure that trade agreements are in the best interests of everyone across Scotland.
The position is slightly improved since its December 2022 Forecasts, with economic growth at 0.3% in 2023-24, rising to 1.3% in 2025-26.
The SFC also forecasts that:
Total resource funding will grow by 8% from 2023-24 to £52.6 billion in 2028-29 in real terms.
The Committee recommends the SPCB and Scottish Government review the resourcing provision for the Office of the Commissioner at the end of Financial Year 2025/26 (the estimated first full financial year where only running costs will be incurred).
Therefore, it is important that we follow the JCVI advice. On Willie Rennie’s point about respect for Parliament, I go back to the point that the announcement was made by the MHRA this morning.