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On 4 December 2024, I met Claire Mack, the Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, to discuss the broad parameters of the draft Scottish Budget 2025-26 in relation to offshore wind and wider renewables.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 September 2024
Within the difficult financial environment a decision has not yet been made on the funding for the Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) scheme for 2025-26.Any decision on funding for LIFT will be made within the full context of the Scottish Government’s budget discussions for FY 2025-26.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will detail the extent of subcontract work being undertaken by Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited for BAE Systems on the Type 26 Frigate programme. Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has advised us that it has reached agreement to second some of its staff to work for BAE Systems on fabrication work for the Type 26 Frigate programme.
Members will have seen correspondence between the committee and the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans on a previous set of council tax reduction regulations. Those are the latest in a long line of letters on the need to consolidate the council tax reduction regulations.
Right now, we have a fairly tight labour market in Scotland. It is not that there may be new jobs or new businesses; we are not looking at this tax from that perspective.
This will rise from 22% of cars and 10% of vans in 2024 to 80% of cars and 70% of vans by 2030, and 100% of both in 2035.iiDraft Climate Change Plan, Annex 2, pg 26
Vehicle Emission Trading Schemes (VETS) (one scheme on cars and one on vans): A House of Commons Library briefing sets out that: "For each non-ZEV sold, the manufacturer must have an allowance.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2025
The Bill
To provide for the more fundamental structural changes of fund consolidation and associated issues, the Bill introduces new powers for the authorities responsible for LGPSs.
The instrument extends the period a carer continues to get support after the death of a cared for person from 8 to 12 weeks; removes the requirement for carers to have been providing care for at least 14 or 22 of the past 26 weeks to become entitled to continue to be paid during a temporary break in care, and provides for the extension of eligibility for Yo...