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This tends to grow when earnings and employment in the Scottish economy grow.LBTTThe amount paid in land and property transactions in Scotland.SLfTThe amount of waste disposed of at landfill sites in Scotland.SATThe amount of primary aggregates (e.g. sand, gravel and rock) commercially exploited in Scotland.To explain this, consider a scenario where Scottis...
In response, the Session 6 Scottish Government provided funding to support community cohesion, and has considered measures such as “buffer zones” around accommodation sites.
The National Audit Office estimates direct expenditure by the UK Government on asylum seekers of around £4 billion in 2024–25, largely driven by accommodation costs.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 February 2026
However, they explained that RLUPs “may not necessarily be the solution” due to the need for environmental assessments to be carried out at a site-level.
The Committee recognises the important role farmers and crofters must play in accelerating progress on peatland restoration and tree-planting at the scale needed to deliver the Scottish Government’s LULUCF...
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
They establish a general duty on the Scottish Ministers, competent authorities and statutory advisers to comply with the EU habitats and wild birds directives; provide for the designation and management of protected areas (or ‘designated sites’ – including special areas of conservation and special protection areas) and set out protections and licensing rule...
Committee reports
Date published:
30 September 2025
These relate to net zero and offshore wind, forestry, consistency with other UK regimes, electronic reports and creating flexibility for protected sites.
Section 2(2) of the Bill would provide that the Scottish Ministers could only exercise the section 2(1) power if it accords with one or more of the six purposes set out at section 3.