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Review current grant schemes available to small landholders, including consideration of take up rates, use of the farm advisory service and consider any constraints around borrowing faced by small landholders when compared to crofters and other areas of the agricultural sector.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 February 2024
Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/23/01/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
This view was echoed in a written submission from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, which expressed concern that there have been inconsistencies in the treatment of social housing stock compared to other tenures.SFHA Cladding Submission | Scottish Parliament Website
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In the response to the Scottish Government consultation, just over half agreed that the 51% share should be removed compared with 48% who disagreed. She told us “Our approach in the Bill is to strike a balance between the two views”.
The importance of the terms and conditions of the new re-skilled roles was also stressed, with Unions noting that they must be comparable with those of pre-transition roles.3The Scottish Parliament. (2023, March 1).
Considerations that I would have had—and the accountable officer in any future iterations around the cost of the vessels would have— include whether the contract continues to represent best value, whether it is still the best opportunity to get the ferries delivered to a reasonable timetable, and whether it continues to deliver value for money compared with...
In April 2022, the Scottish Government published a paper analysing decisions on bail and remand in the sheriff courts, which found that remand was significantly more likely in solemn procedure cases, 40% compared to 7.7% of relevant summary cases.
This is a pragmatic and evidence-based solution to ensure that the spawning cod are protected whilst also mitigating the socio-economic impacts on our vulnerable coastal communities. Compared to the original closure with exemptions this provides for increased protection for spawning cod.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 December 2021
Renters have fewer savings and are more likely to have lost their job and been on furlough compared to those with mortgages7Resolution Foundation. (2020, October).
The same work also found that inheritance of a holding by a woman was more common in crofting in comparison with agriculture overall (34% compared to 24%).7Scottish Government . (2017, June 23).