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Those inquiries covered Part 2 (Community Planning), Part 9 (Allotments), Part 3 (Participation requests) and Part 5 (Asset transfer requests). • Could you provide an update on the progress being made by the Scottish Government on its review of the Community Empowerment Act and when you expect it to be completed.
This includes improving and extending existing measures such as the Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation grant scheme, Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme, and Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund. New measures such as co-operation support programmes and capital investment support for agri-technology could also potentially be put in place.
For ease of reference, I have include links to the relevant publications: • New payment for farmers to improve animal health and welfare launched under Preparing for Sustainable farming; • Route Map for agricultural reform; • Guidance on the list of the measures being considered and evaluated for inclusion for future agriculture support in Scotland; • Full 2023 Payment Strategy timetable; • Opening of a new round of the Knowledge Transfer...
Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training Jamie Hepburn MSP T: 0300 244 4000 E: [email protected] Sue Webber MSP Convener Education, Children and Young People Committee Scottish Parliament By email: [email protected] 24 February 2023 Dear Convener UHI Colleges Merger The Scottish Government’s consultation into the proposed merger of UHI colleges: West Highland College, North Highland College and Lews Castle College will go public today and will last for 10 weeks. https://consult.gov.scot/lifelong-learning-and-skills/rural-and-islands- college-merger-proposal The proposal which is being consulted on is for the three colleges to merge, to form one single, incorporated college, by transferring...
This is to ensure ‘safe and secure transfer’ from the DWP benefit to Social Security Scotland. • Like PIP, ADP will ‘fast track’ claims if a person is terminally ill – albeit there is a wider definition of ‘terminal illness’ in ADP. • A consultation on ADP was held in early 2021.
S5W-06599 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06096 by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2017, what the rates have been for (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
The power to designate services is conferred on the Secretary of State under clause 25, the Scottish Ministers under clause 26 and the Welsh Ministers under clause 27.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2025
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Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the first quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2025-26
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of all instruments during 13 May to 8 September 2025.
My UK parliamentary business costs and expenses are made publicly available on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority website at www.theipsa.org.uk. On 26 August 2022 I received remuneration of £211.25 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY).