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Different Government agencies are responsible for different schemes under the SRDP. For example Scottish Forestry are responsible for the FGS , while SNH and the Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID) are jointly responsible for agri-environmental climate schemes as well as other agricultural support such as ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure transparent public reporting on water scarcity indicators, drought risk levels and associated infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 February 2026
The Draft Budget also includes £20m of capital funding for the Climate Emergency, and £15.5 for Inter Island Connectivity.The Scottish Government’s policy on spending is to allow local authorities the financial freedom to operate independently.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cumulative household cost of its net zero strategy, in light of the Climate Change Committee reportedly estimating a £750 million annual cost until 2050.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Islands Connectivity Plan in full, in light of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation in its 2023 Report to Parliament.
The 2023 State of Nature report found that Scotland is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Our Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to 2045 sets out to tackle the nature emergency and address the twin climate and biodiversity crises.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23354 by Mairi McAllan on 14 December 2023, whether any special advisers were present during any of those meetings.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 December 2023
The Scottish Government is broadly supportive of the proposal by the Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser, for a Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP).