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The consultation will close on 30 October 2022. Annie Bosse Researcher 05/10/2022 The purpose of this briefing is to provide a brief overview of issues raised by the petition.
Mark Roberts Chief Executive Environmental Standards Scotland Ìrean Àrainneachdail na h-Alba Edward Mountain MSP Convener Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP ___ 14 October 2022 Dear Mr Mountain NET ZERO, ENERGY AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, 25 OCTOBER 2022 1.
In the last 12 months (May 2021 to April 2022) 51,674 of 66,687 (77%) of correspondence items sent to Scottish Ministers were answered within 20 working days, as either Ministerial or Official replies.
It is noted that the deadline for spending awards for the Community Renewal Fund has been extended to 30 June 2022, however the delay in announcing successful bids until 3 November 2021 is likely to provide challenges for some successful applicants.
Subsection (2A) creates a new discretionary power to up-rate, which will apply only for the 2022-23 tax year. It will allow the pensions and benefit listed in section 150A(1) to be up-rated in line with prices or 2.5%, whichever is highest.
The Existing Homes Alliance and others have worked positively and constructively with us to date, and we will continue to engage with that organisation and others as we finalise our approach.
I discussed some of the national issues in my original answer. We keep closely up to date with local authorities and trade unions and, if anything more can be done, we are happy to do it.
Supplementary written submission from Dr Ruth Lamont, dated 26 March 2025 SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee Information on the structural relationship between the Standards Commission for Scotland and the Ethical Standards Commissioner for Scotland 1.