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I agree that it is important for us to investigate the position of crofters and small hill farmers, but I think that we should do so as part of the agriculture inquiry. A lot of Government and EU funding goes into agriculture and we must examine how that funding is being spent and whether it could be better targeted....
Funding for Victim Support Scotland has increased from £1.5 million last year to £1.7 million this year; the average grant in Scotland per victim is three times higher than that in England and Wales.
It was pointed out that immigration has had a positive effect on economic growth in Germany. A new workforce has brought new skills. The sentiments that were expressed by the minister were very positive.Do members agree with the recommendations at the end of my report—paper EO.S2.07.05.01?
Social Rented Housing(Development Constraints) To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made to eliminate development constraints on plans for social rented housing.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 January 2001
The Public Transport Fund (PTF) was announced in the Scottish Transport White Paper in 1998 and was specifically created to assist local authorities in providing key value for money developments to their public transport network.
If not, can the 2012 target be met? What needs to be done? Developmentfunding is the funding for housing associations to build new homes, so that is the process whereby new supply is provided.