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No one is to blame; the situation has simply developed over the past six years and must be addressed.One way of doing that would be to compel MSPs to register the purchase of such properties and any profit that is made on the back of this publicly funded allowance.
With PPP initiatives, such profit might benefit private investors and it would not necessarily be reinvested locally.Communities can contribute to developments by accessing grant funding that public sector bodies cannot access.
We have a grant scheme, calledINCREASE, for the community recycling sector and also fund the Community RecyclingNetwork for Scotland to develop the sector.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 October 2003
The forthcoming Edinburgh toNew York (Newark) air service will be the subject of investment by theRoute DevelopmentFund. This service will be aimed at improving business links andinbound tourism to Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date Midlothian Council was sent the last payment from the money allocated through the Transport Challenge Fund for the development of the A701 upgrade proposals.
Through the new opportunities for physical education and sport funding, Markinch primary school received more than £77,000 for a multi-use games area, and 26 projects in Mid Scotland and Fife have benefited from funding from the same fund.