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The following table provides the answer to : 1. age of each vessel was at the start of 2024 2. total length of service of each vessel has been with the CalMac fleet and any previous operators.
Will the minister say more about how the decision to empower local government could benefit communities and businesses across Scotland? The 2024 act gives local government the most significant new powers in that regard since devolution.
Scottish Government officials have been working—I should say that they have been working positively—with their UK Government counterparts on proposed reforms to the Electricity Act 1989 since February 2024, which is before the current Administration took office.
The cabinet secretary and the minister will surely be aware that a freedom of information request by The Northern Scot has shown that, between 2019 and 2024, antisocial behaviour at Elgin bus station has increased by 900 per cent.
We were told that we would have to wait until after the spring budget in March 2024, but it never came. Next, the cabinet secretary for finance said that it would come with the medium-term financial strategy in May 2024, but it never came.
The 2025-26 local government finance settlement provides record funding of more than £15 billion, which is an increase of just over £1 billion compared with the 2024-25 settlement. Local authorities are essential partners in the design and delivery of public services.
We will shortly be discussing the allocation of the additional £40 million for 2024-25 with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, which brings this Government’s investment towards the delivery of affordable homes to nearly £600 million in 2024-25.