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We made representation—not only the commission. In November 2024, we met officials at a general round-table event at which secretaries of state were present.
That is listed as a case study, but we do not see any policy that would enable it to be expanded elsewhere. In 2024, less than 1 per cent of the new renewable energy capacity that was added in Scotland had an element of community or local ownership.
According to UK Government data, 1,312 collisions involving e-scooters were reported in the UK in 2024, and six people were killed in collisions last year.
We knew that 13 years ago but, according to the latest Scottish health survey, in 2024, only six in 10 adults in Scotland met the recommended levels of physical activity.
The bill proposes quashing convictions, as happened in the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024, but we do not think that that is the appropriate way to address the problem that is raised in the policy memorandum.
Although wildfire figures vary year to year, the upward trend is stark. Between 2024 and the first half of 2025, the number of recorded wildfires more than tripled, from 55 in all of 2024 to 187 in just the first six months of this year.
It was called the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024. Yes, that act presented a few difficulties, because the people in question were convicted for a number of offences.
On culture, the last interministerial group meeting took place in May 2024 and since then, further meetings have been delayed repeatedly, so no discussion was possible, in the run-up to the summit, on the creative Europe programme and on the mobility of touring artists.
That is on top of the Scottish Government’s general revenue funding to local authorities. In 2024-25, 13 individual projects across the country were awarded PLIF funding.