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Embodied Carbon White Paper – Jonathan McQuillan Following 2 years of research with Strathclyde University, supported by funding from Innovate UK and Scottish Enterprise, Anderson Bell Christie have launched their White Paper, titled Balance.
The Scottish Government has established the Grangemouth Just Transition Fund to support business bring forward propositions that will secure industrial cluster’s future, such as those set out in Project Willow.
Could you please confirm: • the measures that local authorities have in place to provide a clear ‘offline’ alternative for their services, such as accessing council tax reduction information and applications for the Scottish Welfare Fund; • whether the Blue Badge application is only available online and if so, whether accessible alternatives have been consi...
In your letter you asked us to provide a progress update from the Joint Working Group on Sources of Local Government Funding and Council Tax Reform. I am aware that you also asked for a similar update from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
Firstly, we are concerned about the lack of connection between the scrutiny that we undertake and the decisions that the SPCB make about the funding of these bodies. We believe that it is appropriate for the relevant subject committees to undertake scrutiny of the bodies.
. • A breakdown of the costs of the audit modernisation project, including on what areas the £672,000 allocation for 2025/26 is due to be spent, and clarification of how £592,000 of this amount is to fund ‘people costs’ arising from the project.
It may be of interest to the petitioner to note that OOH advertising - uniquely amongst the various types of advertising e.g. TV, Online, Radio, Print etc - funds valuable public services at no cost to the taxpayer.
. - Horizon Housing Association, a social enterprise that promotes and provides affordable housing and services across central Scotland. Agenda item 5 Treasury Funds Agenda item 6 Presentations 1 Update on the Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill and Proposal Colin Smyth MSP How the new measures to charity law in the Charities (Regulation and Admin...
We have committed £40 million across the Growth Deal and additional funding of £10 million for the Greener Grangemouth Programme over the next 10 years to deliver inclusive economic growth across the region.
You will note that in agreeing the motion, as amended, the Council agreed to urge the Scottish and UK Government to immediately consider the following:- "a full or partial restoration of 'local connection' within Scotland to help manage out-of-area + homelessness presentations. the reversal of cuts to the Affordable Housing Supply Programme budget to ensure South + Lanarkshire Council can deliver all 1300 additional council homes set out in the Strategic Housing Investment Plan and that national housing targets can be met. further assistance to manage housing need arising from humanitarian and asylum + programmes. fair funding...