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This National Test Programme will include early progress on reducing livestock emissions and the package should be implemented by spring 2022 with recruitment of farmers and crofters expected to begin this autumn.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2021
Today I am announcing that up to £42 million in funding will be made available between 4 October 2021 and 31 March 2022 to support bus operators to maintain services.
We were slightly disappointed to see that the date for that review had been pushed back, but we will continue to engage with the Scottish Government on that.
We have had concerns around the timeliness of its responses to representations and how it has used its enforcement powers to date. We have detailed those concerns in our comprehensive consultation response, so I will not repeat all that.
In writing, we have the option to pose questions or to ask to be kept up to date. If the committee is not content with the proposal, we can make a series of recommendations.
In writing, we have the option to pose questions or to ask to be kept up to date. If the committee is not content with the proposal, we can make a series of recommendations.
Following the successful completion of the trial programme of project bank accounts that was recommended by the review of Scottish public sector procurement and construction, the Scottish Government has published guidance on the implementation of project bank accounts in construction contracts.
The so-called 'DIY Abortion pills' are available to anyone (who may have to lie about their age, gender or conception date) and many women are unwilling or unable to get the medical assistance they need.