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I believe that the letter that he refers to came this week—I think that it was dated 15 May. Obviously, the cabinet secretary will respond to that letter in a timely fashion when he returns from his paternity leave.
I am delighted that sportscotland has exceeded its aim of creating 150 community sport hubs across Scotland. To date, 155 hubs have been created, with a further £6 million investment creating a total of 200 hubs by 2020.
We are committed to continuing to expand the network until 2022. In June last year, we announced £20 million of funding through our switched on towns and cities and local authority support programmes to install a further 500 charge points across Scotland.
Is the First Minister really saying that low-income families in Scotland will have to wait until 2022 before the Scottish Government introduces a desperately needed income supplement?
The plan, which covers the period 2018 to 2022, is backed by a multimillion pound package of investment, including a new £50 million tackling child poverty fund.
As the member has indicated, the ruling that is under discussion has a five-year exemption period that means that it will not come into force until 1 January 2022. The precise implications of the regulations remain unclear in a number of areas and for many countries.
The fact that net zero cannot be achieved without involving small businesses is partly because, as British Business Bank research suggests, around 50 per cent of industry carbon emissions are created by small businesses.