Here's what's happening in politics across the UK, Scotland and North-east today.
Scottish Parliament
Today’s business includes:
- General Questions (questions of interest include: “To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of jobs in offshore wind and the wider green economy” and “To ask the Scottish Government how the country's transport system can help to improve economic growth.”
- First Minister’s Questions
- Members’ Business: S6M-02777 Longstanding Underpayment of Social Care Staff (in the name of Alex Rowley)
- Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions
- Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
- Ministerial Statement: Rail Accident Investigation Branch Report into Carmont Passenger Train Derailment
- Ministerial Statement: Scottish Government Response to Report by Independent Advisor on Education Reform
- Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Debate: The Road to COP27 and Beyond: Tackling the Climate Emergency in the Aftermath of COP26
- Withdrawal of Bill: UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill
- Decision Time
The following Committees are meeting this morning:
- Public Audit Committee
- Social Justice and Social Security Committee
- Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
- COVID-19 Recovery Committee
UK Parliament
Today’s business includes:
- Oral Questions to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- General Debate on International Women’s Day
- Westminster Hall Debate: General debate on people with deteriorating long-term health conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Aberdeenshire Council
Meeting of the Infrastructure Services Committee. Issues covered include: Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service; Business Improvement Districts; Urban Gulls Strategy; Pavement Parking; Local Transport Strategy; Draft Hydrogen Action Plan; and Aberdeenshire Development Plan Scheme 2022.
Aberdeen City Council
Meetings of the Budget, Integration Joint Board