Scottish Parliament
Business includes:
- General Questions
- First Minister’s Questions
- Members’ Business - S6M-04187 Maggie Chapman: Supporting Striking University Staff
- Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills
- Ministerial Statement: Update on Cladding Remediation Programme
- Stage 1 Debate: Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Financial Resolution: Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
- Appointment to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
- Decision Time
- Members’ Business – S6M-04202 Jackie Bailie: International Nurses Day
The following Committees will meet in the morning:
- Public Audit Committee
- Social Justice and Social Security Committee
- Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
- COVID-19 Recovery Committee
- Citizen Participation and Public Petition Committee
UK Parliament
Business includes:
- Debate on the Address (Home affairs, justice, culture, media and the constitution)
Aberdeen City Council
No business.
Aberdeenshire Council
No business.
News/consultations/funding
- Latest FPMC funding round announced – Applications are now invited for a fund to support Scottish food and drink suppliers and producers to invest in future growth. More information can be found here.
- Tied Pubs – Scottish Pub Code – part 2. This consultation seeks your views on the Scottish Government's proposals on the Scottish Pubs Code for tied pubs. It seeks your views on what else the Scottish Pubs Code should contain beyond Market Rent Only leases and guest beer agreements (which were subject to a separate Scottish Pubs Code Consultation – Part 1 earlier this year). This consultation includes proposals for information to be provided to new tenants and at lease renewals, proposals on rent reviews and rent assessments, dilapidations and repairs. The consultation covers proposals for determining the maximum financial penalty which the Adjudicator can apply when a pub-owning business has failed to comply with the code, and when tied pub tenants should pay arbitration fees and expenses (the Act already deals with the responsibility of pub-owning businesses for arbitration fees and expenses). For further information or to share your views please click here. The deadline for responses is May 12 2022.
- Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Challenge Fund. This challenge supports companies to carry out research and development (R&D) to develop technology that will lead to new commercial uses for CO2 and create jobs as part of the journey to a low carbon economy. The funding will support projects at the appropriate level of technology readiness to develop and test technology in CO2 utilisation projects. For further information, or to apply please click here.
- Free online Climate Emergency Training for people across Scotland – Free online Climate emergency Training is being offered by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful in May and June 2022. More information can be found here.