Scottish Parliament
Today’s business includes:
- Cost of Living (Protection of Tenants)(Scotland) Bill: Emergency Bill Motion
- Topical Questions
- Stage 1 Debate: Cost of Living (Protection of Tenants)(Scotland) Bill
- Financial Resolution: Cost of Living (Protection of Tenants)(Scotland) Bill
- Ministerial Statement: Health and Care Recovery and Winter Planning
- Committee Announcement: Finance and Public Administration Committee Report on the National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
- Decision Time
- Members’ Business: S6M-05778 Challenge Poverty Week 2022 (in the name of Elena Whitnam)
The following Committees are scheduled to meet this morning:
- Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
- Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
- Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
- Finance and Public Administration Committee
- Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
- Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
UK Parliament
No scheduled business
Aberdeenshire Council
Meetings of the following Committees are scheduled today:
- Formartine Area Committee
- School Placings and Exclusions Appeal Committee
- Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee
Aberdeen City Council
The following meetings are scheduled today:
- Licensing Board
- Joint Meeting – Local Licensing Forum and Licensing Board
News/Consultations/Funding
- Developing a Scottish tax to replace the UK Aggregates Levy – The Scottish Government is consulting on a proposal to introduce a Scottish replacement of the UK and are seeking views on how it should be structured and operate. To respond to the consultation, or for more information, please see here.
- Scottish Enterprise Account Management Service. Scottish Enterprise are providing a dedicated account management service for ambitious companies that are able to demonstrate that they can make a significant contribution to achieving a fairer and greener economy. For more information, or to apply, please see here.
- The Flexible Workforce Development Fund - £15k available for Scottish businesses to retrain and upskill workforce. More information can be found here.
- Low Carbon Transport Business Loan 2022/23 – Interest free loans are available to Scottish businesses to help lower their transport and travel costs. These loans are funded by Transport Scotland and have a repayment term of up to 6 years. More information can be found here.
- Recovery Loan Scheme extended – The UK Government has extended the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) by a further two years, with applications opening in August 2022 – when further details on the scheme will also be released. More information can be found here.
- £22 million support package to help unemployed people over 50 find work – The package will fund new measures that will help thousands of people across the UK who are over the age of 50 and unemployed. As a result, they will be given further individual support to help them find work before retirement. More information can be found here.
- Investing in net zero energy – new funding to drive innovation within the hydrogen sector and accelerate its production and storage has been launched. More information can be found here.
- Switched on Taxis Loan – Interest free loans of up to £150,000 are available to help owners and operators of hackney cabs and private hire taxis to replace their current vehicles with an eligible ultra-low emission vehicle. For further information please click here
- Low Emission Zone Support Fund for Businesses - Eligible Scottish micro businesses and sole traders can apply for up to £2,000 to take older, more polluting vehicles off the road and move towards cleaner transport options. This is for operating vehicles that are not compliant with the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards, in Scotland’s 4 largest cities. More information can be found here.