Scottish Parliament
Business includes:
- Portfolio Questions: Justice and Veterans: Finance and the Economy
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist Debate: Ferry Procurement
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist Debate: Tackling Violent Crime
- Decision Time
- Members’ Business – S6M-03631 Emma Roddick: LGBTQ+ People’s Experiences of Alcohol Services in Scotland
The following Committees will meet in the morning:
- Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
- Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
- Economy and Fair Work Committee
- Education, Children and Young People Committee
UK Parliament
Business includes:
- Adjournment (Delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in rural areas)
- Oral evidence of the Home Affairs Committee (Migration and asylum)
- Oral evidence of the Treasury Committee (jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus)
- Private meeting of the European Scrutiny Committee
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.