Scottish Parliament
Business includes:
- Portfolio Questions
- Scottish Government Business
- Decision Time
- Members’ Business – S6M-05615 Kaukab Stewart; Changing the Boundaries – Ending Institutional Racism in Sport
The following committees will meet in the morning:
- Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Economy and Fair Work Committee
- Education, Children and Young People Committee
UK Parliament
Business includes:
- Prime Minister’s Question Time
- Oral evidence of the International Trade Committee (UK trade negotiations: CPTPP accession)
- Oral evidence of the Treasury Committee (Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports)
- Oral evidence of the Environmental Audit Committee (Accelerating the transition from fossil fuels and securing energy supplies)
Aberdeenshire Council
Business includes a meeting of the North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group
Aberdeen City Council
No business
News/consultations/funding
- 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.