Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Pesticide residues in food: quarterly monitoring results for 2023Found: Page | 1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Pesticide residues in food: quarterly monitoring results for 2023Found: Page | 1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues
Mentions:
1: Lumsden, Douglas (Con - North East Scotland) This morning, the Scottish Government’s task force for green and sustainable financial services published - Speech Link
2: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Douglas Lumsden has read the recommendations of the task force for green and sustainable financial services - Speech Link
3: Whittle, Brian (Con - South Scotland) of peak fares on ScotRail further increases inequality for workers in hospitality, particularly in rural - Speech Link
4: McKee, Ivan (SNP - Glasgow Provan) That money could be spent on services such as health and education or on further ambitious anti-poverty - Speech Link
5: Haughey, Clare (SNP - Rutherglen) That vital funding can be used to support our public services and deliver the Scottish child payment. - Speech Link
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029Found: There is no stark urban/rural divide as these networks connect .
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029: Business and Regulatory Impact AssessmentFound: The directorates and agencies that responded to the survey are: • Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact AssessmentFound: Public services are collaborating in effective and inclusive adaptation action. 4.
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029: Island Communities Impact AssessmentFound: The highest % reduction in children and the working age population is in islands and remote rural areas
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: National Care Service: Co-design of the draft NCS charter of rights and responsibilitiesFound: We want everyone to have access to consistently high -quality services wherever they live , and whenever
Sep. 25 2024
Source Page: Letter to the Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) Providing Revised Regulations on Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland)Found: In addition, insight shows that older people expect to access information in places and services they
Asked by: Eagle, Tim (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Highlands and Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out to estimate how many rural jobs in the Highland and Islands will be impacted by its announced reduction of £1 million from the Nature Restoration Fund.
Answered by Allan, Alasdair - Acting Minister for Climate Action
The reduction of £1 million referred to in the letter from the Finance Secretary to the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Public Administration Committee dated 3 September relates to the nature restoration budget line, rather than the Nature Restoration Fund (NRF). The £1m reduction will result in reduced scope of some projects and delay in implementing other projects.
The Edinburgh Process strand of the NRF is provided directly to Local Authorities and the £5 million allocated to this strand for 2024-25 has been redirected to help meet the public sector pay deal. Scottish Ministers have made a commitment to replace this funding in 2025-26. We remain firmly committed to tackling the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. However we are also taking on significant additional financial pressure, not least as a consequence of wider decisions around funding made by the current and previous UK Governments. The Finance Secretary has been clear that painful choices have had to be made as a result. The Scottish Government will work with local authorities to understand and mitigate any impacts on rural jobs, wherever that is feasible in these circumstances.
Scottish Ministers know the vital role local government employees play in delivering local services which are valued by the public. This pay offer demonstrates just how much we value these workers too. It will provide an above-inflation pay increase for all council employees and ensure the most support is focused on the lowest paid.
Whilst this difficult fiscal choice has had to be made, NatureScot is providing NRF funding to 14 partnership projects this year, to transform nature including through river and woodland restoration, rainforest regeneration, tackling invasive species and conserving iconic species such as the red squirrel.