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Select Committee
Chair to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on Future Cancer 23.05.24

Correspondence May. 28 2024

Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)

Found: However, it is in danger of losing its global reputation.

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The Centre for Long Term Resilience (CLTR)
 AIG0024 - Use of artificial intelligence in government

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: This could involve unfair assessments in education, incorrect detection of tax fraud, discrimination

Select Committee
Local Government Association
 AIG0011 - Use of artificial intelligence in government

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: is a well-documented risk that AI provision is set to be dominated by a very small number of global

Select Committee
The Glenlead Centre
 AIG0012 - Use of artificial intelligence in government

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: artificial intelligence (AI) to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, Department of Education

Select Committee
Goldsmiths, University of London
 AIG0003 - Use of artificial intelligence in government

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: 09520767231198737 16 Developing a model for AI Across the curriculum: Transforming the higher education

Select Committee
Lancaster University
 LTW0016 - NHS England’s modelling for the Long-Term Workforce Plan

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: LTW0016 Written evidence submitted by Dr Liz Brewster (Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at Lancaster

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The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
 LTW0005 - NHS England’s modelling for the Long-Term Workforce Plan

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: profession, developing collaborative partnerships, encouraging innovation and delivering outstanding education

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University of Essex
 LTW0001 - NHS England’s modelling for the Long-Term Workforce Plan

Written Evidence May. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: student and Programme lead/ Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex regarding the training, education

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Tue 28 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Griffin, Mark (Lab - Central Scotland) strategy that builds cultural links with key markets and develops brand Scotland’s reputation on a global - Speech Link
2: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) The approach—capturing for communities the benefits of Scotland’s global appeal—has been the norm in - Speech Link
3: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Scotland is an amazing country to visit—it has a huge amount to offer and we have a huge global reputation - Speech Link
4: Marra, Michael (Lab - North East Scotland) know that the broader cuts to our local authority budgets make health poorer and lead to declining education - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Written Question
S6W-27292
Tuesday 28th May 2024

Asked by:

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to promote inter-agency co-operation and partnerships with national and local stakeholders to address the underlying factors contributing to wildfires in Scotland.

Answered by Fairlie, Jim

Scotland’s natural environment, the conditions of vegetation and the weather in Scotland at certain times of year lend themselves to fires starting and spreading quickly.

Addressing those risks is a key priority for both the Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Through the Scottish Wildfire Forum, chaired by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and VisitScotland’s Visitor Management: Scotland's Plan & Objectives | VisitScotland.org our agencies and partners come together to plan for and collaborate on issues such as wildfire education.

The Scottish Government is responding to the full range of climate risks identified for Scotland through our 2019 Adaptation Plan, which sets out more than 170 policies and proposals to build resilience to the impacts of global climate change as part of our Just Transition to net zero emissions by 2045. In Autumn 2024 we will publish a third Adaptation Plan, recognising the increased nature of climate risk and planning for a climate resilient Scotland.

Since 2020, SG has invested £66m to restore 18,500 ha of degraded peatlands across approximately 230 projects/sites spread all across Scotland [1] . The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 strictly regulates the use of muirburn, with exceptions to allow fuel load management. It also requires those carrying out muirburn to have completed an approved training course.

As we work to combat the effects of the climate crisis, we will continue to consider how our agencies and partners work together to address the risks of wildfire.

[1] Figures from 2020 to 2023.