Aug. 19 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 01/08/2024 from Lord Khan of Burnley to Lord Berkeley regarding devolution, the Isle of Scilly's infrastructure and Duchy leases on the Isle of Scilly, as raised during the King's speech debate on the constitution and devolution. 2p.Found: economies, as well as empowering communities to transform their neighbourhoods, high streets and important community
Oct. 09 2008
Source Page: Response to Cabinet public engagement event: Birmingham, 2008.Found: Drawing on these, the Government™s primary and community care strateg y will enable primary and community
Apr. 16 2009
Source Page: Sustainable tourism in England: framework for action. 52 p.Found: The key to success is involvement of the local community.
Apr. 28 2008
Source Page: Lists of invitees and attendees to events hosted by the Minister for Women and Equality between June 2007 and February 2008.Found: Association of Women Step OutChildren's Commissioner for EnglandBlack Health AgencyCommunities and Local
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark (Scottish Green Party - Mid Scotland and Fife)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Plugged-in Communities Grant Fund will reopen for applications in 2024-25.
Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Cabinet Secretary for Transport
Since its launch, the Plugged-in Communities grant fund has supported 38 community transport organisations across Scotland make the switch to zero emission vehicles, providing over £3.5 million of funding allowing these organisations to procure 53 zero emission vehicles. These vehicles play a key role in their local communities by providing mobility, contributing to improved air quality and reducing polluting greenhouse gas emissions in the communities they serve.
These are unprecedented times with significant pressure on financial resources and difficult decisions had to be taken when setting the 2024-25 Scottish Budget. Given these constraints, Transport Scotland officials are currently considering future levels of funding for the Plugged-In Communities scheme, with no final decision yet made. Eligible community transport organisations can continue to register their interest on the EST website to receive further information.
Jul. 21 2008
Source Page: Local Transport Bill (HL) 2007-08: proposals for secondary legislation on community transport permits. Consultation paper. 48 p.Found: Local Transport Bill (HL) 2007-08: proposals for secondary legislation on community transport permits
Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on increasing county council funding for (a) social care services, (b) SEND services and (c) road maintenance.
Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Government recognises the pressures that local authorities are facing and is committed to getting councils back on their feet, by providing multi-year funding settlements, ending competitive bidding for pots of money and reforming the local audit system.
Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their statutory duties.
The Government’s manifesto set out our intention for a programme of reform to create a National Care Service to deliver consistency of care across the country. We will work with the Department for Health and Social Care to engage local government on the development of this.
On SEND services, we are committed to taking a community-wide approach, improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special schools cater to those with the most complex needs.
We will also work constructively with the Department for Transport with a view to ensuring local authorities have sufficient revenue funding within their settlement to carry out vital cyclical repairs to their network.
Jul. 03 2024
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Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers
- 1,383 Signatures
There is widespread consensus across the UK that the policy of bus deregulation (implemented in 1986) has failed to deliver the integrated and affordable public transport urgently required to meet climate targets and reduce inequalities.
[The new UK Government has announced plans for a Better Buses Bill, to “support every community [in England] to take back control of buses through franchising or public ownership”] (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transport-secretary-kickstarts-bus-revolution-as-she-promises-to-support-local-leaders-to-deliver-better-buses-up-and-down-the-country).
Due to severe delays enacting the franchising powers in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, Transport Scotland’s failure to support RTPs to use these powers, as well as cuts to RTPs budgets, Scotland now lags far behind England and [Wales in the process of re-regulation] (https://www.gov.wales/bus-reform-wales-our-roadmap-franchising).
We believe the requirement of an independent panel to approve proposals in Scotland is an unnecessary step, which risks wasting many more years and approx. £15million per RTP, if proposals are rejected. The legislation must be simplified to give the democratically-accountable RTP Boards the final say.
Found: of bus deregulation (implemented in 1986) has failed to deliver the integrated and affordable public transport
Found: Page 4 of 10 Bertrand Deiss (Transport Scotland): The Scottish Government’ s actions to eradicate transport