Oral Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Inquiry: Children’s social careFound: That is what we really need in the local community.
Mentions:
1: None construction in 1990, underscores the urgency for action; further notes that over the past two decades, our community - Speech Link
2: None The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to put pressure on the - Speech Link
3: None It would be inappropriate for the Government to seek to intervene in the process of local democratic - Speech Link
Asked by: Hamilton, Rachael (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local businesses, in light of any customer behavioural changes resulting from road closures caused by renewables developments.
Answered by Martin, Gillian - Minister for Energy and the Environment
Road closures on the local road network are the responsibility of the local authority in that area. They have a duty under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to manage and maintain local roads in their area and duties under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to secure expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic.
Local businesses can provide views as part of the planning application process, including comments on transport and traffic considerations and their impacts. If an application is approved, where appropriate, a condition of consent can require a finalised traffic management plan to be approved with the local planning authority and, where required, in consultation with other relevant bodies (such as Transport Scotland).
Other conditions may be imposed requiring developers to set up a community liaison group to assist with the provision of mitigation measures etc. It can be the case that the development is not permitted to commence construction until this group is established and the terms of engagement are signed off by the planning authority.
Mentions:
1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) the Thames Valley or for the south-east of England; it is a levelling-up project that would benefit local - Speech Link
2: Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) Heathrow has an impact on the local environment, with surface transport playing a big role in contributing - Speech Link
3: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) decade ago, it is about time that they built the western rail link to Heathrow for the benefit of the local - Speech Link
4: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) Indeed, that is what the business community is expecting.In conclusion, the importance of building the - Speech Link
5: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) It is promoted by local authorities and business groups in the area. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None We will now hear from Councillor David Fothergill, deputy chair of the Local Government Association, - Speech Link
2: Andrea Leadsom (Con - South Northamptonshire) have heard Mr Fothergill from the LGA saying that he has to show his bus pass every time he wants free transport - Speech Link
3: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) The Government have already consulted on that. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None For me, that challenge requires resource and a genuinely cross-Government and cross-community approach - Speech Link
2: None Key areas and action that the strategy can support us with include infrastructure, such as housing, transport - Speech Link
3: None We are seeing changes now, and more awareness across local areas. - Speech Link
4: None exacerbated by location and the geography of remote and rural areas—that affects the cost of housing, transport - Speech Link
5: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) What should the Government measure and how should the Government report on spending, which is also of - Speech Link
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: The cost of remoteness: reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland when measuring fuel povertyFound: The Scottish Government commissioned the Centre for Research in Social Policy to undertake research
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Implementation of the Best Start: A Five-Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA)Found: midwives and obstetric teams will be aligned with a caseload of women and co-located for the provision of community
Mentions:
1: None Most of the funding for community-led development comes via the Scottish Government, and that is where - Speech Link
2: None They have to push local authorities and the Scottish Government in the face of massive industry pressure - Speech Link
3: Callaghan, Stephanie (SNP - Uddingston and Bellshill) The Scottish Government is looking for rural community housing bodies to become self-sufficient. - Speech Link
4: None It takes trust and investment from the Scottish Government in community infrastructures.NSET has been - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) For bus transport specifically, it provides local transport authorities with an enhanced suite of flexible - Speech Link
2: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) There are various options that local authorities and local transport partnerships can use, and it will - Speech Link
3: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) , local government or on business.”Will taking on the powers have no cost? - Speech Link
4: None SPT was awarded grant funding of £155,000 from the Scottish community bus fund to consider rural transport - Speech Link