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Re-invest ScotWind windfall to improve supply chains, Government told

The Scottish Government should use the £700 million income from leasing sections of Scotland’s seabed to improve supply chains and support the move to net zero, a Holyrood committee has said. In a report on recent supply chain issues, the Economy ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

More should be done to halt decline of town centres across Scotland, say MSPs

Measures brought in by the Scottish Government to tackle derelict buildings have been “insufficient” according to MSPs looking into the long-term decline of town centres. The Economy and Fair Work Committee published a report on Tuesday calling ...

29 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Candidate to head investment bank turned down role, Swinney tells MSPs

A candidate tipped to take over as head of Scotland’s publicly funded investment bank turned down the role when it was offered, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said. Former chief executive Eilidh Mactaggart quit the Scottish National ...

18 Jan 2023 at 13:06

Scotland

Lack of support leads learning disabled Scots to rely on benefits, MSPs told

A lack of support for Scots with learning disabilities has created a “reliance on the welfare state”, MSPs have been told. Campaigners at Enable Scotland, which provides support to this group, said too many “fall off a precipice” after ...

25 Jan 2023 at 12:37

Scotland

Grangemouth refinery net zero targets must include whole town, committee warns

Grangemouth’s transition to a net-zero economy must not leave behind communities, a Holyrood committee has warned. Plans for a low-carbon hydrogen plant are among the steps being taken by petrochemical giant Ineos at its Grangemouth ...

21 Jun 2023 at 09:23

Scotland

Holyrood committee calls for ‘clarity’ over future of Just Transition Fund

MSPs are demanding the Scottish Government provide “clarity” over the future of a fund set up to help the north east refocus its economy on greener alternatives to oil and gas. Ministers established the 10-year £500 million Just ...

25 Mar 2024 at 09:56

Scotland

Ministers urged to widen criteria for proposed mental health debt pause

Ministers are being urged to extend the eligibility criteria for those who can apply for a new mental health moratorium for debts. Legislation being brought forward by the Scottish Government proposes such a measure to provide ...

23 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

MSPs ‘disappointed’ as Ineos rejects chance to appear before Holyrood committee

A Holyrood committee has expressed “disappointment” as bosses at Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos rejected calls to give evidence on the transition to net zero. The Economy and Fair Work Committee is undertaking an ...

02 May 2023 at 10:46

Scotland

Committee seeks views on community wealth Bill

A Holyrood committee has opened a consultation on a Bill which would push public bodies to spend more locally. The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill was published last month and, if passed, could require ...

04 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

MSPs want second round of growth deals to ‘go further and deliver more’

Ministers at Holyrood and Westminster are being urged to commit to funding a second phase of growth deals for cities and regions across Scotland. MSPs on Holyrood’s Economy Committee however have also made ...

09 May 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

No payout for former bank chief executive, MSPs told

The former chief executive of the Scottish National Investment Bank did not receive a payout after she quit, officials have said. Eilidh Mactaggart alerted the bank’s chairman Willie Watt she would be ...

16 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Ineos ‘dismayed’ at committee’s claim it has not provided net-zero evidence

Petrochemical giant Ineos has hit back at a Holyrood committee’s claims it refused to provide formal evidence into the net-zero transition for Grangemouth. The firm’s Grangemouth base is home to a ...

03 May 2023 at 10:08

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