Scottish Parliament
No scheduled business
UK Parliament
Business of interest includes:
Westminster Hall debate: e-petition 609530, relating to arrangements for Ukrainian refugees to enter the UK
Legislation – National Insurance Contributions Bill
Orders and regulations – Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Second Delegated Legislation Committee Debate – The Customs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Scottish Affairs Committee – Oral evidence session on Public broadcasting in Scotland
Treasury Committee – Oral evidence session on Russia: effective economic sanctions
Aberdeen City Council
No scheduled business
Aberdeenshire Council
No scheduled business
Funding/News/Consultations
- Funding deadline – Today (Monday, March 14 at 2pm) – Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers. This fund offers support for creative freelancers working in the arts, screen and creative sectors in Scotland who are experiencing immediate financial hardship due the loss of income as a result of the CV19 pandemic. To find out more, or apply, click here.
- Outbound Travel Agents Support Fund – the fund will provide a one-off payment to businesses in the outbound travel agent sector. To be eligible, businesses must have been trading before February 9, 2022 and affected by the public health measures in place between December 9, 2021 and January 24, 2022 to control the Omicron variant. More information can be found here.
- Consultation deadline – Wednesday, March 16 - Inquiry into town centres and retail – the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee is seeking written views to inform its inquiry on town centres and retail. More information can be found here.