Scottish ParliamentNo business. UK ParliamentBusiness includes: Oral questions (Education) Grand Committee – orders and regulations (Russia Sanctions) Scottish Affairs Committee (Access to cash in Scotland) Aberdeen City CouncilNo business. Aberdeenshire Council No business. News/consultations/funding Low Carbon Manufacturing Challenge Fund – The Fund is for any company with a manufacturing base in Scotland that wishes to pursue business growth by developing low carbon products, processes, or services. More information can be found here. Bring it Back Fund – Grants available to organisations in the UK with innovative projects to increase the take-up and remove barriers for reusable packaging in the food and drink sector. More information can be found here. Support for fishing and coastal communities – a new round of funding to support fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in coastal communities is open for applications. More information can be found here. A96 Consultation - In August 2021, the Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group agreed a Cooperation Agreement and a shared policy programme. As part of this shared policy programme, various agreed principles regarding investment in the transport network were set out. In relation to the A96, the Scottish Government committed to take forward a transport enhancements programme on the A96 corridor that will improve connectivity between surrounding towns, tackle congestion and address safety and environmental issues. These issues include: the bypassing of Inverurie (and other towns), targeted road safety improvements (i.e Oyne Fork), the development of an A96 “Electric Highway” and bus prioritisation measures. Transport Scotland is seeking a better understanding of how the A96 corridor is used, particularly given the changes to everyone’s lives due to Covid-19 pandemic, and the extent to which the climate emergency makes a difference to how people travel on the A96 in the future. They have launched an online consultation which is seeking views on existing issues along the A96 corridor, and the kind of opportunities that could be realised in the future. For more information on the details of these proposals please see here or to go directly to the survey click here. Deadline – 10th June 2022. Electric Vehicle Charge Point Tourism Recovery Fund - The Electric Vehicle Charge Point Fund provides a one-off payment to tourism businesses in Scotland to help cover the cost to install an electric vehicle charge point. For further information or to apply please click here.