Scottish Parliament
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UK Parliament
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Aberdeen City Council
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Aberdeenshire Council
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News/Funding/Consultations:
- Support for vulnerable applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme – The additional funding of £2.5 million will go to a network of 68 grant funded organisations located throughout the UK which help people to apply to the EUSS who have vulnerabilities such as language barriers and IT support. More information can be found here.
- The Regional Food Fund – the fund aims to support the food and drink sector’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The fund, managed by Scotland Food & Drink, provides grants of up to £5,000 to applicants across the country. More information can be found here.
- Scottish employability services to receive £113m of funding – Employability services to help those most at risk of long-term unemployment will receive up to £113 million of funding from the Scottish Government. More information can be found here.
- Consultation: 20% car kilometre reduction route map. In response to the global climate emergency, Scotland’s Climate Change Plan update in 2020 set out a world-leading commitment to reduce car kilometres by 20% by 2030. Transport accounts for a quarter of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions, with cars making up almost 40% of transport emissions. Carbon-reduction modelling has concluded that it will not be possible to reach net-zero emissions through technological solutions alone. Reducing car use is essential in order for the transport system to be decarbonised at a pace that meets the statutory emissions targets set by the Scottish Parliament. Through this consultation, the Scottish Government aim to understand further the public opinion on the approach taken in the route map; as well as opinion on the potential impacts, and mitigation of said impacts, of the interventions on groups with protected characteristics, island communities, and across socio-economic disparity. For further information or to respond to the consultation please click here. Deadline: Wednesday 6th April
- Consultation: draft Joint Fisheries Statement. The JFS is intended to set out the UK overarching policy direction from within which the future direction of fisheries management will be developed by relevant fisheries policy authorities. In this consultation the Scottish Government are seeking your views on the policies in the JFS and the proposals for the related Fisheries Management Plans. For further information, or to respond to the consultation please click here. Deadline: Tuesday 12th April