Written Evidence Apr. 29 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: resources, the Sustainable Energy Association exists to help create living and working spaces fit for future
Dec. 14 2023
Source Page: Wellbeing economy monitor: December 2023 updateFound: means responsible stewardship of our natural environment to safeguard the wellbeing of both current and future
Asked by: Eagle, Tim (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Highlands and Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it (a) is spending and (b) plans to spend any funds raised from the interest applied to the Self-Build Loan Fund.
Answered by McLennan, Paul - Minister for Housing
The Self Build Loan Fund is recyclable meaning that when loans are repaid, the money can be re-used, during the life of the fund, supporting more self-builders and providing more homes for future generations.
Interest from the SBLF is used to offset the cost of administering the Fund, including legal fees associated with each loan and administration costs paid to Communities Housing Trust who were appointed as the administering agent following a procurement process carried out in 2022.
Feb. 02 2024
Source Page: Tyne to shine: Tyne Bridge gets makeover with £35 million government fundingFound: £35 million in government funding to restore Tyne Bridge and protect it for generations to come
Apr. 16 2024
Source Page: MPs to vote on landmark Bill to create Smokefree generationFound: MPs will vote today (16th April 2024) on world-leading legislation to protect future generations across
Asked by: Damien Moore (Conservative - Southport)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the sustainability of the cockle fisheries sector.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
A public consultation on a draft Cockle Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) will be launched shortly. FMPs are evidence-based plans that take an eco-system based approach to fisheries management and provide sustainable fisheries for current and future generations. Cockles have been prioritised for an FMP in recognition of their vulnerability to over-exploitation, the economic value of the fishery (currently estimated at an annual value of £10.3 million), and the environmental benefits that cockle stocks bring to habitat health and wider biodiversity. The draft FMP will propose goals and actions for cockle fisheries in English waters to improve the stock and provide social and economic benefits to fishing communities.
Asked by: Craig Whittaker (Conservative - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to ban disposable vapes on the illicit vape market.
Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
On 29 January, a ban on the supply and sale of disposable vapes was announced as part of the Government’s response to its consultation on smoking and vaping that was launched in October last year. A ban on the supply and sale of these throwaway items will help to protect our environment, as well as future generations, from the harmful effects of disposable vapes. We will be working with the appropriate bodies to ensure that the ban, when introduced, is enforceable to minimise illicit vapes entering the market.
Correspondence Dec. 06 2023
Committee: Finance and Public Administration CommitteeFound: decision making is focused on increasing the wellbeing of people living in Scotland, both now and in the future
Correspondence Dec. 06 2023
Committee: Net Zero, Energy and Transport CommitteeFound: decision making is focused on increasing the wellbeing of people living in Scotland, both now and in the future