Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) have informed the VMD of supply problems with the following lactating cow intramammary antibiotics. Note: * These are defined as a Highest Priority Critically Important Antibiotics for human medicine and, under the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme for beef and dairy, should be used as a last resort and supported by sensitivity and/or diagnostic testing.
Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. I am joined, as you can see, by the Chief Medical Officer and the National Clinical Director, and both of them will say a few words shortly.
For a topic so much discussed over the years it is surprising how few people or organisations responded to the consultation so presumably most people are in favour of the change to an opt out system. Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Excepted Body Parts) (Scotland) Regulations: Analysis of consultation responses.
Leak about UK banks like never before. By law, banks must file suspicious activity reports when they spot transactions that bear the hallmarks of money laundering or other financial misconduct, such as large, round-number transactions or payments between companies with no discernible business relationship.
Rhoda Grant MSP fears job losses may be high in Scotland if Furlough comes to and end. Over 360,000 jobs in Scotland are at risk if the furlough scheme is withdrawn next month, according to new Scottish Labour analysis.
A new package has been announced to support and enforce self-isolation. People will be required by law to self-isolate from 28 September, supported by payment of £500 for those on lower incomes who cannot work from home and have lost income as a result.
HMRC latest update and changes to the Coronavirus Job Rentention Scheme for employers. We're writing to let you know about upcoming changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and what this means for you.
Women and children experiencing or at risk of violence and domestic abuse will have increased access to support, with £4.25 million of additional funding for charities and projects across Scotland. The additional investment will help respond to an increase in demand from victims of abuse for support services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Hundreds of organisations are stepping up to help Britain build back better by supporting smaller employers to give youth a chance and take advantage of the Government's landmark Kickstart Scheme. More than 500 bodies have signed up to serve as gateways on the £2bn programme, providing assistance to employers offering fewer than 30 vacancies under the scheme.
The outdoor use of metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs on farms and in gardens, is set to be banned in Great Britain from the end of March 2022 in order to better protect wildlife and the environment, farming Minister Victoria Prentis announced today. The decision takes into account advice from the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) about the risks that metaldehyde poses to birds and mammals.
A new report sets out how we must focus on reducing our dependence on single-use items and highlights the impact the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on people's behaviour, with new single-use items becoming part of everyday life. It proposes five principles that can be used to consider how single-use items like cups, cutlery and sauce sachets can be reduced or replaced with alternatives to help combat waste and support Scotland's journey to net zero.
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 19th) sold 365 weaned calves and store cattle, 16 OTM cattle and 5 adult head of breeding cattle. Bullocks (205) averaged 268.4p (+48.1p on the year) and sold to 352.9p per kg for a 170kg Limousin cross from 5 Burnside, Argyll, and £945 gross for a pen of 410kg Limousin crosses from Lurignish Farm, Appin..
The Highland Council reached a major milestone in a programme of Castle improvements benefitting from £3 million UK Government investment. In a significant step forward in the transformation of Inverness Castle, The Highland Council today announced the successful company to win the tender for the enabling contract is local Highland company, Compass Building and Construction Services Limited.
78,400 Scottish workers got back to work part-time in July according to new figures. Claims in Scotland for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme reach £318 million.
Make sure you check guidance before importing and exporting products which are covered by CITES. As this year's London Fashion Week gets underway, the government is urging consumers and the fashion industry to check new guidance effective from January 2021 around importing and exporting products which are covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
High growth start-up companies and university spinout projects will receive grants to help them grow in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Part of a £3 million package of support, the funding provides grants of up to £50,000 for 41 high growth potential start-ups and up to £130,000 for 16 spinout projects.
Patients and clinicians have welcomed the expansion of virtual medical and mental health appointments following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a survey. The Near Me video system, originally designed to serve rural communities, was scaled up from March to ensure patient and staff safety during the pandemic.
The UK has secured £31 million in funding through the European Union's mobility package to assist the UK's coronavirus response. This will fund some of the costs associated with the transporting of equipment and items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK from overseas.
Turbine parts for the Halsary Wind farm near Spittal began arriving at Wick harbour this week with more arriving on Sunday 20th September 2020. 15 turbines capable of producing 30 mg will be erected to a height of 120 metres to the blade tips.
