Support scheme to be introduced this year. Hundreds of paramedic students in Scotland will receive an annual bursary of £10,000 as part of a new scheme unveiled today.
Partnership working key to maximising skills investment by Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. A skilled workforce is vital to Scotland's economic growth.
An Audit Scotland blog By Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Tackling climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face - and public audit has a clear role to play.
3,887 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 41,710 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 9.8% of these were positive.
Scheme would cut offshore CO2 emissions by half from 2025. Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has named NOV as the first of its delivery partners for the fabrication of its proposed integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development off the coast of Scotland.
Since April, almost 800,000 employees who have been working from home during the pandemic, have already claimed tax relief on household related costs, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed. The saving is worth up to £128 per year for each employee in Scotland and eligible workers can claim the full year's entitlement if they have been told to work from home by their employer, even if it has been for one day during the tax year.
Three key figures for April 2021: £161,401 The average price of a property in Scotland 6.3%[b] The annual price change of a property in Scotland [b]-4.1% The monthly price change of a property in Scotland Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is included. The house price index for April 2021 reflects transactions that took place up to the end of April.
The average residential property price in Scotland has increased by 92% since the start of house price data from Registers of Scotland (RoS) in 2003-04. The latest statistics from Registers of Scotland's Property Market Report 2020-21 show that the average price of a residential property in Scotland in 2020-21 was £194,100, up by 6.7% on 2019-20 and up by 25% when compared with the pre-financial crash average price of £154,813 in 2007-08.
Delta variant infections have increased in England, Wales and Scotland. 25 June 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that are compatible with the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) continued to increase in England and increased in Wales and Scotland in the week ending 19 June 2021.
Social media campaign kicks-off for benefit to 16 - 24 year olds Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has urged eligible young people to apply for Job Start Payment if they are starting a new job after a period of unemployment. Eligible 16-24 year olds, who have been on certain benefits for six months or more, can apply for the one-off payment worth £252.50, or £404 if the applicant has children.
APPG report backs up what GMB members - who have provided low carbon nuclear energy for more than 60 years - have always said GMB - the energy union - has told Ministers ‘no nuclear - no net zero' as the All Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy releases its ‘Roadmap to 2024'. The report, out today, says the UK must 'restore nuclear capacity to at least 10GW with deployable technologies, by the early 2030s'.
Equality of choice as landmark legislation takes effect. Couples across Scotland will be able to enter mixed-sex civil partnerships from June 30, and can submit a notice of intention now.
TotalEnergies is inviting supply chain businesses to join them for a virtual event to find out more about TotalEnergies, their current UK wind projects including Erebus and Round 4 and their ambitions for their offshore wind business in Scotland and the wider UK. The event, taking place on Thursday 15 July at 1.45pm till 3.15pm will include networking opportunities, speakers, and a live Q&A session.
3,118 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 27,875 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 11.6% of these were positive.
Housing secretary Shona Robison said today that ensuring people in temporary accommodation are supported into permanent settled accommodation as soon as possible is the Scottish Government's "utmost objective" after new figures revealed a 12% increase in households in temporary accommodation over the last year. Speaking on the release of the Homelessness Statistics 2020/21, Ms Robison said efforts to move hundreds of people from the streets and night shelters into a place of safety had contributed to the increase and that £37.5 million is being invested to support councils to prioritise settled accommodation for those impacted.
Rules will remain in place on areas with high Delta variant cases. A temporary travel restriction between Scotland and parts of north west England is to be lifted.
COVID-19 funding to aid cultural recovery. Producers and venues have been awarded £1 million to support the safe return of live events at this year's Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Fringe.
Annual update on Homelessness Statistics covering 2020/21 have been released by Scotland's Chief Statistician. Findings for that period show: There were 33,792 applications for homelessness assistance - a decrease of 3,251 (9%) compared with 2019/20.
A new study is being carried out into more environmentally friendly methods for laying housing foundations on peatland that could pave the way for increased economic development in parts of the Highlands and Islands, while mitigating disruption to the natural ecosystem and captured carbon dioxide. A research consortium involving Edinburgh Napier University and Heriot-Watt University, with support from the Highland Council, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and JAHAMA Highland Estates is assessing the feasibility of a range of construction methods to minimise disturbance to peat and mitigate the environmental impacts.
